Submit Your Ideas for New Content on ReadWriteThink.org!
We’re in the planning stages for next calendar year, and we’re looking to you—our users—for new content ideas. What have …
Top Ten Online Classroom Tools Visited on ReadWriteThink.org in 2015
ReadWriteThink.org has loads of resources for teachers and students but some of our most popular are our student interactive tools. …
Shakespeare Mob Secret – Exposed!
At this year’s NCTE Convention, one of the most exciting events occurred in secrecy – if a massive rally can …
Tis the Season to Use ReadWriteThink Interactive Tools and Mobile Apps!
The last days of 2015 are here, and it’s likely that your days in the classroom for this are even fewer! …
Student-led Inquiry
Learners with agency can “intentionally make things happen by [their] actions,” and “agency enables people to play a part in …
A New Kind of Parent-Child Bonding—Homework Help
The following essay by NCTE Vice President Jocelyn Chadwick was originally published on the Parent Toolkit produced by NBC News …
The Singular “They” — When Pronouns Get Personal
Here’s a grammar grappler: Each student should keep ____ eyes on ____ own paper. his her his or her his/her …
The Interactive Read-Aloud as Responsive Teaching
In the October Talking Points, Laura May and Gary Bingham encourage elementary teachers to use interactive read-alouds. What makes interactive …
Asking the Right Questions in Teacher Assessment
In the November 2015 Language Arts, Rachael Gabriel examines problems with how teachers are evaluated. Her research team reviewed the …
Nurturing Literacy, Not Test-Taking
The following excerpt from Dawn Kirby’s post on the blog Writers Who Care is reprinted by permission. Literacy as …