Reading

Readers Confess Why They DIDN’T Read the Books Teachers Assigned in School

Ever skip a reading you were supposed to do for school, and it didn’t really matter? You’re not alone. In…

So much of learning and teaching occurs through language. The more we understand the contours of languages–not just traditional languages…

Etymology is one thing, but to look at the historical roots of letters themselves is just pure alphabetic joy.

I love this list from the New York Public Library about reading books set in New York City in New…

It’s an iconic work in the philosophy of education, but have you read it? No? That’s OK, now you can…

StoryCorp’s video memoir of Ronald Clark, who grew up living in the Washington Height’s public library, will make you yearn…

Love ain’t no missing piece to be found. I adored reading this book to my son when he was younger.…

What life and energy Bronx middle school ELA teacher Laura Weiss brings to her craft–including the front of her room.…

Le Guin’s essays are some of the loveliest prose I’ve read recently, her style outmatched only by her astuteness for…

Observing a middle school English class recently, I was struck by how mechanical annotating one’s reading had become. I do…

Should you need a reminder why we teach literature, I give you these lines from Orwell’s novel. Via Book Riot

An apropos metaphor regarding the relationship between reading and achievement. via @bookishbronte on Instagram Happy #socksunday everybody how are…

For those who share my love of #essays as a #genre, check out Literary Hub’s recent list of the best…

Webster’s famous spelling book (and later, his dictionary) was not what you probably think. Noah Webster created such texts for use…