English Language Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in English language arts.
Supporting Middle School Students in Their Writing
These simple strategies can sharpen learners’ skills in different genres and help them to become more confident writers.149Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Habits That Help Students Understand Poetry
Using their analytical skills when interacting with stanzas for the first time helps students uncover deeper meaning in poetry.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Authentic Writing in the Age of AI
Collaboration and choice can help students learn the foundations of good writing without relying on AI for assistance.2.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Proactively Limiting the Use of AI in the Classroom
By modeling AI, teachers can demonstrate to students the benefits and shortcomings of the technology.3.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Exploring Narrative Elements Through a Drama Game
Using an improv exercise to practice the parts of a story gets ideas flowing for students—and helps them add structure to their writing.3 Great Discussion Models for High School English
These models move beyond Socratic seminars to provide students with authentic, engaging class discussions.500Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.54 Excellent, Low-Stakes Writing Prompts
Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.Using Movement to Teach Vocabulary
When students explore new words through movement, they understand them better, retain them longer, and feel more empowered to use them.Using Discussions to Inspire Active Participation in Learning
By tracking academic conversations with a visual map and sharing it in class, teachers can encourage more students to contribute.Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Which Reading Strategies to Try, and Which to Ditch
Research shows that some popular activities for reading instruction don’t actually result in more fluent readers—so we rounded up the most classroom-worthy ones.31.3kYour content has been saved!
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5 Ways to Support Students Who Struggle With Reading Comprehension
These strategies can help students who are able to decode well but have difficulty understanding what they read—and they’re beneficial for all students.43.5kYour content has been saved!
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Reading Aloud to Middle School Students
Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers.45.1kYour content has been saved!
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4 Reading Strategies to Retire This Year (Plus 6 to Try Out!)
A look at a few popular literacy practices that shouldn’t make the cut—along with fresh strategies that experienced teachers and literacy experts recommend instead.25.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.AI Tool Demo: Canva’s Text-to-Image Generator
Assistant editor Daniel Leonard shows how teachers are using Canva’s AI image generator to create fun writing prompts and engaging history-oriented images.Why I’m Banning Student AI Use This Year
Chanea Bond will ban AI this year to give her high school English students the opportunity to develop foundational skills that she believes the tech can hinder.
