Literacy
Find and share strategies for helping students read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.
Healthy Parental Support of Student Writing
Tips from a veteran English teacher on how to coach parents and guardians to support high school students’ growth as writers.
How to Promote Strong Writing Skills in Social Studies
Learning how to write well is essential for effective communication, and students benefit from getting a lot of practice in classes beyond English.
Developing Better Writers
Strengthening students’ writing skills means carving out dedicated time for cycles of productive feedback and revision.291
Even Older Kids Should Have Time to Read in Class
If the goal is to develop lifelong readers, students need time in class to practice—and learn to enjoy—reading.8.8k
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.’37.8k
Why Students Should Write in All Subjects
Writing improves learning by consolidating information in long-term memory, researchers explain. Plus, five engaging writing activities to use in all subjects.13.9k
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020
We reviewed hundreds of educational studies in 2020 and then highlighted 10 of the most significant—covering topics from virtual learning to the reading wars and the decline of standardized tests.18.3k
A Project-Based Approach to Teaching Elementary Science
New research reveals that when science, reading, and math come together in rigorous hands-on projects, student collaboration, engagement, and achievement can soar.5.5k
A School-Wide Focus on Choice Reading
When the staff at an elementary school made fostering a love of reading a priority, they used these strategies to meet their goal.3.4k
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.49.4k
What Doesn’t Work: Literacy Practices We Should Abandon
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.116.6k
Mo Willems on the Lost Art of Being Silly
The author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive The Bus! chats with us about creativity, drawing as empathy, and letting kids “do 51 percent of the work.”25.7k
Reading Aloud to Middle School Students
Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers.42.1k
An Asset-Based Approach to Supporting English Learners’ Reading Skills
A look at what English learners need in order to develop the skills and motivation to improve their ability to read in English.2.2k
Using Driving Questions to Propel Literacy Skills
When projects begin with a compelling question that students investigate over time, curiosity can spark the drive to read.2.5k