r/ELATeachers is a subreddit with 37k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses teaching, looking for, students, struggling, and writing, and they frequently recommend/review curriculum, graphic novel, and fantasy.
A place for English teachers to share ideas and lessons and to brainstorm and collaborate on all things related to English Language Arts.
Popular Themes in r/ELATeachers
#1
Advice Requests
: "high school teachers, what books that you've taught have your students enjoyed the most?"
32 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Rant: “Called to the carpet” for informing parents we eliminated our advanced program"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Idea for addressing AI-generated writing"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Any reliable AI detectors?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ELATeachers
#1
Teaching
: "Co-Teaching success?"
52 posts
#2
Looking For
29 posts
#3
Students
: "Students think "I got it from AI" is the same as "I looked it up" and that confusion is a real problem"
27 posts
#4
Struggling
23 posts
#5
Writing
: "Are students actually worse at Writing or just worse at producing written work?"
22 posts
#6
Strugglers
21 posts
#7
Reading
13 posts
#8
Lesson
13 posts
#9
Classroom
11 posts
#10
Novel
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/ELATeachers
Curriculum
19 reviews
#1
My Perspectives
2.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Amplify
3.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
CommonLit
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Graphic Novel
11 reviews
#1
Heartstopper
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Anya's Ghost
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Lumberjanes
5.0★ from 1 review
Fantasy
6 reviews
#1
J.R.R. Tolkien
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Brandon Sanderson
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Rick Riordan
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/ELATeachers
#1
9-12 ELA
: "It's so cheesy but I love my new "leveled accomodations" framing for short writing"
98 posts
#2
6-8 ELA
: "Have we overcomplicated teaching?"
49 posts
#3
Books and Resources
: "Here Comes the AI Slop"
14 posts
#4
Professional Development
: "Teachers Who Don't Read Are Teaching the Wrong Lesson: The Case for Reading"
8 posts
#5
Career & Interview Related
: "Rant: There is NO teacher shortage in NJ"
7 posts
#6
Educational Research
: "Students think "I got it from AI" is the same as "I looked it up" and that confusion is a real problem"
5 posts
#7
JK-5 ELA
: "Anybody teaching irony this fall"
4 posts
#8
Humor
: "Confession: I hate “The Outsiders”"
4 posts
#9
Parent/Student Question
: "Teachers struggle"
4 posts
#10
Monday Motivation
: "Middle school typing skill gap showed up in my ELA class in a way I didn't see coming"
2 posts
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+8k members(26.3%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026