Student Audio Recordings: Leverage for Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE members Karen Sheriff LeVan and Marissa E. King. Sleepy-eyed Thiago* rarely speaks …
Student Athletes and Writing Transfer
This post by NCTE member Michael Rifenburg first appeared 3/9/17. With 6 days left to the National Day …
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 …
Strength in Diversity: Why Ethnic Studies Matter
In the fall of 2015, the NCTE Executive Committee approved the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives …
Strategies for Teaching Translated Texts in the English Classroom
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Chase Eddington, who is also …
Strategies for Spelling Instruction
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Storytelling through Music: An Israeli Folk Group Visits the Classroom
This post is written by member Molly Sutton Kiefer. I grew up in community theaters—running up and down the aisles, …
Storytelling as Advocacy in Higher Education
The following piece was submitted by Jim Webber, an assistant professor of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. He studies …
Storytelling and Persuasive Writing in the High School Classroom
This post was written by NCTE member Kristen Kalenowicz. In a recent position statement on the importance of incorporating …