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Kent Williamson

The LEARN Act and NCTE

Taking the LEARN bill seriously is important because it offers breakthroughs in a number of areas important to literacy educators and to st…

Started by Kent Williamson

24 Dec 8
Reply by Yvonne Siu-Runyan
Dana Maloney

Please suggest novel titles! How can literature help us solve the world's problems?

Hello, fellow NCTE Ning-ers! I could use your help in preparing my students for an extended inquiry project. I'm actually going to present…

Started by Dana Maloney

9 Nov 21
Reply by Donna A. Luna
Suzanne Porath

Engaging Middle School Students through Read Alouds and a Focus on Process, Craft, and Genre

L.23 Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:30:00 AM to 9:45:00 AM Marriott/Grand Ballroom Salon K, 5th Floor Presenters Sarah Mulhern - "Read to Me…

Started by Suzanne Porath

4 Nov 19
Reply by Sarah Mulhern
Carol Jago

Does Reading Literature Prepare Students for the "real world"?

NCTE has just published a white paper I wrote arguing for the importance of literature in preparing students for the "real world." Here's t…

Started by Carol Jago

36 Nov 16
Reply by Carol Jago
Gary Anderson

Bridging Reading and Writing through Creative Nonfiction

Please join us for "Bridging Reading and Writing through Creative Nonfiction"! Along with Dr. Nancy Mack from Wright State University, Ton…

Started by Gary Anderson

0 Nov 11
George McDermott

Philadelphia Poetry during NCTE

For those who might be interested, here's something to do on Friday night --- Penn Arts Crawl Presents: A Poetry Reading by the Suppose A…

Started by George McDermott

0 Nov 8
Rich Clark

F.36 Introduction to the J.O.T. (Jumping Off the Text) Essay Approach: A Sophisticated Alternative to the Five-Paragraph Essay

Hi, Everyone! To accompany our workshop, we launched a website this summer that explains in brief our approach and has dozens of resources…

Started by Rich Clark

0 Nov 4
Mark Pennington

Why Not to Read Outloud, According to Richard Peck

This month’s newsletter from Notes from the Horn Book (Volume 2, Number 9) has quite a controversial statement from author Richard Peck. In…

Started by Mark Pennington

3 Nov 3
Reply by Alison Finnigan
Lisa Storm Fink

Summer Reading and Learning

ReadWriteThink.org, which is produced by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association with support…

Started by Lisa Storm Fink

1 Oct 21
Reply by Steve McKee
Mark Pennington

Meeting of the Minds: In-Class SSR

Years ago, Steve Allen hosted and moderated a terrific television show titled Meeting of Minds. Steve resurrected some of the greatest thin…

Started by Mark Pennington

0 Sep 8
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