“What happens to a dream deferred?”
As I watch press coverage of the protests blooming around the country in the wake of the grand jury’s decision in the …
Get Ready for World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day, recognized on February 1, motivates children, teens, and adults to celebrate the power of words. This …
Letter to a Young English Teacher
An NCTE member recently brought this “Letter to a Young English Teacher” by David E. Kirkland to our attention and …
Get Ready to Celebrate Read Across America Day!
Take part in the largest reading event in the United States on Monday, March 2! Gather books and readers for …
Teaching Grammar . . . or Teaching Language?
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. On the first day of a course for preservice teachers …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …
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 …
No Homework…Beneficial?
This is a guest post written by Katie Cassavaugh. Homework as defined by Merriam-Webster means “preparatory reading or research (as …
Transforming the World: Using Books to Open Dialogue
By: Cynthia Ryman, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by …
Mobile Tech in the Writing Classroom
This post is written by member Claire Lutkewitte. In a multiyear study on students’ mobile learning practices at the University …