America = Freedom to Read = Democracy
“How many times can you fall in love? By reading, you can fall in love every time you begin a …
Light Up Those Books!
Confessions first—I’m addicted to mystery adventure books and this month that ends in Banned Books Week, has me thinking about …
Taking a Teacher-as-Scientist Stance in September
The following post is by NCTE member Jennifer Serravallo. Teaching reading is an art. But as a teacher of reading, …
5 Easy Steps to Create a Successful Story This School Year
Dru Tomlin, director of middle level services for the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), is a great believer in …
Fostering A Love of Reading in the Summer
Running low on summer reading inspiration? Never fear, ReadWriteThink.org and NCTE are here. For suggestions for books for summer reading, see the Voices …
Informational Text: Writing Like Readers & Reading Like Writers
The following post is adapted from the article Nell Duke on Reading and Writing Informational Texts— Keys to Student Success, which was …
Digital Writing and the Book Response
The following blog post is excerpted from Beyond the Book Response: Digital Writing and Reflection for Deeper Engagement, an article …
Reading in the Digital Age
The following post was written by Franki Sibberson and Bill Bass, who will host an #NCTEchat this Sunday, May 17, at …
Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver
The following post is excerpted from “Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver,” an article by Rob Baker from the March …
Will Poetry Be Done Tomorrow?
I was recently talking about Kwame Alexander’s Newbery-winning book The Crossover with my eighth graders. My students were really into …