Intended for teacher educators in reading, this paper provides criteria for evaluating texts for reading methods courses. The first part of the paper discusses some considerations in choosing a text, including course format, how frequently the text will be used, and whether the text will be a supplemental, companion, or principal resource. The remainder of the paper consists of a rating scale for reading methods texts that allows systematic evaluation of the book's content, readability, authorship, physical characteristics, organizational aids, reference aids, and instructor's manual. (HTH)