Literacy Resources From The Experts At TeachThought

Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why

Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.

Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).

By demystifying the writing process through modeling, teachers demonstrate what writing looks like in all of its unedited, imperfect glory.

Limiting the craft of writing in the classroom to a single content area has damaged the perceived power and potential of writing.

SRE is an initialism representing three central tenets of argument making: Statement, Reason, Evidence (or Example, Explain, or Expand).

A metaphor is a literary device (or figure of speech) that makes a comparison between two ‘things’ without the comparison being literal.

While the content can be dramatic, dystopian novels for young adults can offer a kind of practice for navigating an uncertain world.

Quality sources of free reading passages are useful for any teacher regardless of grade level or content area.