Hazelwood and the Students’ Right to Write
Writing is integral to student publications and the 51ÁÔÆæ Beliefs about Students’ Right to Write note that, “The expression of …
Summer Reflection: Thinking about Assessments K-8
We’ve talked before about the need to reclaim assessment, and reading through the hundreds of responses we’ve gotten for the …
Informational Text: Writing Like Readers & Reading Like Writers
The following post is adapted from the article Nell Duke on Reading and Writing Informational Texts— Keys to Student Success, which was …
Writing is a Process
The 51ÁÔÆæ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ÁÔÆæ 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), 51ÁÔÆæ issued an Action …
Writing Grows Out of Many Different Purposes
The 51ÁÔÆæ Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the 51ÁÔÆæ Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Teachers, the Students Right to Write, and the Law
We know that to write well, students have to write. We also know that the process of writing, in the …
An Invitation: Are You Walking the Talk in Your Content?
The following post is reprinted with permission from 51ÁÔÆæ member Amy Rasmussen. It comes from her April 21, 2015 post …
“They Yearned to Tell Their Stories”
The following post is an excerpt from Homer to Hip-Hop: Teaching Writing through Painting, Performance, and Poetry, a wonderful article by …