Making Connections to AARI Books, Week 1
Each year during Black History Month, the National Council of the Teachers of English kicks off the African American Read-In. …
The Typewriter!
On June 23. 1868, the first typewriter patent was awarded. If someone placed an original 1868 typewriter in front of you, you …
Across the Great Divide
The following guest post is by author Richard Wallace. Wallace will be a keynote speaker at the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 NCTE …
For Those Who Stand Up for Stories and Smart Thinking
I’m always baffled when I hear about others who are dead-set against allowing anyone to read a certain book or …
March 2019 #NCTEchat: Leveraging Literacy and Technology for Social Change
Join us this Sunday, March 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET, for our March #NCTEchat on leveraging literacy and technology for …
Teaching Black Children Cultural Identity Through Magic, Folklore, and Myth
This post was written by guest author Ryan Douglass. This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on …
Striving Readers’ Positive Effect on Reading Achievement Demonstrates Need for Further Comprehensive Literacy Education Funding
On October 27, the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) released its Summary of research generated by …
Build Your Stack: Bilingual Books for Emergent Bilinguals
This blog post was written by NCTE member Dorian Harrison. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
What Do We Want Students to Know about the Media?
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 7/19/21, and is reprinted with permission. When I …