Sean Ruday (he/him/his) is a professor and program coordinator of English education at Longwood University. He began his teaching career at a public school in Brooklyn, NY, and has taught English and language arts at public and private schools in New York, Massachusetts, and Virginia. He holds a BA from Boston College, an MA from New York University, and a PhD from the University of Virginia.
Sean has written 18 books, all published by Routledge Eye on Education: The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 3-5 (2013), The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 6-8 (2014), The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 9-12 (2017), The Informational Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in Grades 3-5 (2014), The Argument Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in 6-8 (2015), The Narrative Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in Grades 3-8 (2016), The Multimedia Writing Toolkit: Helping Students Incorporate Graphics and Videos for Authentic Purposes, Grades 3-8 (2016), The First-Year English Teacher's Guidebook: Strategies for Success (2018), Culturally Relevant Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom: A Guide for Teachers (2018), The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 3-5, Second Edition (2020), The Middle School Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 6-8 (2020), Inquiry-Based Literature Instruction in the 6-12 Classroom: A Hands-on Guide for Deeper Learning (2020, co-authored with Katie Caprino), Remote Teaching and Learning in the Elementary ELA Classroom: Instructional Strategies and Best Practices (2021, co-authored with Taylor Jacobson), Remote Teaching and Learning in the Middle and High ELA Classroom: Instructional Strategies and Best Practices (2021; co-authored with Jennifer Cassidy), Student Centered Literacy Assessment in the 6-12 Classroom: An Asset-Based Approach (2022; co-authored with Katie Caprino), The Early Elementary Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Grammar and Writing in Grades K-2 (2023; co-authored with Kasey Haddock), Grammar Inquiries, Grades 6-12: An Inquiry- and Asset-Based Approach to Grammar Instruction (2023), and Grammar Toolkit Lesson Plans for Middle School: Mentor Text-Based Grammar Lessons for the Middle School English Classroom (in press).
Sean is the founder and editor of the Journal of Literacy Innovation and a frequent conference presenter. He enjoys talking with teachers about innovative ways to improve students’ literacy learning.
If you'd like to invite Sean to work with your school or district, please email him at [email protected].
Sean has written 18 books, all published by Routledge Eye on Education: The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 3-5 (2013), The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 6-8 (2014), The Common Core Grammar Toolkit for Grades 9-12 (2017), The Informational Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in Grades 3-5 (2014), The Argument Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in 6-8 (2015), The Narrative Writing Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts in Grades 3-8 (2016), The Multimedia Writing Toolkit: Helping Students Incorporate Graphics and Videos for Authentic Purposes, Grades 3-8 (2016), The First-Year English Teacher's Guidebook: Strategies for Success (2018), Culturally Relevant Teaching in the English Language Arts Classroom: A Guide for Teachers (2018), The Elementary School Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 3-5, Second Edition (2020), The Middle School Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Standards-Based Language and Grammar in Grades 6-8 (2020), Inquiry-Based Literature Instruction in the 6-12 Classroom: A Hands-on Guide for Deeper Learning (2020, co-authored with Katie Caprino), Remote Teaching and Learning in the Elementary ELA Classroom: Instructional Strategies and Best Practices (2021, co-authored with Taylor Jacobson), Remote Teaching and Learning in the Middle and High ELA Classroom: Instructional Strategies and Best Practices (2021; co-authored with Jennifer Cassidy), Student Centered Literacy Assessment in the 6-12 Classroom: An Asset-Based Approach (2022; co-authored with Katie Caprino), The Early Elementary Grammar Toolkit: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Grammar and Writing in Grades K-2 (2023; co-authored with Kasey Haddock), Grammar Inquiries, Grades 6-12: An Inquiry- and Asset-Based Approach to Grammar Instruction (2023), and Grammar Toolkit Lesson Plans for Middle School: Mentor Text-Based Grammar Lessons for the Middle School English Classroom (in press).
Sean is the founder and editor of the Journal of Literacy Innovation and a frequent conference presenter. He enjoys talking with teachers about innovative ways to improve students’ literacy learning.
If you'd like to invite Sean to work with your school or district, please email him at [email protected].
