Embracing Popular Literary Adaptations as Educational Tools
This post is by guest writer Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis and member Sean P. Connors. Is it acceptable to teach a …
Global Citizenship: COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Global Identity, and Literature
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member of …
What’s Your Lexile Score?
Levelized reading programs have been around since dirt but considering what we know today about reading—how we read, why we …
Quashing Disability Myths through the Lived Experience of Authors: Three New Middle Grade Books
This post was written by NCTE member Patricia A. Dunn. From fairy tales to Shakespeare, stereotypes about disability are …
A Rationale for Writing and Teaching about Blogs
This post by NCTE member Gary Pankiewicz first appeared 6/15/18. With 10 days left to the National Day on …
Peter Elbow: A Tribute
By: Doug Hesse, NCTE Past President Peter Elbow, a towering figure in writing studies, whose accolades included receiving the CCCC …
Commenting on Comments: Getting Students to Read and Understand Feedback
This post by NCTE member Anne Mooney was reprinted from her blog Habits of ELA: Reflections of a High School …
The Desire for Literacy 1: Chief
This is the first of eight excerpts we will be offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in …
Why Journalism Matters: Objectivity
This is the fifth in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. Sometimes I wonder if I’m the …