4 Ideas For Motivating Adolescent Male Readers
Since many boys do not read teacher-privileged literary fiction texts at home, many of them classify themselves as non-readers.
Why So Many Students Think They Dislike Reading
Reading is personal but we often focus on the mechanics instead of the people and the strategies instead of the living and breathing happening around us.
20 Ideas for Incorporating Writing In ‘Other’ Subject Areas
Writing in other subjects can be accomplished with strategies like layering, where students build background knowledge and learn vocabulary.
Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools
Libraries are brilliant because books are brilliant. How we organize books deserves scrutiny as technology changes things.
A Simple Definition For Poetry
Poetry: A Simple Definition by Terry Heick As an English teacher, my students would ask me ‘what a poem is’ and before I could get two sentences in their eyes would glaze over and I’d have lost them talking about language and literary devices and the human soul and suffering and beauty. And it’s really…
10 Ideas For Using Technology To Teach Writing
Here, we offer a few ideas for using technology to teach writing, with commentary on why good writing is so important to students’ futures.
10 Ways Literacy Can Promote A Deeper Understanding Of Math
Here are ten ways literacy can promote a deeper understanding of math, including writing out problem-solving steps and taking notes.
How David Foster Wallace Taught Students To Respond To One Another’s Writing
The reader, in fact, will feel about you, your subject, and your essay only what your written words themselves induce her to feel.
What Is The MAP Reading Fluency Test?
The MAP Reading Fluency test is an adaptive reading test to assess the reading fluency of students in grades K-3.
50 Challenging Activities To Promote Digital Media Literacy In Students
Here are 50 ways teachers across content areas–and homeschooled learners too–can promote digital media literacy.
25 Social Justice Books To Encourage Students To Change The World
Which are the best books to promote social justice and activism? Which can encourage students to change their world?
10 Dos & Don’ts For Teaching Vocabulary In Any Content Area
Teach students morphological strategies to figure out words they do not know, in addition to context-clue strategies.
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