Literacy Posts

What English Sounds Like To Non-English Speakers

Terry Heick Apr 1, 2018

When someone hears a language they’re not familiar, it sounds–well, weird. This is what English sounds like to non-English speakers.

21st Century Literacy: A Framework For Merging Classic Literature…

Terry Heick Feb 28, 2018

Literacy instruction has done a relatively poor job of keeping up with the urgent pace of change in the ways people…

Why Do I Want To Become A Teacher? To…

TeachThought Staff Feb 11, 2018

I took a hard look at where I was going & realized what I had always known: I wanted to be…

A Writing Strategy That Works For Every Student, Every…

Terry Heick Jan 15, 2018

TAPE is a writing strategy that acts as a way of clarifying what you’re doing before you do it—or a way…

Interview: Want Better Readers? Write Twice As Much With…

TeachThought Staff Dec 31, 2017

“We tend to think about writing as a solitary activity. But it’s not really,” Graham said. “We’re always writing for an…

7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers

TeachThought Staff Oct 25, 2017

7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers Literacy starts and ends at home. Teachers instruct, support, promote, and provide, but if…

How We Created A Reading Program For Urban Students…

TeachThought Staff Sep 27, 2017

We saw a need for a reading program and created one via teacher empowerment, focus on reading strategies, and high-interest texts.

What Writing Is & Is Not

Terry Heick Sep 14, 2017

Writing is hard work–cognitively demanding and accessible via skill and perseverance and grit. Read more about what writing is & is…