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Assessment & Testing

Principles and Practices in Electronic Portfolios
NCTE-WPA White Paper on Writing Assessment in Colleges and Universities
The Impact of the SAT and ACT Timed Writing Tests

Class Size & Workload

More than a Number: Why Class Size Matters
Statement on Class Size and Teacher Workload: Elementary
Statement on Class Size and Teacher Workload: Secondary

The NCTE Definition of 21st-Century Literacies
English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues

Government in Education

2008 NCTE Legislative Platform
2007 NCTE Legislative Platform
2006 NCTE Legislative Platform

NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: A Policy Research Brief
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief
The NCTE Definition of 21st-Century Literacies

English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
NCTE Position Paper on the Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs)
Learning through Language: A Call for Action in All Disciplines

English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
The NCTE Definition of 21st-Century Literacies
Adolescent Literacy: A Policy Research Brief

Multimodal Literacies
Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief

NCTE Organizational Concerns

2008 NCTE Legislative Platform
Statement on Anti-Racism to Support Teaching and Learning
2007 NCTE Legislative Platform

Professional Development

Adolescent Literacy: A Policy Research Brief
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief
Principles of Professional Development

Resolution on the Essential Roles and Value of Literature in the Curriculum
Resolution on the Critical Role of Teachers in the Selection and Implementation of Reading Programs and Policies
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: A Policy Research Brief

NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts
Standards for Middle and High School Literacy Coaches
Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Teaching Materials

Resolution on the Critical Role of Teachers in the Selection and Implementation of Reading Programs and Policies
Guidelines for Selection of Materials in English Language Arts Programs
Guidelines for Judging and Selecting Elementary Language Arts Textbooks

NCTE-WPA White Paper on Writing Assessment in Colleges and Universities
NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: A Policy Research Brief

Censorship & Intellectual Freedom

Guidelines for Dealing with Censorship of Nonprint and Multimedia Materials
The Students' Right to Read
Guidelines for Selection of Materials in English Language Arts Programs

Computers in Education

The NCTE Definition of 21st-Century Literacies
Multimodal Literacies
Position Statement on Teaching, Learning, and Assessing Writing in Digital Environments

NCTE Position Paper on the Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs)
Statement on Anti-Racism to Support Teaching and Learning
English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief

Some Questions and Answers about Grammar
NCTE's Position on the Teaching of English: Assumptions and Practices
Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language

Interdisciplinary

Adolescent Literacy: A Policy Research Brief
Multimodal Literacies
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: A Policy Research Brief

Resolution on the Essential Roles and Value of Literature in the Curriculum
Resolution on El d�a de los ni�os/El d�a de los libros
Resolution on Supporting School and Community Libraries

Resolution on the Essential Roles and Value of Literature in the Curriculum
Resolution on the Critical Role of Teachers in the Selection and Implementation of Reading Programs and Policies
21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief

Multicultural Literature

Supporting Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners in English Education
Resolution on El d�a de los ni�os/El d�a de los libros
Resolution on Literature-Based Reading Instruction

Professional Concerns

English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
A Policy on Disability in CCCC
Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues

Resolution on Identifying Authors of Instructional Materials
Resolution on Opposing Abridgment or Adaptation as a Form of Censorship
Resolution on Publishing Companies and the Internal Revenue Service

Rights and Roles in Education

English Language Learners: An NCTE Policy Research Brief
A Policy on Disability in CCCC
Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues

Teacher Certification & Preparation

Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues
NCTE Principles of Adolescent Literacy Reform: A Policy Research Brief
Adolescent Literacy: A Policy Research Brief

Working Conditions

A Policy on Disability in CCCC
Sexual Harassment in the Student Teaching Environment
CCCC Position Statement on the Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of Writing

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