Reading Archives

Steal My Born a Crime Teaching Ideas

January 2, 2025 // by Lindsay Ann

Deciding to teach Trevor Noah's Born a Crime to sophomore students several years ago was one of the BEST shifts for …

October 14, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

When administrators leave their offices and conduct walk-throughs, they look for evidence of active learning. When we …

September 30, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

When students pick up their phones, they aren’t reading eBooks. They are checking Insta, scrolling Tik Toks, binging …

June 11, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

You’ve probably been in the staff or department meeting when the administrator in the room announces proudly (and …

June 4, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

It seems like so many things are getting shorter these days: our weekends, our patience, and even our readings (beyond …

May 30, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Ah, novel units and book projects are the bread and butter of English teacher life and planning. We want students to …

April 23, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Ask students what some of their favorite books are (or even put a book list, nonfiction or fiction, in front of them and …

April 9, 2024 // by Lindsay Ann

Why do we read informational texts and nonfiction? Why do we write informational texts? These questions are …

October 2, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Let me tell you a story about story elements...Once upon a time, there was a teacher who was tired of reading stories …

April 11, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

When I Netflix and relax, I’m not thinking about reading with comprehension, but I always turn the captions on, reading …

April 3, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Not all reading is created equally. There is a significant difference between passive and active reading, and when our …

March 7, 2023 // by Lindsay Ann

Poetic devices are a way of helping readers understand and interpret poems. By using poetic devices, writers are able to …