In one sense, the national conversation about what it will take to make sure all children become strong readers has been wildly successful: States are passing legislation supporting evidence-based ...

Learning how to write well can make students better readers. Study after study has shown that when children are taught how to write complex sentences and compose different kinds of texts, their ...

This was an eighth-grade student’s response to a question I posed in a reading response assignment tied to the play, “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The question asked was: “Why does Anne hide Peter’s ...

Composing an essay in earnest is decidedly not “schlep work,” yet it’s clear that: 1) many of my students see it this way, 2) ...

Teachers can encourage students to concentrate on three aspects of drafting to improve their engagement with writing ...