Literature by the Map
“If your kids are like mine, they know the geography of finding their favorite authors in the library, but not …
Literature and the African American Read-In
To be recognized as an official African American Read-In Host, it’s easy as I,2,3: Select books, poems, speeches (anything) authored …
Literate Practices and Social Relationships
The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Literary Theory’s Potential in Secondary ELA Classrooms
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. An English professor I had as an undergraduate gave the best justification …
Literacy Leadership
There’s an interesting relationship between advocacy and leadership: effective leaders are advocates for the issues shared by their colleagues. You …
Literacy is More than Just Reading and Writing
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Amber Peterson, a member of …
Literacy is Everyone’s Job
The challenges of providing all students with equal access to high-quality literacy learning are vast, and one thing is certain—we …
Literacy in a Digital World: International Literacy Day 2017
Each year, International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on September 8th. The theme for this year is “Literacy …
Literacy Assessment Principles and Practices: Avenues for Helping Literacy Learners
This blog was written by NCTE members Scott Filkins, Becky McCraw, and Kathleen Blake Yancey, members of NCTE’s Standing Committee …
Literacy Assessment in College
There’s a lot of talk in the media about what assessment should and shouldn’t look like in the K-12 arena, …