How can ELA teachers engage reluctant readers--especially reluctant readers of poetry? It begins with choosing the right poem. Here are 5...

Over the years I have worn many hats, and one of them is as a homeschooling parent. My family and I are now at the end of our...

Even the most enthusiastic readers among us can become befuddled by poetry. Leaving the comfortable land of prose with its capital...

Checklist for the first day of class: take attendance, outline classroom rules, hand out the syllabus, and (hopefully) a poem. IMHO, a...

"The first days are the hardest days." Chances are you're familiar with the Grateful Dead lyric. Although I don't think Jerry Garcia was...

Learning new vocabulary can be, um, boring. You know the drill: Encounter an unknown word, look it up in a dictionary, memorize the...

There is nothing more reassuring than knowing that you are not alone in what you’re feeling, especially if what you’re feeling is...

The big row at my family's holiday celebration last December wasn't about politics, Cousin Jennie's questionable tattoos, or even who was...