English Language Arts

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.

When students explore new words through movement, they understand them better, retain them longer, and feel more empowered to use them.

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.

Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers.

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.

Sometimes students need a little push to activate their imaginations.

The number one concern that I hear from educators is lack of time, particularly lack of instructional time with students. Although we can't entirely solve the time problem, we can mitigate it by carefully analyzing our use of class time.