Heinemann Blog

A roundup of resources to educate ourselves, our classrooms, and our school communities to better support our Neurodivergent students and colleagues.

The audiobook version of The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers, written and narrated by Patrick Harris II, has been named a finalist for the Audie Award in the business/personal development category.

Interactive writing is a powerful tool to scaffold children’s literacy skills toward independence. Learn more in this new blog from new Heienmann author, Matt Halpern.

In what ways can an understanding of the relationship between reading and writing make planning more efficient?

Confident readers read and think flexibly and critically about content AND perform effectively on the test.

Jennifer Serravallo joins the Heinemann Podcast to detail the brand new Reading Strategies Book 2.0 and share her thinking that went into this new edition.

Highly effective writing teachers teach with mentor texts. In direct instruction lessons, teachers explain the techniques to students.

Engaging in mathematical practices as a classroom and making sense of ideas together requires intellectual risk-taking, creativity, and lots of talk.

After the pandemic, there is no reverse for a global community expansion and inevitably, the U.S. culture is in a continuous state of change. Unless teachers are able to understand the diverse needs of their students, it will be difficult if not impossible to teach them effectively.

Until students are comfortable with authors, genres, and interests, it’s hard for them to find books they will love to read. Learn how the Good Books box can help students select a book.

What steps can you take within the four walls of your classroom to keep the focus on learning, and away from grades?

State standards are a guide to all that we ask kids to do as writers and readers. They are not meant to be out of context as a stand-alone lesson.

Why is it sometimes difficult to see exactly where a reader needs support? Reading is complex, and in today’s teaching world, we can be overwhelmed with the many dimensions that encompass daily teaching.

There seem to be infinite possibilities for tying in civics content with necessary skills: Could civics be the most flexible (and important) way to meet a multitude of standards?

What myth about multilingual learners do you most want to bust, and what truth would you like to replace it with?

A list of the top three things to avoid when teaching kids how to write graphic novels from Eric Hand, coauthor of the new Writing Unit of Study.

See Heinemann's brand-new schedule of math-focused virtual workshops on the Spring 2023 PD event schedule, ranging in topic, length and format.

Enter the Literacy Studio, a new approach to the workshop model that allows for integrated reading and writing instruction without demanding more time or extra planning.