How To Read A Book: 3 Strategies & Questions For Critical Reading
Critical reading includes ‘Inspectional Reading’: Reading with a focus on grasping the book as a ‘whole thing’–also called ‘Systematic skimming.’
Let’s Stop With The Worksheets And Create Engaged Readers
Let’s make room in the curriculum for engaged readers to read in the company of other readers, because it’s important to do so together.
Nas Breaks Down Hip-Hop Classic ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell’ With Harvard Poetry Professor
Nas explores ‘It Ain’t Hard To Tell,’ a track of ranging similes and metaphors with a pace that required 50+ plays before you could begin to appreciate it,
6 Tech-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Hate Poetry
Poetry gets a bad rap for being too dense and pretentious. Try these strategies to help students who hate poetry warm up to its magic.
4 Benefits Of Teaching Writing With Online Tools
Online writing tools that provide automated feedback give students more opportunities to practice their writing.
15 Self-Guided Reading Responses For Non-Fiction Texts
What is the author’s position on a debatable topic from the text? How do you know? What evidence from the text can you cite?
How I Use Data To Motivate Students To Become Better Readers
Equipping students with the right tools and providing them with the proper support can set struggling readers up for success.
3 Ways To Grow Independent Readers
These suggestions offer possibilities to bring back a love for reading. The outcomes can lead to lifelong, independent readers.
20 Guiding Questions To Develop A Digital Literacy Plan
Digital literacy is emerging as a genuine concern in education as technology competes with traditional texts for student attention.
3 Books Any Aspiring Wordsmith Should Read
Here are a few books on style, grammar, and how to keep your audience engaged that are sure to ignite your writing inspiration.
4 Paradigm Shifts That Can Improve How You Teach Reading
Reflecting on my years in the classroom, a few things come to mind that I wish I had done a differently to be more effective.
How To Use The Text Reduction Strategy To Improve Reading Comprehension
The Text Reduction Strategy can improve reading comprehension by reducing a text to distill it to its essence: theme, thesis, main ideas.
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