Practices That Support Listening
This post presents an excerpt from Katie Alford’s July 2020 English Journal article, “Explicitly Teaching Listening in the ELA Curriculum: …
The African American Read-In Celebration at the University of Northern Iowa Marks Its 15th Anniversary
This post was written by NCTE members Tiffany A. Flowers and Gloria Kirkland-Holmes. Each year, the African American Read-In …
Creating Community through Writing
As students return to the classroom, they need to feel that they own the space and the learning that …
Why Are All the Teachers White?
This blog written by NCTE member Christina Berchini was originally printed in the April 28, 2015 edition of Education Week …
Heading Back to School!
It’s back-to-school time for many teachers and students! It can be an overwhelming time, with the never-ending to-do lists and details. …
Books Matter Because Your Reading Life Matters
This post was written by NCTE Ambassador Lindsay Schneider. Books fill the space in my classroom—physically and metaphorically. When students, …
Crafting a Guiding Philosophy of Teaching Writing using NCTE Position Statements
This post is written by member Peggy Semingson. NCTE has so many excellent and readily available digitized resources for teachers …
“The View from 3 Feet”
Here’s a wonderful video from the Opportunity to Learn Campaign about the importance of early childhood education. Note that it …
The Students’ Right To Read Redux
Following is a collection of the best of the blogs on The Students’ Right to Read, what it is, how …
Welcome to the May 2019 Issue of English Journal
This post comes courtesy of the “From the Editor” column by Toby Emert and R. Joseph Rodríguez in the May …