Honest Writing
This guest post from 2016 was written by author Ann Martin, who won the first NCTE聽Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding …
Trigger Warnings Threaten Our Students鈥� Learning
In his article in the September English Journal, Adam Wolfsdorf tells us that “When It Comes To High School English, …
Creating Community through Writing
As students return to the classroom, they need to feel that they own the space and the learning that …
Becoming Strategic Writers鈥攁nd Teachers of Strategic Writing
This post by member Deborah Dean was first published in 2017. 鈥淲hat do you do when you need to write …
Text Tension
Many 鈥渁cceptable鈥� reading curricula resemble an orderly progression of texts organized by steps and numbers when neither make sense. 鈥揥hat鈥檚 …
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
This blog was written by Jennifer Hiller (@thejenhiller), a high school teacher at聽Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV. …
Books Banned = Stories Silenced
This is a reprise of a blog written earlier this year. The message remains the same. We’re toward the …
So Many Books. So Many Challenges.
There aren鈥檛 many places in the world where students (and adults) have access to so much to read. In fact, …
Guidelines for Addressing Censorship in 2018 and Beyond
This blog was written by Antero Garcia, chair of the working committee that produced the new “Guidelines for Dealing with …
A Celebration of Reading Is Needed Now More Than Ever!
Censorship succeeds when no one talks about it; let鈥檚 make some noise. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom As we …