What are foundational texts?

Foundational texts are like the first storybook that helps everyone learn how to read and understand bigger stories later on.

Imagine you're learning to read for the first time, you start with a book that has simple words and pictures, like Green Eggs and Ham. That book is your foundational text, because it teaches you the basics of reading. Once you get good at that book, you can move on to more complicated books, like The Tale of Peter Rabbit or even big chapter books.

Think of foundational texts as building blocks, they help you build up your knowledge over time. Just like you need small blocks to make a tall tower, you need simple texts to help you understand more complex ideas later on.

For example, if you're learning about math, your first text might be one that shows you how to count from 1 to 10, that's your foundational text. Once you know that, you can move on to adding numbers together or even doing multiplication!