Sandra Cisneros Was Born on This Day in 1954
The Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954. Best known for her collection of vignettes …
The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Peña and …
Writing and Human Judgment
The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints …
“Imagine” – Freedom to Read Week
In the U.S., we celebrate Banned Books Week in late September/early October—this year on September 24-30, 2017. But the Book …
Transition into Summer
This post is written by NCTE member, Barklie Eliot. By the beginning of June, I am ready for summer. …
Text Tension
Many “acceptable” reading curricula resemble an orderly progression of texts organized by steps and numbers when neither make sense. –What’s …
The 2018 African American Read-In!
“The African American Read-In (AARI) . . . is built on an ambitious yet confident premise: that a school and …
We’re Still Working on Ways to Change the Conversation about Literacy Assessment
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by Peggy O’Neill, a member of the …
Reading the World: The Case for Multimodal Literacy
This blog post was written by NCTE member Trevor Aleo. In a 1985 interview published in Language Arts, Paulo …
Students Should Change the University: Disability and Difference in the Classroom
July 26, 2020, marks the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. To …