Book Pairing Ideas: Romeo and Juliet
This blog was written by NCTE member Deanna Stephan. Even though my quick trip to Houston for NCTE-CEL 2018 feels …
Giving Students Opportunities with the Reader Response Notebook
This post was written by NCTE member Ted Kesler, author of The Reader Response Notebook: Teaching towards Agency, Autonomy, and Accountability (2018, …
My Personal Reading Record
The highlight of my breaks and vacations has always been the chance to read—and read a lot. Growing up, I …
We Can Do Better: Rethinking Native Stories in Classrooms
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in the July …
#EliminatingBookDeserts through Disruption
This blog was written by NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers. Book deserts should not exist. However, until people who have …
More Than the Right to Read
This post was written by NCTE historian Jonna Perrillo. This is an excerpt from a piece that appeared in Education …
Doing the Hard Work of Preserving Freedom
This post by Joan Bertin, former executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship and 2017 NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award Winner, …
Connecting with Students’ Prior Knowledge
This blog was written by NCTE member Trevor Aleo. If I were to tell you that stories are all …
Seeing the Unseen, Opening the Gate
This blog post by NCTE member Julieanne Harmatz was reprinted with permission from her blog. Why should you attend …