English Language Arts

A teacher at a Title I school shares classroom and school-wide strategies to improve students’ reading trajectories.

Bookmatching—recommending books to students based on their interests—takes a bit of work, but can foster a deep love of reading.

Three Montessori-inspired strategies high school teachers can use to foster students’ independence and engagement in learning.

Amid a national controversy, a teacher leans on literature to help students make sense of events.

Having young students write a pourquoi—an origin folktale—is a great way to cultivate problem-solving and divergent thinking.

Graphic novels can give middle school readers rich opportunities to explore literary themes and conventions.

A high school English teacher has a single accountability measure for her students’ choice reading: talking to them about it.

Alternative writing assignments can be just as rigorous as the traditional essay and can spark young writers’ creativity.

Writing dialogues between themselves and literary characters can enhance students’ empathy and ability to deal with hardships.