Literacy
Find and share strategies for helping students read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.
Using Speech-to-Print to Boost Students’ Reading Skills
An evidence-based approach to literacy instruction can help students close grade-level reading gaps and improve their confidence.377Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Incorporating Images in the Classroom
By treating media like text, teachers can create a fast, relevant, and affordable lesson that stimulates lively discussion.Your content has been saved!
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These simple tricks to improve motor skills can empower young learners to feel more in control of their handwriting.Your 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.Helping Students Read Complex Texts
By cultivating metacognitive reading habits, you can help students remain focused as they persist through challenging material.10 Remarkable Picture Books of 2024
The list features books with vibrant illustrations, engaging stories, and characters who know when to take risks—plus ideas for utilizing the books in the classroom.Question: What’s the Value of Teaching Shakespeare in High School?
A question from teacher Christina Torres Cawdery: What are your thoughts on teaching Shakespeare in high school?Integrating Grammar and Creative Writing Lessons
Experimenting with different genres and grammar conventions allows students to see why we follow certain rules—and which ones they can break.111Your content has been saved!
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Is it Time to Drop ‘Finding the Main Idea’ and Teach Reading in a New Way?
Some schools are changing the way they teach reading—based on research that shows background knowledge is more critical to comprehension than general skills like ‘finding the main idea.’58.4kYour 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.
How to Teach Handwriting—and Why It Matters
Teaching young students how to write by hand before moving on to keyboarding can help improve their reading fluency as well.58.9kYour 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.Activating Learning by Milling to Music
When students pretend they’re at a fancy party making small talk, a simple brainstorm for writing ideas becomes more lively, more cooperative—and more effective.16.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Using Sentence Stems to Power Up Your Literacy Lessons
Elementary teachers can use sentence stems to promote phonemic awareness, knowledge of vocabulary, and reading fluency and comprehension.636Your content has been saved!
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