We asked several fifth-grade students from Chicago to share what they wish they could tell their teachers about themselves as readers and writers. Students were asked to reflect and consider the following prompt: As your final months in elementary...
Laura Reece, a fifth-grade teacher in Chicago, wrote an article titled “How One Read-Aloud Built Community All Year” that was published in Issue 7 of Classroom Corridors. The students in Mrs. Reece’s class reflected on how learning about her process...
This booklist brings together the voices of students in a rural Texas dual language elementary school who were asked a simple but powerful question: “Think about all the books you have read. Tell me about a book that has had an impact on your life...
Two rising sixth graders explain why it’s important to share book recommendations. They also provide a printable form for creating your own Shelf Talkers. Download the Resource Dive deeper into insightful resources designed to support educators and...
This episode of Corridor Conversations brings student voice to the forefront as host Gary R. Gray Jr. speaks with students from Portland Public Schools in Oregon. Listen for student perspectives on why reading and writing is important, what they...





