Start the 2024-25 School Year with Engaging Nonfiction Literature Lessons

Discover how you can help your students develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills using engaging non-fiction literature lessons. These three videos will explain more about the XTRA Weekly curriculum powered by Exploros. VIDEO 1: Non-Fiction Literature is Underrepresented in K12 Instruction   VIDEO 1 TRANSCRIPT As many educators know, non-fiction literature is underrepresented in … Read more

Nonfiction is Underrepresented in K-12 Education; XTRA Weekly is the Solution

XTRA Weekly Blog on Nonfiction

THE PROBLEM: NONFICTION IS UNDERREPRESENTED IN K-12 EDUCATION Students are missing the opportunity to learn critical thinking skills from real-world content. The problem of nonfiction literature being underrepresented in K-12 education is addressed in the article titled “The Role of Nonfiction Literature in K-12 Education” published by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). … Read more