English Language Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in English language arts.
Building Students’ Prior Knowledge to Support Novel Reading
Teachers can support students in reading novels by front-loading the contextual information they need to make sense of the story.325Your content has been saved!
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Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.10 Picture Books About Cooking That Promote Patience
The characters in these colorful books learn the value of waiting in a fun and engaging way while preparing a special food.Away With Formality: Breaking Grammar Rules in Order to Teach Them
Traditional teaching practices often make grammar challenging and inaccessible for students, but stepping outside of the norm can make things more interesting.323Your content has been saved!
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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.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.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!
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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.43.7kYour content has been saved!
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A veteran teacher shows how generative AI tools help her provide nearly 150 students with instant feedback on their writing.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.27.7kYour 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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Well-planned read-alouds can enhance critical thinking, comprehension, and engagement across disciplines—and age levels.
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.25.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character’s emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy.
