Engaging Student Interests by Using New and Diverse Texts
This blog post was written by NCTE members and Michigan State University secondary English Education student teaching interns Amanda Blay …
Criminalizing Racialized Bodies: Then and Now
This blog post was written by NCTE member Rachel Endo. Endo is the author of The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in …
The Results are In!
America’s favorite novel ever has been named: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. More than four million votes were cast …
So Many Books. So Many Challenges.
There aren’t many places in the world where students (and adults) have access to so much to read. In fact, …
Challenging AP Literature
Today a radio commentator remarked, “We live in the age of fear when it comes to our children. We’re afraid …
Why We Need Literature To Teach Tech
This post was written by NCTE member Marissa E. King. To prepare students for the tech-heavy future, schools often …
Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive YA Literature: Valuing the Knowledge, Stories, and Truths of Adolescent Life
This post was written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodríguez. Across the country, young adult (YA) literature is a …
This Text Is Right for Kids. Why’s It Not Right for Some Adults?
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth is about a lesbian teen who is sent away to receive …
Celebrate the Birthdays of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling!
It’s a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells …