Preparing Students for Standardized Tests, Higher Education, and Careers

Expert Strategies to Drive Greater Depth of Knowledge in Your Classroom

How can students work together in a mixed-ability classroom?

Expert Strategies to Implement Metacognition in the Classroom

Quick Guide to Topical Essential Questions

Latest research recommends changes to ELA instruction

How to Make Literacy a School-Wide Goal

4 Strategies to Support Readers in Mixed-Ability Classrooms

5 Ways to Make Rigorous Content Motivating to Students

The Benefits of Deeper Learning: Retention, Transfer and Motivation

How technology expands access to text

4 Questions that Drive Successful Scaffolds

4 Ways to Deepen Understanding with Writing, Even if You’re Not an English Teacher

Formative Assessment: Tracking Student Learning in Real Time

Modeling Expert Reading: Three Tips for Success

Vexed by Vocab: 5 Common Mistakes in Teaching New Words

Strategic Annotation: Thinking Like an Expert Reader

Mastering Metacognition: The What, Why, and How

[Infographic] Close Reading Strategies with Actively Learn

5 Takeaways from Visible Learning for Literacy

Is reading on a screen bad for comprehension?

Effective Feedback for Deeper Learning

How to Ask Great Questions in Actively Learn

How to Scaffold Texts for Struggling Readers in Actively Learn

From Carrots to Caring: Motivating Students to Read

Reading as Shared Exploration

Capturing Student Habits as Data to Drive Better Instruction

Close Reading: A Guide for Students

The Seven Rules of Close Reading (beyond the Common Core)

LESS IS MORE when it comes to student feedback

How to Change Your Reading Comprehension Questions to Improve Writing