Policies around Effective Use of Technology
Affirming in its 2015 Education Policy Platform that β[a] quality literacy education is a civil rightβ, 51ΑΤΖζ declared it support[s] …
The Importance of Finished and Edited Texts
The 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ΑΤΖζ Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Hazelwood and the Studentsβ Right to Write
Writing is integral to student publications and the 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about Studentsβ Right to WriteΒ note that, βThe expression of …
Summer Reflection: Thinking about Assessments K-8
Weβve talked before about the need to reclaim assessment, and reading through the hundreds of responses weβve gotten for the …
Informational Text: Writing Like Readers & Reading Like Writers
The following post is adapted from the articleΒ Nell Duke on Reading and Writing Informational Textsβ Keys to Student Success,Β which was …
Writing is a Process
The 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ΑΤΖζ Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Digital Writing and the Book Response
The following blog post is excerpted from Beyond the Book Response: Digital Writing and Reflection for Deeper Engagement, an article …
Teacher Voice Matters to Winning Support for Comprehensive Literacy Learning for All Students
On April 15, 2015, during the Senate markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 51ΑΤΖζ issued an Action …
Writing Grows Out of Many Different Purposes
The 51ΑΤΖζ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ΑΤΖζ Executive Committee, pinpoints …