Taking Language Arts into the Classroom
Whether you are an elementary language arts teacher or a literature professor, NCTE has a peer-reviewed journal for you, with …
Field Notes: Literacy Learning and Title II
We all begin our careers with foundational knowledge and quickly see how essential it is to keep growing and learning. …
Dispelling the Myth That Intelligence = Instant and Easy
This is a guest post by Robert Ward. A startling number of students believe that if you are smart, correct …
Dusty and Disregarded: Dictionaries Deserve More in the Secondary School Classroom
This post was written by NCTE members Johnathon D’Alessandro and Anne Curzan. Johnathon D’Allesandro: I completed four years of …
September 2018 #NCTEchat: Banning Books Silences Stories
“Stories are a communal currency of humanity.” —Tahir Shah, in Arabian Nights Stories are at the heart of every book we …
Making Connections to AARI Books, Week 4
Each year during Black History Month, the National Council of the Teachers of English kicks off the African American Read-In. …
Critical Literacy Is Needed Now More Than Ever
This post was written by NCTE member Leigh Patel. In 1996, a group of ten scholars of literacy, semiotics, feminism, …
10 Classroom Activities to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Spend the days leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on January 19, with classroom resources focused on Dr. …
Here’s How to Get Kids Talking about Literature
This post was written by NCTE members Marilyn Pryle and Sharon Ratliff, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. (Marilyn) I have …
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Structural Inequalities in American Higher Education
This post was contributed by NCTE/TYCA members Patrick Sullivan and Howard Tinberg. Picture this: a student whose first language is …