Two kinds of reading rarely taught in schools
If you’re a typical student in a typical urban public high school, here’s what you’re reading: 1. Teacher-assigned fiction. Usually in novel ...
Tag: current events
Dezmond and Ramir: New York Times winners!
A few posts ago, I challenged readers to help me give a graduation gift — a three-month subscription to The New York Times — to two lucky students,...
Using Diigo to expand Article of the Week
One of my favorite ways to improve students’ reading skills, to expand their background knowledge, and to teach current events is through Kelly Gallagher...
Students like reading the news. Too bad it’s so expensive.
I’m a big reader of the news and a big believer of teaching current events. Despite what some adults say, students really like reading about what’s...