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Engaging nonfiction texts that help students read, think, and learn about America
Read Across America is a time to celebrate reading—and an opportunity to build students’ knowledge about the people, places, history, and ideas that shape our country. With ReadWorks, educators can easily bring high-quality, standards-aligned nonfiction and literary texts into their Read Across America plans—all for free.
Whether you’re highlighting American history, exploring diverse voices, or building background knowledge across subjects, ReadWorks helps you make reading meaningful all week long.
Whether you’re highlighting American history, exploring diverse voices, or building background knowledge across subjects, ReadWorks helps you make reading meaningful all week long.
Explore Read Across America Texts by Grade Level
Choose from the Article-A-Day™ series for the entire week, StepReads®, which allows teachers to assign the same article written at different grade levels, as well as Boost and Challenge articles to differentiate for each student.
Read Across America Starts Here
Free, high-quality content
Access thousands of research-based articles and literary texts—no subscriptions, no limits.
Build knowledge about America
Support students’ understanding of history, civics, science, and culture through engaging, age-appropriate reading.
Support all readers
Every article includes audio, vocabulary support, and built-in scaffolds to help multilingual learners and striving readers succeed.
Aligned to the science of reading
Texts are thoughtfully designed to build background knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension—key drivers of reading success.
Easy to use, easy to assign
Search by topic, grade, or skill and assign digitally or use in print—perfect for whole-class, small-group, or independent reading.
Access thousands of research-based articles and literary texts—no subscriptions, no limits.
Build knowledge about America
Support students’ understanding of history, civics, science, and culture through engaging, age-appropriate reading.
Support all readers
Every article includes audio, vocabulary support, and built-in scaffolds to help multilingual learners and striving readers succeed.
Aligned to the science of reading
Texts are thoughtfully designed to build background knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension—key drivers of reading success.
Easy to use, easy to assign
Search by topic, grade, or skill and assign digitally or use in print—perfect for whole-class, small-group, or independent reading.
