2015 Outstanding Middle Level Educator: Sandra Kowalczyk
The following interview was conducted and written by Amy Gutierrez Baker, an educator at West Jefferson Middle School in Colorado …
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 …
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 …
Q & A with Les Perelman
Renowned scholar Les Perelman has dedicated his career to the support of powerful and authentic writing instruction. He has been an …
Why NCTE Supports Ethnic Studies Initiatives
Newest in the collection of NCTE position statements is the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives in …
Championing Choice in a School that Doesn’t
In a recent comment on our blog, a teacher asked how he can foster a love of reading when his …
Join #nctechat This Sunday for an Annual Convention Preview
NCTE Annual Convention comes but once a year, and we are mere days away from that wonderful moment when we …
#GoOpen with ReadWriteThink.org!
Recently, the U.S. Department of Education and the White House hosted an Open Education Symposium and announced the launch of …
Lessons in Free Speech
Reprinted with permission from the Literacy in Learning Exchange: In honor of Free Speech Week (October 19-25), we asked …
The Ripple Effect of Award Lists
The following post was written by Stacey Ross, a 2nd-grade teacher in Austin, Texas, and Franki Sibberson who teaches 3rd grade in …