Literacy
Find and share strategies for helping students read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.
My Middle School Students Can’t Read!
These strategies for building foundational reading skills can help when students struggle with grade-level texts.367Your 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!
Go to My Saved Content.Tips to Help Students With Their Handwriting
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.
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.’56.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.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.Applying Literacy Standards Across Content Areas
High school teachers in all classes can help students strengthen their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.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.
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!
Go to My Saved Content.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.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.18.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Cultivating Speaking and Listening Skills in the Primary Grades
Early elementary teachers can use these strategies to help students improve their oral communication skills.385Your 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!
Go to My Saved Content.Helping Students Read Complex Texts
By cultivating metacognitive reading habits, you can help students remain focused as they persist through challenging material.
