It is a great day to learn something new. Have you ever read a text and noticed that the author seems to be giving you, as the reader, information that they want you to believe? Well, there are three ...

Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University, is one of the most influential literacy educators in the country. She is the author of the ...

Jennifer Serravallo agreed to answer a few questions about her latest book, The Writing Strategies Book. You might also be interested in the interview she did for this column two years ago, “The ...

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