Most educators define literacy as the ability to read and write. And it is true, to be literate we need to know how to read and write. But is this...

Of course, educators want students to develop into lifelong readers and learners. We want our students to find genres, authors, series,...

It was workshop week at the high school where I teach sophomore English and a ninth-grade literacy course. I was just beginning a year where I...

Creating a culture of literacy in the school isn’t just about raising reading scores. Instead, when a community comes together to celebrate...

Pizza for reading, tickets for good behavior, points for participation, stickers for homework completion, marbles in a jar for teamwork, a good...

As an English and speech teacher for mostly sophomores, I found myself frustrated when students seemed to be just going through the motions,...

Working with English/Language Arts teachers on developing highly engaging and intentional inquiry units of study, one of the concerns I...

Recently I decided that I was going to commit to beginning each day with yoga. My work-from-home body was telling me I really needed to start my...

I was sitting with my colleague, a fellow reading specialist, in our empty classroom one summer. We were donating time to planning, as many...

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” — Billy Jean King As educators we keep trying to get things right. When I first started...