Reading
I’ll Believe Chicago Is Progressive When We Close the Gaps for Black and Brown Kids
Shame on it all! In a new report, “The Secret Shame: How America’s Most Progressive Cities Betray Their Commitment to Educational Opportunities for All,” brightbeam…
Three Ways to Foster a Love of Reading in Students With Disabilities
When it comes to literacy, how do we help our students with learning disabilities thrive? The research is clear: Vanessa Chratian, a special education reading…
You Can Call It a ‘Lost Decade,’ But I See a Lot of Good Things Happening
WHAT WE GOT RIGHT: The spin never stops when it comes to education and it goes into overdrive with the close of a decade. Amidst all the hype of a lost decade and the need for humility from education reformers, I see a glass way more than half full.…
10 Books to Help Your Students Find the Diverse Voices They Need to Hear
The day my teaching changed forever didn’t happen in a classroom. It happened at the local mall, in a bookstore that was going out of…
Here’s What All the NAEP Coverage Missed
Articles on the release of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) scores rang an alarm of familiar decline: “Math scores remained relatively flat in…
Black Boys With Dyslexia Need Love and Learning, Not Shame and Prison
As a young boy, I wasn’t a bad person. I feared going into the classroom because I couldn’t read. Had someone intervened in third or…
If Your Students Can Relate, They Can Read, So Give Them Culturally Relevant Texts
As a teacher, I know that to get students learning they must first enjoy the idea of learning. Teaching English language arts may seem easy,…
Reading the Right Books, Not Just the White Books, Will Help Black Students Succeed
Dear Black Students: I want to tell you something controversial, something different from the messages most people will give you. I want you to know…
If We Don’t Give Students the Freedom to Choose What They Read, They May Choose Not to Read at All
Once again there is a story about censorship in schools. A Catholic school in Tennessee has decided their students should not read Harry Potter because they…
