Each week Choice Literacy shares the Big Fresh newsletter with a round-up of features around a key topic in literacy education. Click here for ALL links discussed.

We are pleased to announce updates with our group memberships. Literacy Team memberships offer a discounted rate, as well as the ease of managing your team through a group dashboard. Click here to check out all of our membership options.

Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their craft. Various events are held throughout the month by the Academy of American Poets and other poetry organizations. Find more information on Read Write Think.

Gretchen Schroeder uses picture books to help her high school students understand and write persona poems. (This article was first published in 2020.)

Poetry can be the glue that holds many classroom communities together. It works for quick morning meeting openings, transitions, or even a bit of laughter when energy is flagging. Cathy Mere shares her favorite poetry resources for remote learning. (This article was first published in 2020.)

Are you reading along with the Choice Literacy Book Club? Share your thoughts about The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali, and Hatem Aly by leaving a comment on the Padlet in the book club. Just go here to sign up—it's free.