Introduction As an educator, you may have noticed a significant gap in literacy instruction. In many cases, students who come from marginalized backgrounds are left behind because they don’t have
Expand literacy through hip-hop with a 1-hour playlist that’s squeaky clean for classroom listening. Newbery honoree Jason Reynolds said in his interview with The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah in January
Hands down, when it comes to gift-giving, books continue to stand the test of time. If you’re looking for something that never needs batteries, can travel anywhere, and will delight
The following 4 components are critical to student reading and comprehension at grade level: Increase access to informational text Increase time with informational text Practice comprehension strategies Use authentic text
Britannica curriculum specialists delivered a special professional development session on literacy and social studies to the Seventh Day Teacher Conference this August in Chicago.
Educators can easily build a source deck around any current events topic and, in this activity, we’re using it to bring together a discussion on fake news and source evaluation.
Looking at some key terms can help educators as they prepare to broach the topic of fake news with students, plus resources and activities that support media literacy skills development.
Arm any middle or high school student against the sway of fake news with this free media literacy webinar, presented by edWeb.net and Tiffany “Mighty Little Librarian” Whitehead.
A free webinar presented by edWeb.net and Dr. Leslie Maniotes. Supersize the literacy arsenal of any K-12 student by mastering the art of “keyword lessons.”
“Literacy” is a term that gets thrown around a lot in education, but being “literate” means so much more to life-long learning that simply being able to read.
Britannica Digital Learning spotlights the contributions performance poetry has made to not only expand the reach of poetry to new audiences, but the indelible mark it’s made on multiple art forms.