English Language Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in English language arts.
Playing an Improv Game for Character Analysis
By acting out a character鈥檚 emotions, students can practice literary analysis, sharpen their recall of story detail, and build empathy.How to Make Read-Alouds Fun and Effective for All Ages
Well-planned read-alouds can enhance critical thinking, comprehension, and engagement across disciplines鈥攁nd age levels.Using Question Cubes to Boost Reading Engagement
This activity gives students the opportunity to collaborate, boosting engagement and deepening their understanding of class texts.54 Excellent, Low-Stakes Writing Prompts
Across grade levels, engaging and creative writing prompts encourage kids to explore their opinions, reflect on experiences, and build strong arguments.Why I鈥檓 Banning Student AI Use This Year
Chanea Bond will ban AI this year to give her high school English students the opportunity to develop foundational skills that she believes the tech can hinder.Build a 鈥淪hare What Works鈥� Experience in Your School Community!
Download and share our free how-to guide and toolkit. Let's work together to elevate what's working in classrooms and schools!Using Movement to Teach Vocabulary
When students explore new words through movement, they understand them better, retain them longer, and feel more empowered to use them.3 Great Discussion Models for High School English
These models move beyond Socratic seminars to provide students with authentic, engaging class discussions.500Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.AI Tool Demo: Creative Uses for ChatGPT in History and ELA
Assistant editor Daniel Leonard shares a few interesting applications of ChatGPT that teachers have adopted to drive critical thinking and deeper analysis.
5 Ways to Support Students Who Struggle With Reading Comprehension
These strategies can help students who are able to decode well but聽have difficulty understanding what they read鈥攁nd they鈥檙e beneficial for all students.43.7kYour content has been saved!
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Reading Aloud to Middle School Students
Hearing books read aloud benefits older students, enhancing language arts instruction and building a community of readers.45.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Celebrating Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Teachers working with young students can explore books that foster kindness and acceptance of differences among people.
4 Reading Strategies to Retire This Year (Plus 6 to Try Out!)
A look at a few popular literacy practices that shouldn鈥檛 make the cut鈥攁long with fresh strategies that experienced teachers and literacy experts recommend instead.26kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Which Reading Strategies to Try, and Which to Ditch
Research shows that some popular activities for reading instruction don鈥檛 actually result in more fluent readers鈥攕o we rounded up the most classroom-worthy ones.25.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Here鈥檚 What the Science of Reading Looks Like in My High School Classroom
Teachers can design lessons around these five components to deepen student understanding of and engagement with reading material.
