…in the historical, the challenge for building these racially literate citizens is, first, helping them understand the past within which the present is situated. Unfortunately, for many young learners, the…
…student contributors and student production members, student publications provide not only a creative outlet for students, but opportunities to build on skills introduced in the classroom. One student editor and…
…supporting all student identities and lived experiences through access to inclusive literature to build classroom and school community and engagement. She presents at conferences and provides workshops at local, state,…
…Children can enjoy a community-building experience by meeting with friends to choose, read, and discuss books together in this activity from ReadWriteThink.org. Goal Setting In order to promote critical thinking…
…Better Teacher of Literature and Informational Texts offers practical advice, encouragement, and cutting-edge ideas for today’s English classroom. Poetry Poetry promotes literacy, builds community, and elicits emotional responses. For these,…
…popular way to allow readers to discuss books in an informal setting. Children can enjoy the same kind of community-building experience by meeting with friends to choose, read, and discuss…
…first invites students to read several fractured fairy tales. Then, students make a list of the ways the original stories have been revised—changed or altered, not just “corrected”—to begin building…
…For example, YPAR can build upon youth’s cultural, critical, and media literacies as it promotes social action. Although awareness about the various contributing factors to the school-to-prison pipeline has broadened…
…hall or across the country, in our buildings and in professional organizations such as NCTE—who support and sustain us. Let them all know that you value the work they do…
…effective in retention, and just might inspire students to do more, both with vocabulary building and beyond with curiosity-driven enterprises generally. It might even be an opportunity to (tactfully) touch…
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