Reading List for Summer in Participatory Citizenship
The following post was written by Pam Allyn and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing …
How Students Helped to Discover the Relevancy of Poetry in the 21st Century
This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Teachers tend to teach poetry because they feel it has supposed to …
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. Language changes, as do the “rules” related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …
Children of Incarcerated Parents and Academic Success
This post is written by member Megan Sullivan. This blog post is about the complex relationship between a parent’s incarceration …
Don’t Forget about the Talk! Boosting Oral Language in Small-Group Reading
This is a guest post by Shannon Croston. As a literacy coach in an international school, where almost all of …
Linguistic Prejudice and the Ultimate Public Good
This post is written by member Robert Meyer. In her recent New York Times Magazine article “Have We Lost Sight …
Grading Practices That Grow Writers
This is a guest post by Arina Bokas. Two years ago, I started to question my grading practices and what …
What Writers Really Need: A Trifecta of Teaching Moves That Revolutionize Writing Instruction
This post is written by member Patty McGee. A few questions for you: Have you noticed that when you correct …
Advocating for Newcomer Students by Seeing Their Strengths
This post is written by member Mary Amanda “Mandy” Stewart. Newcomers represent one of the fastest growing populations in US …