Thoughts on “Literacy that Matters” and the 26th WLU Literacies for All Summer Institute
This post is written by NCTE member, Richard Meyer, who participated in a symposium at the Whole Language Institute (WLU) …
Leaning Out
This post is written by NCTE member Jolivette Mecenas. In the past five years since my son was born, I …
Writing through Conflict: Restorative Practices in an ELA Classroom
This post was written by NCTE member Matthew Homrich-Knieling. Without a safe, affirming, and empathetic classroom environment, students cannot and …
Fictional Characters with Disabilities—What Message Do They Send?
This post is written by NCTE member Patricia Dunn. Whether students are disabled or nondisabled themselves, they absorb impressions about …
2016 Beloit Mindset List
Every August since 1998, Beloit College has released a list they call the Mindset List. The list was originally created …
What Happened in Your State this August?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, New …
The Joy of Reading
Joy, the joy of students reading, that’s what the Children’s Literature Assembly is about. “It is a teacher’s privilege and …
Getting Started: Round-Robin Oral Storytelling
This is the second part in a monthly series written by NCTE member Mindy Daniels. Here is the first part. …
ReadWriteThink.org A-Z, Part 6
In Part 5, we took a look at ReadWriteThink.org from S to W. In this post, we will cover X, …
How Do You Teach Students to Write Solid Sentences?
This guest post is written by author Michael Laser. If you’ve had success, please share what worked! This post is …