Facing down a blank page (or screen) can be terrifying—these excellent activities are designed to break through the logjam.

At the most basic level, that means practice encoding —writing letters to represent spoken sounds, the inverse of decoding in ...

Unlike in the past, reading great student work today doesn’t bring teachers pride, wonder, or joy — instead, we use a variety ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report HIGHLANDS RANCH — It was the middle of a writing lesson in Gabrielle Grace’s first-grade class at Sand Creek Elementary ...

Sand Creek Elementary kindergarten teacher Kristin Allen guides her students through a writing assignment. Allen says she has seen more writing growth this year than in any of her previous years ...

PHILADELPHIA — The sound of 100 voices speaking various languages bounced around the Catholic school gymnasium like a basketball. The diverse group of Northeast Philadelphia residents — some whose ...

A Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill to reintroduce cursive writing instruction in schools as an option. Proponents argue cursive connects students to history, improves cognitive function, and ...

Pamela Martin, 44, and her boyfriend Christopher O’Kane, 41, pleaded guilty to multiple charges including possession of an extreme pornographic image Humberside Police (2) Pamela Martin, 44, and her ...

It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned. For many students, the leap from understanding a concept to putting it on paper feels like an impossible ...

This year’s Drexel Writing Festival will feature celebrated authors, contemporary poets, distinguished editors and leading academics who take us on a deep, reflective dive. Join us between April 8 and ...

From playwriting to graphic fiction to investigative journalism, Yale offers a multitude of courses in creative writing — many of which are taught by instructors in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences ...