r/ELATeachers is a subreddit with 38k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses teaching, struggling, looking for, students, and strugglers, and they frequently recommend/review curriculum, graphic novel, and fantasy.
A community 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
: "Tips for Going from All Google Docs to All Handwritten?"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Tomorrow is my first day and I'm FREAKING OUT"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Looking For Bell Work Ideas for At-Risk Writers"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/ELATeachers
#1
Teaching
35 posts
#2
Struggling
: "Struggling with the curriculum"
32 posts
#3
Looking For
29 posts
#4
Students
25 posts
#5
Strugglers
21 posts
#6
Writing
17 posts
#7
Classroom
17 posts
#8
Reading
15 posts
#9
Lesson
13 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
: "Painted This for My Classroom Ceiling"
95 posts
#2
6-8 ELA
: "Rant: “Called to the carpet” for informing parents we eliminated our advanced program"
51 posts
#3
Books and Resources
: "Here Comes the AI Slop"
19 posts
#4
Professional Development
: "Cancel your NCTE membership"
9 posts
#5
Career & Interview Related
: "Are people weirdly aggressive with you about AI?"
8 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”"
3 posts
#9
Self-Promotion Friday
: "Daily warm-up for teaching concision: cut a 12-word sentence to a 5-word headline"
3 posts
#10
Parent/Student Question
: "Teachers struggle"
2 posts
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+8k members(24.8%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026