English Language Arts

The knowledge middle and high school students gain through reading mentor texts can strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Steps middle school teachers and librarians can take to help students assess their reading skills and grow to enjoy increasingly complex texts.

Teachers can use remote reading conferences and online library explorations to ensure that students continue to build literacy skills.

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

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.

A Vermont elementary school teacher describes lessons she has moved outside in an effort to help students connect with nature.

Using the popular game in station rotation activities during distance learning is a way to bring an element of play and collaboration to writing assignments.

In distance learning, teachers can adapt many of the strategies they would use in the classroom to promote reading skills.

Elementary students may struggle with developing reading skills in an online classroom. These tips can maximize your time together.

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.

Literary theory can be a tough topic for high school students—a simple story may be just the scaffold they need to start figuring it out.

Sometimes students need a little push to activate their imaginations.

An online book club organized by a teacher or school librarian can be a good way to foster social interactions during the pandemic.