This episode of Corridor Conversations explores how nonfiction can help students become more curious, thoughtful readers and more informed citizens. Host Gary R. Gray Jr. talks with acclaimed authors Kekla Magoon, Kate Messner, and Chris Newell...
In my classroom, I use nonfiction to help students make sense of the world around them. I want them to see that nonfiction is more than a source of facts—it helps us understand people, experiences, history, and ideas. I chose the books in this...
Dear Teachers, I see every day how powerful nonfiction can be in the classroom. Whether it is a full-length text or a short article, it opens doors for students to build knowledge, make connections across disciplines, expand vocabulary, consider...
In a literacy landscape where educators feel pressured to prioritize the scope, sequence, and materials of their programs, we believe in the power of responsive nonfiction read-alouds that align with and inspire students’ interests, curiosities, and...
Multilingual learners are often described in classrooms as students who “need support,” a phrase that can unintentionally signal deficit rather than possibility. While support is essential, it must not come at the expense of rigor or access to grade...
Dear Teachers, It’s an exciting time to be a student, as multimodal learning invites all students to be readers, writers, and thinkers! Today, we leverage books, music, video, dance, drawing, and digital tools to provide a kaleidoscopic learning...
Literacy Assessment as a System, Not an Event invites teachers to look beyond isolated scores and see assessment as part of daily learning. This downloadable resource supports elementary teachers in using assessment as an ongoing instructional...
This school year at Janney Elementary, a school within the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), we made a major shift from a literacy curriculum we have used for more than 15 years to a new curriculum, one of four literacy curricular...
It is the beginning of our literacy block, and I’m taking a moment to watch students beginning the work of readers and writers. Secretly, it is my favorite time of the day, seeing them gathering their books, notebooks, booklists, and pieces of...
In this classroom resource, author and educator Angela Quezada Padron invites teachers to help students explore how stories can inspire real-world action. Using three picturebooks that feature strong author messages and calls to action, Padron...