Strategies for Classroom Teachers
By: Cameron Carter
Those in the field of education, at one point or another (probably in one of those after school staff...
By Laura Robb
Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. Plato
"The only way to read the world is by...
Mrs. Rita M. Wirtz, MA
There's so much going on right now in the world, in particular, I'm extremely concerned about the resurfacing of the "reading wars." I have no control...
By: Harvey Smokey Daniels
The greatest source of tears and heartbreak in our family, over all of our child-raising years, was homework. Like by far. Like 90%. Those...
By Laura Robb and Evan Robb
Classroom libraries can be conduits for change, providing all children access to texts that affirm who they are, open possibilities for what...
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.
A few years ago, my four adult children were home for the holidays. Every evening after the dinner table was cleared and the dishes were done,...
Young Literacy Learners Take Center Stage
By Mary Jo Fresch
I began my teaching career as a third-grade teacher in 1974. The district reading program was a...
Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. Kent State University
"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."
Albert Einstein
"I would teach...
Written by Mary Howard
In 1972, I began a passionate professional journey in small town Missouri as a special education teacher. That year, and each year that followed,...
By Travis Crowder
Exceptional writing teachers have taught me valuable lessons about how writers find ideas. Over time, writing has become a space for me to wrestle with my...
By Timothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, Evangeline Newton, Rick M. Newton
What do the following words and phrases have in common?
Tractor
A protracted argument
Abstract...
By: Lester Laminack
We live on a twenty-two-acre portion of an old farm nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina. Our property has acres of woods and acres of open...