Finding a Mentor: How Books Inspire Resiliency
This post is written by member Amber McMath. Obi-Wan to Luke. Charlotte to Wilbur. Dumbledore to Harry. The Giver to …
Words Have Power
This blog was written by Kristin Pekoll is the Assistant Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. …
Students Have a Right and a Need to Read Diverse Books
We know our classrooms should be rich with diverse books, but we may need explanations to share with colleagues about …
Students’ Right to Read Challenged Books
This blog was written by member Michelle Bulla. Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc and destruction in the Caribbean and battered the …
Be Part of the Conversation
This blog is written by Aaron Wiles to share how he introduced to parents a unit he does with his …
A Recipe to Pair with Sandra Cisneros’s “My Lucy Friend Who Smells like Corn”
A story and a batch of cornbread created classroom community for Brent Peters and his students at Fernville High School …
Building a Vibrant Classroom Library without Breaking the Bank
This post is written by member Haley Moehlis. The research is clear: if we want students to read, we must …
Which Childhood Experiences are “Appropriate,” and Says Who?
What happens when the objecting adult is a colleague imposing their own ideas about text appropriateness while shutting down that …
The Paradox of Tolerance
This post is written by member Shea Kerkhoff. When I opened Twitter on the evening of Saturday, August 12, my …
What Do We Mean When We Say a Text Is Appropriate?
Often, when a text is challenged, the challenger states that the text is “inappropriate” for students of that age/grade. What …