Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy is a peer-reviewed journal serving those interested in the teaching of reading to adolescents and adults. Each issue offer practical, classroom-tested ideas ...

One recent project had each student designing his or her own pyramid — the resting place for Egypt’s monarchs, the depositories for their earthly treasures and a hot spot for thieves.

For their Egyptian tomb project, Nessacus Regional Middle School students had to reinvent the pyramid for the 21st century. Seen here, model figurines take a gander at a pyramid-shaped structure ...