Guiding Students to Dig Deeper into Graphic Novels: Guest Post by Christina Soontornvat
by Christina Soontornvat, author of The Tryout I once heard a teacher tell her students that graphic novels were “dessert” books; meaning, they were light, sweet, and fluffy, and kids should only [...]
Combatting Gender Stereotypes with Representation in Literature
When I was a classroom teacher, I hung my students’ names vertically on the back cabinets and under their names, I strung their art projects, essays, pictures, conference goals—whatever we were [...]
Carter Higgins: Kids Deserve Great Stories and Art
Leo + Lea: How Wondering About Math Enriched My Creative Writing: Guest Post by Monica Wesolowska
Creativity begins with wonder. For my first picture book, Leo + Lea, my wonder began upon meeting a boy who didn’t like stories; he just liked math. As a lover of stories, I was filled with [...]
Balancing Your Nonfiction Collection Using the 5 Kinds of Nonfiction
What percentage of your classroom library collection is nonfiction? When I proposed this question to myself , I realized that my classroom library collection had roughly less than 20% nonfiction [...]
Reading Without Words: Guest Post by Logan S. Kline
When we read, we connect with others without the fear of rejection. Every page is promised to us; it is in our hand, waiting. When we ‘read’ without words, we are left to infer, and to infer [...]
