Lucy Calkins responds to people who claim to represent 'THE science of reading.' Calkins' response is detailed and long, so get yourself a cup of coffee first. Read More...

The new Up the Ladder Reading units are for upper-grade readers—and teachers—who are new to the norms and culture of reading workshop, and for readers who would benefit from foundational instruction in reading fiction and nonfiction. Students will come away from these units as reinvigorated, changed readers—seeing themselves, their books, and their world differently. Read More....

On October 19, the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project hosted our 97th Saturday Reunion. Over two thousand teachers, principals, and literacy leaders made their way to Teachers College to attend a day filled with a variety of workshops and powerful keynotes. Read More...

The growth that second graders experience over the course of a year is incredible. It's the year most kids get hooked on a series, fall in love with characters, and follow them on all sorts of adventures. Second-grade phonics is about closing the gap between what kids can read and what they can write conventionally. Read More ...

Wednesday evening, at 7:30pm EST, the TCRWP community of staff developers and colleagues host an hour long chat session about various topics to help teachers think about how to implement reading and writing workshops K-8.
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