NCTE Guidelines and Position Statements
2009 Legislative Platform
To tap our full potential as writers, readers, inventors, communicators, and decision makers, NCTE calls upon Congress to invest in building a comprehensive 21st century literacy policy that strengthens support for the youngest literacy learners (ages 0–5).
Read Together: Parents and Educators Working Together for Literacy
Learning to read doesn't happen magically. Parents and teachers play important roles in developing young readers. Supporting a child is best accomplished when parents and teachers share common methods and basic understandings about the reading process.
Position Statement on Interdisciplinary Learning, Pre-K to Grade 4
Several major national subject-matter organizations developed guidelines and outline the principles that should guide the implementation of an integrated curriculum.
Features of Literacy Programs: A Decision-Making Matrix
The NCTE Commission on Reading developed a matrix in response to requests for sound, standards-aligned criteria to apply as educators select program materials or design local programs of instruction in reading. It is intended to be used as part of professional discussion among colleagues.
Policy Research Briefs
The NCTE Squire Office on Policy Research has published several Policy Briefs which summarize and present the relevant research findings on a variety of issues important to education today.
NCTE Assembly
The Early Childhood Education Assembly (ECEA) is an assembly that supports teachers of young children with a strong emphasis on promoting thoughtful practices that enhance the teaching and learning of young children within and across diverse communities.
For information, visit http://www.eceassembly.blogspot.com/ or contact Chair, Vivian Vasquez, Gray Hall 220, American University, Washington, DC 20016.
NCTE Journals
School Talk is a lively six-page newsletter designed specifically to help classroom teachers bridge the gap between the ideal and the real world of teaching. Presented in a friendly, informal voice, each issue focuses on one particular topic and deals in practical terms with questions that teachers everywhere are asking.
Language Arts is a professional journal for elementary and middle school teachers and teacher educators. It provides a forum for discussions on all aspects of language arts learning and teaching, primarily as they relate to children in pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade.
Lesson Plans from ReadWriteThink
These classroom-tested lesson plans provide ready resources for teachers working with students from kindergarten to high school.
Pathways is a yearlong professional development experience that helps teachers, schools, and districts address the unique needs of learners with content on key areas such as 21st Century Literacy and English Language Learners.
NCTE Consultants Specializing in Early Literacy
Bring an experienced NCTE consultant to your school to engage your staff in a workshop or presentation on early literacy topics today!
NCTE Web Seminars
Whether you're participating on your own or planning professional development for an early-release day, you'll find these desktop sessions informative, interactive, and a great value especially since everyone in your school can participate through one connection. Attend a live virtual event or sign up to recive the CD recording of the event and all the resources asssociated with it.