The National Council of Teachers of English, with more than 35,000 members and subscribers worldwide, is dedicated to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
For more than 100 years NCTE has been the home for teachers in all areas of literacy education at all grade levels.
In 2011 NCTE and the Ball Foundation introduced the National Center for Literacy Education to celebrate the work of successful school teams across the country who are achieving remarkable results in advancing literacy learning.
Add these upcoming NCTE events to your calendar!
"Reclaiming Joy in Teaching, Learning, and Research," Whole Language Umbrella Literacies for All Summer Institute, July 19-21, 2012, St. Louis
National Day on Writing, October 20, 2012
"Dream • Connect • Ignite!" NCTE Annual Convention, November 15-18, 2012, Las Vegas
"The Public Work of Composition," Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, March 13-16, 2013, Las Vegas
See these special resource pages on key issues in literacy education today.