STEAM Learning Inspired by a Life Story
This post was written by guest author Yolanda Gonzales. The Mathical Book Award was new to me as an English …
Celebrating the Poetry of Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902. He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from …
What the Mathical Book Prize Offers to Young Readers and Writers
This post was written by NCTE Past President Franki Sibberson. I love discovering new book awards. After serving on the …
A Snapshot of Learning: Fifth Graders Read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
This post was written by NCTE member Yvonne de St. Croix. At a time in education when the narrative …
Readers as Placemakers
This is an excerpt from “Readerly Explorations: Reimagining Reader Response Journals to Engage Readers as Placemakers” by NCTE member Sarah …
Celebrating Jacob Grimm, One of the Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. With his brother Wilhelm, he began collecting traditional German …
Connecting Parts to Whole
This is an excerpt from chapter 3 of Rethinking Reading in College: An Across-the-Curriculum Approach, by Arlene FIsh Wilner (NCTE, …
Celebrating Emily Dickinson!
Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Today, Dickinson’s work is considered among the greatest in American literature. …
Shifting the Elementary Classroom Linguistic Landscape through Picturebooks
This post was written by NCTE member Angie Zapata. The role of picturebooks remains a critical art form for growing …
Reading Outside Our Cultural Comfort Zones
This post was written by NCTE member Kathryn Fishman-Weaver. An article I saw in a well-respected newspaper referred to …