Informational Text: Writing Like Readers & Reading Like Writers
The following post is adapted from the article Nell Duke on Reading and Writing Informational Texts— Keys to Student Success, which was …
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Students and Texts in Your Classroom
GLSEN just came out with its 10th National School Climate Survey measuring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and …
Include Multimodality to Engage Students with Online Teaching
This post is written by NCTE member Peggy Semingson. A recent blog post on the NCTE Facebook page asked …
In the Midnight Library: Remembering Teri Lesesne
This post was written by NCTE member and NCTE Past President Kylene Beers. On September 12, 2021, I finished reading …
In the Harbor of Our Classrooms
This post was written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodríguez. The thing about [the tree] in A Tree Grows …
In the Classroom: Comics and Cartoons
On this day in 1958, American cartoonist William “Bill” Watterson was born. Watterson is best known for authoring the comic …
In Praise of NCTE’s Member Gatherings
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. 2020 was a year of great bewilderment and uncertainty for me. …
In Memoriam: Lisa Ede
This post was written by CCCC Past Chairs Cheryl Glenn and Andrea Lunsford. September 29, 2021—20 days after her 74th …
In Memoriam: Dr. Vivian Yenika-Agbaw
The following article was written for the Fall 2021 edition of the Journal of Children’s Literature and is printed here …
In Loving Memory of Dr. Dorothy Watson
This post was written by Jerome C. Harste, member of the Alliance of Distinguished Professors at Indiana University and a …