Inspire Creativity with Headline Poetry
Teaching poetry to children is often considered one of the most tedious aspects of the language arts. But much of that disdain is unfounded.
Reading and Literacy
How Dogs Can Help Children’s Reading Skills
Did you know that children who read to their dogs often improve their reading by one school grade? Here's why.
Digital Literacy: What does it mean to you?
For me digital literacy involves reading widely, keeping informed, knowing when and how to be critical and when to embrace new information, new ideas. I
Effectively Completing a Writing Task
Great activity for completing a writing task.
How to Bring Fictional Characters to Life
To create characters that seem real, encourage students to study people.
Easy Ways for Students to Start Stories
Help your students organize their story writing by starting off with a strong lead to hook the reader.
Teaching through Metaphor and Analogy
All learning happens through connection. We make sense of new information by forging connections to something we already know. For example, early automobiles made sense to ...
Smories: Stories Written for Children and Read by Children
Smories: Stories Written for Children and Read by Children
10 Ways to Read a Poem Out Loud
Try reading the poem as a group sitting in a circle. The poem is read with each person reading one word in turn.
Do Boys and Girls Read Differently?
A few differences have been noticed between the way boys and girls learn and develop certain skills. It is important to understand the differences between their learning ...