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Students simultaneously begin to develop important literacy resources and experience unique literacy challenges. They also begin to develop new literacy resources and participate in multiple discourse communities in and out of school.

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Complex act of constructing meaning from print. Becoming a reader is a gradual process that begins with our first interactions with print.

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-Expect all students to achieve
-See students as individuals (interests, school, home, and community experiences)
-Observe each students reading to provide appropriate instruction and monitor process
-Read to students daily
-Risk-free environment, social interaction, open discussion and multiple perspectives
-Variety of instructional groupings
-Reflect on their student's progress
-Many more reading instruction is located on the NCTE website.

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Devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. This mission statement was adopted in 1990.
- "The council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language."

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As children learn to read new text individually they continue using their intuitive knowledge of spoken language, their growing knowledge of written language, and their knowledge of the topic of the text to construct meaning

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Mobile and National conferences and annual conventions.
-CCCC Annual Convention
-WLU Literacies for Summer Institute.
-CEL Annual Conventions

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February 2019
The National African American Read-In is the nation's first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. Learn more about the Read-In and find resources to help you host your own event.

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CCCC Annual Convention

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * March 13-16, 2019

WLU Literacies for All Summer Institute

Columbia, South Carolina * July 12-13, 2019

CEL Annual Convention

Baltimore, Maryland * November 24-26, 2019

Washington, DC
April 8-9, 2019

This members-only event includes workshops, featured speakers, visits to legislative offices, and other learning opportunities focused on teacher impact on education policy.
A limited number of small travel stipends are available. Apply by February 15, 2019.
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Web Seminars

NCTE Reads

#NCTEchat

#NCTEchat is a fast-paced monthly Twitter chat where incredible ideas fly and solid advice comes in 280-character snippets. Join the conversation!

February #NCTEchat: Sunday, February 17, 8:00 p.m. EST

Building Boundless Classrooms

Hosts: @klrembert and @DR_DoriH of the Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English (#CARBTE)

March #NCTEchat: Sunday, March 10, 8:00 p.m. EST

Equity, Literacy, and Technology

Host: @detramichelle

Read through the Wakelet archives of all past #NCTEchats

Baltimore, MD

November 21-24, 2019

The NCTE Annual Convention is an opportunity to find new teaching allies, new connections with luminaries and authors, and enough new books to fill entire shelves in classroom libraries. Join us in November as Baltimore welcomes more than 7,000 authors, advocates, and literacy educators from across the country.
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NCTE Advocacy and Leadership Summit

April 8-9, 2019

National Day on Writing

October 20

African American Read-In

February (all month long)

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February 2019 The National African American Read-In is the nation's first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. Learn more about the Read-In and find resources to help you host your own event.

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We're the home for educators of English and language arts.

NCTE amplifies the voice of educators through personal connection, collaboration, and a shared mission to improve the teaching and learning of English and language arts at all levels.

2019 NCTE Annual Convention

Join thousands of educators, experts, authors, administrators, publishers, and others in Baltimore, Maryland, for the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention! November 21-24, 2019

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Find Resources, Communities, and Groups That Are Right for You:

Kinloch is the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the School of Education and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also an executive member of the AERA Consortium of University and Research Institutions and co-chair of the Remake Learning Council. In 2018, Kinloch was awarded the NCTE Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award. In 2015 she was awarded the NCTE Rewey Belle Inglis Award for Outstanding Women in English Education.
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When you join NCTE, you'll be joining the best minds in English, language arts, and writing studies. You'll find a professional home for the many stages of your teaching career.

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Baltimore, MD
November 21-24, 2019

This fall, when we come together in Baltimore, let's inquire together. Let's dare to wonder, to be bold and creative in our curiosity. Let's reawaken our own spirit of inquiry as teachers, leaders, writers, readers, and thinkers.

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NCTE amplifies the voice of educators through personal connection, collaboration, and a shared mission to improve the teaching and learning of English and language arts at all levels. Join thousands of educators, experts, authors, administrators, publishers, and others in Baltimore, Maryland, for the 2019 NCTE Annual Convention! November 21-24, 2019 Learn more.

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Yearly Membership:
-Regular
~Standard: $50
~Student: $25
-Green
~Standard: $45
~Student: $22.50
Membership Benefits:
-Free Webinars and Scholarly Articles
-Online Events
-Conventions
-Lesson Plans
-Council Chronicle
-Journal Archives