I've heard the same comments so many times recently that I'm starting to repeat them. “No need for new clothes. After all, they'...

S.O.A.P.S: FOR-PD Reading Strategy of the Month - November 2008 The SOAPS strategy can be used to teach students how to read and understand ...

It started as an inspired idea. For their final writing assignment, I would have my tenth grade English students write an essay describing t...

Getting Real: Authenticity in Writing Prompts - National Writing Project Summary: Teachers often strive to develop exercises in which stude...

I was one of those students who was very good a regurgitating. I would listen to what teachers would say in class, go home, essentially ju...

This past Saturday, I attended the orientation session for my summer PA Writing Institute course. Not only did we have some time to get to ...

"Voice is connected to real audience. We have to create classrooms where writers have a wide, sympathetic audience for their writing. ...