English Language Arts

Instead of measuring minutes or pages, these strategies guide students to see reading as an enjoyable activity.

Teachers can help prepare students for success by setting them up for small wins that build anticipation of future achievement.

We asked members of our community to share recently published novels they would love to have read in high school. Here are your top picks.

Adding movement to reading lessons reinforces key concepts and helps fidgety students concentrate.

Teachers can cultivate a positive learning environment by adapting pedagogical strategies that are familiar to students.

To create life-long readers, ditch quotas, calendars, and logs—and replace them with strategies that get students talking about books and keeping track of the joy they experience reading.

An occupational therapist shares movement breaks and simple tools that help elementary students focus on the written word.

When her students asked about tornadoes during a unit on weather, this teacher saw clearly how student engagement enhances learning.

To become better readers, Natalie Wexler says, students should grapple with abundant, high-caliber texts in the elementary grades—not just skills and strategies.

Class discussions work best when everyone participates, and these strategies for grades 6 to 12 help ensure that happens.

ELA teachers can engage students by encouraging them to challenge themselves and discover the joy of learning.

High school students can explore core ideas like self-reliance and civil disobedience as they read ‘Walden’ and engage in the game.