Autor: Lesley Roessing

One of the most popular literary genres, memoir can provide literary and literacy access to reluctant adolescent readers and writers, and help bridge the achievement gap by motivating students to rea …

Talking Texts is a guide for teachers to the steps and strategies of implementing text clubs in many forms fiction and nonfiction book clubs, textbook clubs, article clubs, and even poetry clubsin th …

It is imperative that teachers build community in their classrooms and across their academic teams and grades in order to make school a safe and supportive place for adolescents. Teachers must help t …

Use reader response strategies to achieve Common Core goals in reading and in writing!Response journals-brief, personal writing in response to reading-can significantly improve reading comprehension. …

Mastering the art of storytelling isn’t just a goal for professional writers. Analyzing and creating stories can boost critical literacy skills for all learnersand this comprehensive resource will sh …

Mastering the art of storytelling isn’t just a goal for professional writers. Analyzing and creating stories can boost critical literacy skills for all learnersand this comprehensive resource will sh …