You just see children just so willing to take risk, so excited to learn language, so excited to share stories in their home language and even attempt it in English for those English-language learners.

For teachers looking to build students' confidence and love of reading, especially in the case of reluctant and struggling readers, short stories may not be a great place to start.

Phil and Georgie share their real stories about Christmas. Phil visits the countryside for Christmas and Georgie gets a bit too close to the Christmas tree. Hello and welcome to the Learning ...

Beth and Neil share their real stories about Christmas. Beth tries to start a new Christmas tradition and Neil has some trouble with his car on Christmas Eve. Hello and welcome to the Learning ...

Author Hortense Calisher once called the short story "an apocalypse in a teacup." Critic Jane Ciabattari presents her favorite mini-apocalypses of 2012, from veteran authors like Sherman Alexie to ...