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Plan Now for Summer Reading
May is Get Caught Reading Month (G), and it's time to start making your plans to encourage students to keep reading once classes are over. Try these resources to get your students involved in independent reading all summer long.

Using Movies in the Classroom
George Lucas was born this month, and that makes it a great time to think about how we can use films in the classroom, whether we analyze and explore existing videos or we ask students to step behind the camera and take on the filmmaker's role.

Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners
English language instruction continues to be a hot topic in the news -- from achievement gaps to funding and professional development for teachers. These resources focus on supporting students' cultural language and identity as they work to learn a second language.

Happy Birthday to William Shakespeare!
On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon. Celebrate the bard with the strategies outlined in these resources.

Providing Culturally Relevant Texts
April 30 is El D�a de Los Ni�os/El D�a de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day), an event that focuses on providing children with books in many languages and making reading an integral part of their lives. Plan your celebration by tapping these ideas and resources suggested in the following articles.

Summer Activities to Keep Kids Learning
Share learning activities and resources with families, tutors, summer school teachers, and other literacy volunteers to help keep kids learning all summer long. ReadWriteThink's Learning Beyond the Classroom section provides summer activities that educators can complete with their own children or share with families looking for ways to support summer learning. Don't miss the site's new features, including new podcasts and videos!

Experimenting with Poetry Writing
Start planning your National Poetry Month celebration with the following lesson plans and classroom-ready resources, all of which invite students to write their own poetry.

Celebrate Poets!
It's just one week till the start of National Poetry Month, but you can celebrate poets all year with the resources included on the ReadWriteThink calendar. Each month, the calendar lists classroom activities and online resources associated with events in literacy and literature.

Raising Students' Awareness of Copyright
This week is Copyright Awareness Week (G), an event designed to urge teachers from across the curriculum to teach students basic concepts of copyright. The following resources provide options to explore these issues with students.

Effective Resources for the Writing Classroom
The most effective writing activities focus on authentic writing situations and provide student writers with a wide range of support, ranging from specific resources like books, handouts, and graphic organizers, to feedback and support from a community of writers. The following NCTE journal articles share great writing activities, ready to use in the classroom.

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