Top Ten Online Classroom Tools Visited on ReadWriteThink.org in 2015
ReadWriteThink.org has loads of resources for teachers and students but some of our most popular are our student interactive tools. …
Teachers Who Keep on Giving
According to the report Hunger in Our Schools 2015, issued by No Kid Hungry/Share Our Strength, three out of four …
Shakespeare Mob Secret – Exposed!
At this year’s NCTE Convention, one of the most exciting events occurred in secrecy – if a massive rally can …
If You Find Yourself with Time on Your Hands—WRITE!
The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing note, Writing grows out of many different purposes [including] developing social networks; engaging …
2016 Convention Proposal FAQ
Are you considering submitting a proposal for the 2016 NCTE Annual Convention? You should! We’ve been getting some questions about …
The Desire for Literacy 6: Guinea Pigs
This is the sixth of eight excerpts we are offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the …
Tis the Season to Use ReadWriteThink Interactive Tools and Mobile Apps!
The last days of 2015 are here, and it’s likely that your days in the classroom for this are even fewer! …
Literacy Advocates Heartened by LEARN Act’s Inclusion in ESSA
On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The language from the Literacy Education …
Laurie Halse Anderson Speaks for Intellectual Freedom
On November 21, 2015, at the NCTE Convention, Laurie Halse Anderson (pictured on the left with Joan Kaywell on the …
Screenwriting as an ELA Exercise
Our November 2015 English Journal offers the article “Lights, Camera, Write: How Scene Writing Can Help Students Write in Multiple …