The Critical Story of the “Science of Reading” and Why Its Narrow Plotline Is Putting Our Children and Schools at Risk
This post was written by NCTE member Dorothy C. Suskind. There is a critical story behind “the science of reading,” …
June #NCTEchat: Reading Challenging Texts
“When students learn about and from challenging texts, they learn to read the word and the world.” —James S. Chisholm …
Say His Name!
The following blog is excerpted with permission from Steven Bickmore’s blog Dr. Bickmore’s YA Wednesday. Steven is Associate Professor of English …
An Alphabet Soup of NCTE Resources
Every classroom is unique with its group of students, its materials, and its technology. Teachers know that each student is …
Slowing Down to Find Joy
This blog post was written by NCTE member Katie Papesh as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. …
4 Quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In honor and celebration of a writer and orator whose words changed the world, we offer four short quotes from …
The Learning Continues Well After the Convention!
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Short. This year will be my fifth year in a row attending …
A Look at Close Reading during Children’s Book Week
The following post is excerpted from an article by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp called Learning Cycles That …
Assisting University Students with Personal Advocacy
This is a guest blog by Lisa Hazlett, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from South Dakota. While university advocacy receiving …
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, …