One way to improve students’ reading skills is to work on their writing skills, according to a report from the Carnegie Corporation. “Teaching writing not only improves how well students write, it ...

What’s the best way to teach reading to beginners in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, or home school and how can we do it better? Both research and practice are offering a novel idea: teach kids ...

Teachers are focusing on writing instruction like never before. More and more, they’re asking students to write about what they read, helping them think through and craft their work, and using such ...

Have you ever asked yourself why some writing feels very clear and easy to understand, while other writing feels confusing? ...

Gabriel Garcia Márquez once told an interviewer at the Paris Review that the first time he read Kafka’s Metamorphosis it nearly knocked him clear off his bed. “I didn’t know anyone was allowed to ...

In this second of a two-part post, I collaborate with co-author Dr. Molly Ness of Fordham University to show how analysis of writing in children as young as kindergarten shows evidence of foundational ...

People write for a variety of purposes—including recording, persuading, learning, communicating, entertaining, self-expression, and reflection—and proficiency in writing for one purpose does not ...

Each year, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program invites two nationally acclaimed writers to give readings and craft workshops as part of The Creative Writing Symposium. This event is ...