Reading
3 Reasons Why Students Should Still Read Physical Books
Reading books helps students develop stronger language, cognitive, and critical thinking skills. But how does it help, and why are paperback books still important?
Reading
A Quick Guide to Measuring Text Difficulty
How do you know if a text is the right level of difficulty for your students? This blog post has the answers.
Reading
2024 Reading Curriculum: Survey Results
With growing concerns about how ready students are to handle more difficult texts, we heard from the teachers who deal with this issue.
Teaching Tips
5 Popular ELA Resources to Support Student Success
Whether you’re looking for ways to teach vocabulary, classic literature, or writing skills, we’ve got you covered with our top ELA resources.
Reading
Basic Comprehension Strategies for Acing Reading Assessments
Learning how to use these key reading comprehension strategies can help students become confident readers.
Reading
3 Ways Learning Word Roots Raises Reading Skills
See how understanding Latin and Greek roots can help students gain the confidence to tackle complex texts.
Teaching Tips
How to Build a High School Book List
Looking to build up your high school book list? Read this post for some tips on choosing the right books!
Vocabulary
Webinar: Sharpening Language and Literacy Skills With Vocabulary Power Plus Online
See how Vocabulary Power Plus Online can improve students’ language skills and unlock their full potential in your classroom and beyond.
Literature
Webinar: A Quick Look at KeyLit
In this recorded webinar, you’ll learn about the KeyLit digital literature learning platform, see a sample lesson, and get details about enrollment.
Reading
Why Do Informational Texts Matter?
Discover the importance of informational texts and how these types of materials intersect with the science of reading.
Reading
High School Literacy and the Science of Reading
Helping struggling readers with their skills begins with examining the five components of literacy for adolescents.
Reading
Vocabulary and the Science of Reading
Explore the link between vocabulary and reading comprehension and discover effective strategies for implementing direct vocabulary instruction in the classroom!
Reading
3 Important Frameworks Behind the Science of Reading
Take a look at the science of reading and explore three core concepts behind this approach to reading instruction.
Reading
NAEP Report Card 2022: Reading Scores and Resources
Reading proficiency scores for 4th and 8th grade students are at the lowest level in decades. How can we fix this?
Reading
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards Reading Recommendations
Build a classroom library that’s both enriching and compliant with the new Florida state laws with these recommended books!
Reading
Media Literacy: Why Students Need These Skills
Learn about media literacy and how you can help build these skills in the English language arts classroom!
Teaching Tips
How to Run a Book Club in the Classroom
The book club format encourages student choice and engagement while meeting key academic standards for teaching literature.
Literature
How to Select Appropriate Texts by Lexile Measure
Discover what Lexile measures are and how you can use them to decide which books are best for your students.
Reading
5 Resources to Solve Critical Reading Problems in the Classroom
Discover real solutions to common issues that may appear while developing your middle and high school students’ critical reading skills.
Reading
Preparing Students for Reading Assessments
Preparing students for reading tests can be a challenge. What are some of your favorite methods?
Holding Students Accountable for Reading Assignments
Whether your classes are taking place in person or remotely, here are ways to improve student reading accountability.
Reading
Free Reading and Literature Templates for Google Docs
Perfect for independent reading assignments or class-wide literature units, these free Google Docs templates are ready to use for distance learning.
Reading
5 Quick Activities for Teaching Informational Texts
Try these five fun activities to keep students engaged with the informational texts you study!
Literature
How to Prepare to Teach a Book for the First Time
Are you teaching a new book next year? Get tips on building a great literature unit here!
Reading
What is a Lexile Measure?
Wondering what a Lexile measure is and how it can help you choose appropriate texts for your students? This article’s for you.
Literature
How to Introduce Literary Theory to Your Students
Most students can benefit from learning literary theory, and giving them the tools to do so can boost student engagement.
Reading
5 Types of Informational Text Structures
Knowing the components of these 5 text structures is essential for students reading and analyzing informational texts.
Reading
Orphan Train - Discussion Questions
Join the discussion on the third book in our Summer Reading Book Club, Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline.
Reading
5 Teaching Resources for Nonfiction Texts
Looking for resources that'll help you teach nonfiction? Check out these five.
Pairing Informational Texts with Romeo and Juliet
Looking for informational texts for your students to read alongside Romeo and Juliet? Give some of these a try!
3 Benefits of Pairing Informational Texts with Novels
Pairing nonfiction texts with literature can help your students become better readers of fiction.
Helping At-Risk Students Read Rigorous Texts
Students who enter your classroom with a below-grade reading level need your help to read tough texts. Here are a few things you can do.
Reading
Celebrate Read Across America Day -- March 2
Read Across America Day focuses on encouraging children and teens to read. Celebrate it on March 2nd.
Reading
Reading Informational Texts Selected as We Are Teachers' Pick of the Week
Reading Informational Texts, Prestwick House's 7-12th Grade nonfiction program was selected as We Are Teacher's Pick of the Week.