What Is Good Literature?
Contributor: Darrell Hershberger | File type : Article
On a school administrators' email group, Darrell Hershberger posed this question:
What makes literature worthwhile? We're working on coming to an answer to this question that will inform our librar... Read More
Seven Creative Ways to Promote Reading
Contributor: Lucinda J Miller | File type : Blog Post
Reading opens the door to academic and career success, imagination, knowledge, understanding of others, compassion, and so much more. As educators, we can give students no greater gift than positi... Read More
Encouraging Good Reading and Writing: Library Considerations
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | File type : Curricular
What are the essentials in teaching children to read and write well? In this collection, Jonas offers considerations on literature, the library, and public reading practices.Download this documen... Read More
To Lack Nothing: Why Practice and Teach Spiritual Disciplines?
Contributor: Arlyn Nisly | Length : 5 | File type : Video
Prayer, reading the Bible, fasting, singing: We know these are good things, but how can we stay motivated to do them? How do we teach them to our students when the results often aren't obvious? Arlyn ... Read More
Short Term Mission Trips (Elijah Yoder)
Contributor: Elijah Yoder | Length : 43 | File type : Audio
Whether your mission trip is a work project, hands-on evangelism, or for cultural exposure, your experience can be enhanced by several simple actions. Develop the personal disciplines of reading, pray... Read More
Cultivating Wisdom from Literature (Lyndon Hartman)
Contributor: Lyndon Hartman | Length : 40 | File type : Audio
Studying quality literature influences how you live life from that day forward. You may gain knowledge, inspiration, warning, or motivation. Teachers can explore literary themes with students and demo... Read More
Cultivating Wisdom from Literature (Anthony Hurst)
Contributor: Anthony Hurst | Length : 41 | File type : Audio
Studying quality literature influences how you live life from that day forward. You may gain knowledge, inspiration, warning, or motivation. Teachers can explore literary themes with students and demo... Read More
Cultivating Wisdom from Literature (Jonas Sauder)
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | Length : 43 | File type : Audio
Studying quality literature influences how you live life from that day forward. You may gain knowledge, inspiration, warning, or motivation. Teachers can explore literary themes with students and demo... Read More
Reading Café
Contributor: Arlene Birt | File type : Blog Post
My first-graders enjoyed hosting a Reading Café where, instead of serving food, we served stories! This was a fun culmination to our reading classes. Each first-grader was to choose three sto... Read More
Four Classic Books for a Teacher’s Summer
Contributor: Peter Goertzen | File type : Blog Post
As your school year ends, it’s a good time to think about how you can grow in preparation for next year. Reading, of course, is a valuable catalyst for growth. Last year, I wrote a post on summer re... Read More
