Topic: Kelly Gallagher

When thinking about how to build our students’ vocabularies, it helps to consider that we learn words incrementally, through multiple exposures, and in waves; the difference between word breadth and depth; and when you learn one word, you learn multiple words.

What if you could use AI to help students find their writing voice?

Always write first. It's the most critical rule when bringing AI into the writing classroom. So when in the writing process should we go to AI and what are the guardrails we can put in place for our teaching?

Are you an English teacher wondering how AI can enhance your classroom?

To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff is now available as an audiobook! Listen to the book in author Kelly Gallagher's own voice.

At this mid-year point, are you thinking about how to reignite students' passion for reading in this age of digital distractions and high-pressure classrooms?

Why aren't students reading anymore? And what can educators do about it?

Building background knowledge moves students away from fake reading and into long reading with books.

Deciding what to teach is getting harder. Kelly Gallagher shares 5 big ideas any given curriculum should do to encourage developing background knowledge.

To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff is now available! Watch Kelly Gallagher discuss his renowned article of the week to help students build background knowledge.

Why is building background knowledge so crucial for students reading comprehension and critical thinking? Hear from Kelly Gallagher on the podcast this week.

How does background knowledge determine how we make decisions in the age of click-and-go reading?

How can you start the year off right and avoid the collective groan elicited from assigning a whole class classic novel? Is there a better entry point or a way to build up to this? The answer, start with book clubs.

How does background knowledge deepen reading? How can students access that knowledge? Learn more in this excerpt from Kelly Gallagher's forthcoming title.

What gives you energy as a teacher?

How do you approach essay, poetry, book clubs, and digital composition? If we reimagine our approach we can open the door to more engaged and challenging learning.

The list of forthcoming Heinemann professional books in 2024.

Heinemann is pleased to announce the latest addition to our growing line of audiobooks, 4 Essential Studies by Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher.