Features

Letters to the Next President: Writing Our Future

NWP and Google have teamed up to create an online publishing project that allows young people to write about issues they would want our next president to address, and to publish their writing for a national audience. More ›

New English/Spanish Activity Book Supports Early Literacy Development

A new hands-on book—Our Book By Us!/Nuestro Libro ¡Hecho Por Nosotros!—for preschoolers provides parents and caregivers with a resource in English and Spanish that engages young children in reading and writing to support their early literacy development. Read more in English / en español

NWP in Action

Project Outreach at the Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield: Change the Readings, Change the Site

Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield asked itself whether its philosophy and methods made clear, practical sense to teachers of urban students in its service area. In response to the question, the site changed its summer institute readings to explicitly introduce topics of race, culture, and language. More ›

Teacher Turned Author Heartily Endorses NWP

After a 31–year teaching career, Coleen Armstrong, writing project teacher–consultant and award–winning author of The Truth About Teaching, relishes her role as a mentor of teachers. At the head of her recommendation list for professional development is the National Writing Project. More ›