Reading & Literacy

Jun 10, 2015

Long-Term English Language Learners: Helping Them to the Finish Line

ESL programs often focus on newcomer- and beginner-level students, while students with intermediate and more advanced levels of proficiency hit roadblocks in their progress. How can ESL programs effectively address the needs of these Long-term ELLs, and propel them to the point of meeting all program exit criteria?

Shari Rios

May 11, 2015

Summer Reading Take-Home Kit

You’ve been working with your students all year to improve their literacy skills and instill a love of reading.

Sarah Cornelius

Mar 30, 2015

Reading Month is Almost Over...Now What?

March is coming to end, which means that National Reading Month (and all of the push for reading and literacy that comes with it) is almost over. So how do you keep your students excited about reading after the Reading Month events, activities, and contests have ended?

Sarah Cornelius

Nov 19, 2014

Using NaNoWriMo in the Classroom

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. It’s grown from a celebration of creative writing into a national writing marathon. For most, the goal is to write a 50,000-word novel within the 30 days of November. Here’s how to get your students engaged.

Scott Sterling

Sep 18, 2013

Implementing Effective Strategies for English Language Learners - Part II

Last month, I began a series, Putting Theory into Practice: Implementing Effective Strategies for English Language Learners

Shari Rios

Jan 23, 2013

Reading Across the Subject Areas: The Common Core and Literacy

“The Standards set requirements not only for English language arts (ELA) but also for literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects… Literacy standards for grade 6 and abo

Scott Sterling

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