Say That To My Face: On Teaching and Learning Diverse Literature for Empowerment and Transformation (Or, On Feeling Itchy)
This post is excerpted from a Voices from the Middle article by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. The more books there are, …
Reading to Recharge This Summer
Many educators spend their summers reading, for personal as well as professional reasons. The following resources from NCTE offer suggestions …
Celebrate the First Day of Summer with Literacy Activities!
Summer literacy is an important component of an overall summer learning program. Research shows that summer vacation often has a …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
This post was written by NCTE member Lee Ann van der Kwast. This was my fourth year as the …
The American Icon Paper
This post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee member Ann Marie Quinlan. The Concept and …
Reimagining the Canon to Study Youth Culture
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. With the surge of youth activism making headlines across the nation, …
Celebrate Pride Month with Resources from NCTE
June is Pride Month, when cities across the US show support for LGBTQIA rights, culture, and communities. In the late …
Peek inside May Language Arts
The Language Arts children’s literature review team always shares great recommendations for readers. For the May issue, they focus on the ways …
One Story, One Book Banning: Persepolis
Recently, my book club read and discussed Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel memoir of her childhood during the Islamic Revolution. …
June #NCTEchat: Reading Challenging Texts
“When students learn about and from challenging texts, they learn to read the word and the world.” —James S. Chisholm …