As the start of the school year kicks off across the country, elementary school teachers work hour upon hour to create welcoming, joyous spaces for learning. They set up their classrooms, consult the ...

Jennifer Serravallo is a literacy consultant, speaker, and the author of several popular titles including The New York Times best-selling The Reading Strategies Book and The Writing Strategies Book.

The new question-of-the-week is: Should “reading logs” be assigned to students and, if not, what are alternatives? “Reading logs” are forms that, typically, parents have to sign showing that their ...