Teacher to Teacher
Learn how these teacher resources show ways whole language is practiced in classrooms around the world.
Just for Parents
Explore these resources for parents and caregivers on reading, writing, talking, helping with homework, and playing with children.
Chatting It Up At Home, by Rita Moore, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Fridge Notes: Encourage Writing, Jane Baskwill, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fridge Notes: Imaginative Play, by Jane Baskwill, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Fridge Notes: The Question Game, by Jane Baskwill, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Is Homework Good Cashen, by Janicta Cashen, Princes Hill Primary School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Javi Can Write, by Suzanne Scarboro, Amity School District, Amity, Oregon
Learning to Read Preschool Years, by Lorraine Wilson, N Carlton Victoria, Australia
Listening to Children Read, by Lorraine Wilson, N Carlton Victoria, Australia
Parents as Strategic Reading Partners, by Bobbie Kabuto, Queens College, CUNY
Young Children Writing, by Lorraine Wilson, N Carlton Victoria, Australia
Lesson Plans
Try one of these ReadWriteThink lesson plans from LLA members today!
In this ReadWriteThink strategy guide “Tracking and Supporting Student Learning with Kidwatching” you’ll learn how to use kidwatching to track and support student learning. Teachers observe and take notes on students’ understanding of skills and concepts and then use the observations to determine effective strategies for future instruction.
Primary
From Stop Signs to the Golden Arches: Environmental Print
Devon Hamner, Grand Island, Nebraska
With thirty years of teaching experience, Devon’s area of expertise is primary education, especially language arts instruction. She is a member of NCTE and the Whole Language Umbrella (WLU), the Central Nebraska Reading Association, the Nebraska Reading Association, and is an active participant on the TAWL (Teachers Applying Whole Language) listserv.
Elementary
Exchanging Ideas by Sharing Journals: Interactive Response in the Classroom
Renee Goularte, Magalia, California
Renee holds a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education, is a member of NCTE and the Whole Language Umbrella (WLU), and participates in the TAWL (Teachers Applying Whole Language) listserv.
Bridging Literature and Mathematics by Visualizing Mathematical Concepts
David Whitin, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
David is Professor of Elementary Education at Wayne State University and has also taught at the University of South Carolina and Queens College in New York City. Prior to his university teaching, he was an elementary school teacher and principal. David has collaborated with Phyllis Whitin for many years on their joint interests in inquiry learning and the connections between language and mathematics.
Middle / Secondary
Exploring Consumerism Where Ads and Art Intersect
Peggy Albers, Atlanta, Georgia
Peggy taught middle and high school English, drama and speech for 15 years before becoming an associate professor of English and Literacy Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is a well-known writer, past editor of Talking Points, and presenter and researcher in literacy and English education.
Weaving the Threads: Integrating Poetry Annotation and Web Technology
Nancy Patterson, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nancy is assistant professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and also serves as Literacy Studies Program Coordinator. Nancy taught middle school and high school English for almost 30 years in a rural district in mid-Michigan. She is past chair of NCTE’s Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) and past chair of the NCTE Middle Level Section Steering Committee.