Center for Literacy and Children's Literature

Beyond Retelling: Navigating Complex Texts with Mitchell Brookins

Search & Explore the Biography Clearinghouse’s Collection on Library Thing! Wondering how to find and curate biographies suited to the interests of your students or to your curricular needs? Frustrated by a piecemeal approach, cross-referencing booklists, award lists, and...

Did you know culturally responsive literature can also be used in the math classroom? Read about ways to do this (like launching a counting unit with The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi) in this Peers and Pedagogy post by Jessica Lauer Tilli: https://buff.ly/2Z7Dv4T

Have you explored our Elementary Fantasy text set? ✨ These imaginative stories are perfect for bringing the fun of fairytales to your class. 👑 Celebrate by assigning one of these texts on CommonLit today: https://bit.ly/3DTnfoz

We are excited to announce our next webinar!

Preparing Pre-service Candidates to Teach Reading.

Date/Time: November 15th, 2 pm eastern.

Can't make it? Not to worry, it will be recorded and posted on our website. Sign up today! https://improvingliteracy.org/video/preparing-pre-service-candidates-teach-reading

UKLA Viewpoints: Reading comprehension - UKLA UKLA believes that comprehension involves what the reader brings to the text as well as what the reader understands from the text.

Looking for quality read-alouds to use in your classroom? Check out the K-2 Read Aloud Project for over 80 different lessons! https://buff.ly/3SwNyG7

Benefits of the MORE Content Literacy Approach Extend Across Grades, Topics, and School Contexts | Reach Every Reader Kim, J. S., Relyea, J. E., Burkhauser, M. A., Scherer, E., & Rich, P. (2021). Improving elementary grade students’ science and social studies vocabulary knowledge depth, reading comprehension, and argumentative writing: A conceptual replication. Educational Psychology Review, 33(4), 1935-1964....

Putting Word Study Into Practice Discover word study activities, hands-on ideas for student-centered learning, and instructional routines that yield results.

Earlier School Times Don't Hurt Elementary Students' Learning, Research Shows Districts often need to stagger start times. The evidence suggests secondary students should start later.

Building Oral Language Skills through Classroom Instruction: Six High-Yield Strategies to Borrow from the Clinic By Mary Ann Schouten and Taylor Bardell A child’s oral language ability provides the foundation for learning at school. This is most apparent in the early years when children entering kindergarten demonstrate a wide range of typical and later developing oral language skills. However, difficulties ...