Building Diverse Collections of LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Literature to Expand Windows and Mirrors for Youth
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by Stephen Adam Crawley, a member of NCTE’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. …
Build Your Stack: NCTE Children’s Book Award–Winning Titles for the African American Read-In
This post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused on helping teachers build their book knowledge and their classroom …
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 …
Banned Books Week 2017: Resources from NCTE
“Censorship is like the monster under the bed. You never know what will trigger it, and you’ve got to be …
A Community Literacy Narrative for National Poetry Month
This post is written by NCTE member, Steven Alvarez. Eleven-year-old Felipe created a poem portfolio fashioned as pages stapled into …
Celebrate the First Day of Summer with Literacy Activities!
Summer literacy is an important component of an overall summer learning program. Research shows that summer vacation often has a …
Standardizing College Readiness
The following post is the first in a new series by Jonna Perrillo, NCTE’s Historian. What is college readiness? This …
Centering the Voices of Latinx Poets
This post by NCTE Members Scott Bayer and Joel Garza is reprinted with permission from #THEBOOKCHAT. With #THEBOOKCHAT, Scott Bayer …
My Compliments to You
This post was written by NCTE member, Nicole Sieben. “Anytime someone compliments me on my teaching, I will be …
Exploring Possibilities for Summer Learning through NEH Institutes
This post was written by NCTE member Kathy G. Short and guest authors Carol Brochin and Leah Durán. The …