El D铆a de Los Ni帽os/El D铆a de Los Libros
D铆a means 鈥渄ay鈥� in Spanish. In 1996, author聽Pat Mora learned about the Mexican tradition of celebrating April 30th as El …
A Day to Celebrate Children and Books!
El d铆a de los ni帽os/El d铆a de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), developed under the leadership of author Pat Mora, …
Teaching Kids to Write About What They Know!
The following blog by Dolores S. Perez is reprinted from the NCLE Literacy in Learning Exchange, where it was originally …
Can Close Reading Be Inspiring?
The following post is excerpted from an article by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp called Learning Cycles That …
“I know you are reading this . . . “
The following post is an excerpt from Jaime R. Wood鈥檚 Council Chronicle commentary “I know you are reading this . …
What Is the Role of Poetry in Literacy Learning?
The following post was written by聽Mary Lee Hahn and Janet Wong who will host an #NCTEchat this Sunday April 19 …
Poetry and Brave New Voices
The following is an excerpt from Korina Jackson’s commentary “Poetry and Brave New Voices” (The Council Chronicle online, Spring 2011). …
Poetry Across the Content Areas
Poetry reading, writing and enjoyment don鈥檛 just have to be limited to the English Language Arts classroom. These resources from …
鈥淩eading is Growing Our Readers鈥�
The big box stores are rolling out the pool equipment and sunscreen, even though it鈥檚 still snowing in the Northeast. …
鈥淟iberating Experiences鈥� with Poetry
The following post is an excerpt from Nancy Steineke鈥檚 article 鈥淭alking about Poetry: Teaching Students How to Lead the Discussion鈥� …