In other words: Ditch that five-paragraph essay right now! Yes, I’m talking to you, elementary and middle school teachers. (Apparently, some high school teachers are “guilty” as well, to I’m including you, too!) Nothing is more frustrating for me as a writer and a writing teacher than to spend hours encouraging classrooms full of students […]
reThink ELA #009: Teaching Grammar In Context
Have you ever thought back to when you were in school and how you learned the rules of grammar and how to write? What techniques did your teachers use? Do you find that you’re implementing those exact same rules in your own classroom today? Some things bear updating and the ways in which we teach […]
How To Honor All Students During Tough Classroom Discussions
Note: The purpose of discussing literature and other print and nonprint texts in class is to gain a deeper understanding of the author’s purpose and to gain insight into ideas and experiences that may be the same or different from our own. Texts serve as both mirrors into our own lives and windows into other […]
reThink ELA #008: Interview with Shari Gateley
When I talk to other teacher friends, a common concern seems to be how to get our students engaged in the classroom lessons. So many students seem apathetic about their education, and it’s up to us to be creative in piquing their interest. One such way to engage kids and to teach them a multitude […]
How To Build Confidence And Stamina In Student Writers
In public schools across our country, many students arrive in middle and high school classes lacking confidence in their writing skills and in their ability to craft texts more intricately constructed than a five-paragraph essay. “Three-quarters of both 12th and 8th graders lack proficiency in writing, according to the most recent National Assessment of Educational […]
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