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“What Makes Me Who I Am?”: Using Artifacts as Cosmopolitan Invitations
Authors: Dejaynes Tiffany
Published: June 2023

As a classroom researcher, Tifany DeJaynes revisited the curriculum of an English elective she helped design and found students using artifacts to investigate personal identity and create community.
Engaging Banned and Challenged Books through Role-Play Simulation
Authors: Scarbrough Burke , Pieper Ben , Vetsch Hayley
Published: June 2023

Engaging in a mock town meeting about banned novels invited preservice ELA teachers and high school students to sharpen their research skills and deepen their under standing of argument.
Journeys Inward: My (New and Improved) Reading Life: A Self-Portrait
Authors: Jeter Gage
Published: June 2023

Teacher Gage Jeter’s solitary reading journey is transformed when he arrives at the gate of two authentic reading communities.
From Campus to Classroom: Rewriting the Writing Process: Multimodality as Meaningful Instruction
Authors: Kane Megan
Published: June 2023

Megan Kane argues that purposeful integration of technology improves the ELA classroom when it makes writing instruction meaningful and multimodal.
Everyday Colorism: Reading in the Language Arts Classroom
Authors: Webb Sarah L.
Published: June 2023

The author provides an overview of colorism, addresses colorism in the English language arts classroom, and shares ideas for responding to colorism beyond the classroom.
Color Bravery: On Race from the Page to the Stage
Authors: Ellenbogen Charles , Buckley-Marudas Mary Frances (Molly)
Published: June 2023

After attending a performance of Macbeth with ninth graders who questioned the director’s casting decisions, the authors revisited their assumptions about race and teaching the play.
Aesthetics of Whiteness: Racial Hierarchies in Fitzgerald, Hurston, and Beyond
Authors: Cothren Claire
Published: June 2023

In a comparative literature study, Claire Cothren guides students through notions of Whiteness by highlighting aesthetics associated with racially marginalized groups.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Reimagining the Canon for Racial Justice
Authors: Worlds Mario , Miller Henry “Cody”
Published: June 2023

Mario Worlds and Cody Miller argue that to disrupt racial hierarchies we must purposefully disrupt the canon of literature.
Student Activists and Authors: Contemporary Youth Voices as Classroom Texts
Authors: Kissel Brian T. , Whittingham Colleen E. , Laman Tasha Tropp , Miller Erin T.
Published: June 2023

The rash of school shootings across the United States instigated a spate of student activism and led the authors to consider how to showcase the voices of the activists as examples of persuasive writing.
The Poet and Me, the Writer and You
Authors: Romano Tom
Published: June 2023

A veteran teacher reflects on his career and his relationship with a poet that began in his second-period English class in 1967.
From Awkward to Still Awkward, but More Chill
Authors: LaẠi ThanhhÀ
Published: June 2023

When two Ohio teachers updated the idea of pen pals, they experienced race-related challenges they did not foresee.
Reading Representations of Race: Critical Literacy and Ferguson
Authors: Pennell Summer Melody
Published: June 2023

Working as a team, three teachers created an interdisciplinary course for middle schoolers to examine issues of social justice.
Lending a Hand: Cosmopolitan Bodies in The Merchant of Venice
Authors: Frazier Marten
Published: June 2023

Marten Frazier primes students for conversations about our ethical obligations to others by posing a provocative question.
From Campus to Classroom: Compactivism: Standing Up for LGBTQ+ Students
Authors: George Marshall A. , Errichiello Concetta
Published: June 2023

A preservice teacher and members of her cohort coined the term compactivism to describe small acts of compassionate support for marginalized students.
Books-In-Action: The New Neurodiverse Canon
Authors: Sieben Nicole , Rozema Robert
Published: June 2023

Robert Rozema examines a recent book that explores mental health issues that appear in YA literature.
Teaching Creative Writing: On Moving from Teaching EighthGrade ELA to Teaching College Composition
Authors: Hill Crag , Dehart Jason D.
Published: June 2023

A former middle school teacher translated writing assignment ideas from his eighth-grade classroom when he moved to teaching first-year college students.
Teaching Shakespeare: Critical Approaches to The Tempest in the High School Curriculum
Authors: Turchi Laura B. , Christensen Ann C. , Kizer Almack Mariah
Published: June 2023

Mariah Kizer Almack suggests a way to adapt the complex critical lens of “contact zones” and “transculturation” for use in a high school classroom studying the tempest.
Using Pop Culture to Foster Student understanding and Engagement
Authors: Visco William
Published: June 2023

When a student called a classroom discussion “boring,” the author decided to incorporate aspects of popular culture to enliven his lessons.
Just Listen: Reading Conversations with Incarcerated Youth
Authors: Styslinger Mary E.
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator and preservice teachers in an adolescent literacy course read and talked about reading with students through a partnership with the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Theoretical Book Clubs: Social Experiences with Required Reading
Authors: Hash Peaches
Published: June 2023

A ninth-grade teacher introduced students to literary theory via a modified book club format and noted a change in students’ interactions with texts.
“I’m Gonna Buy All These Books!”: Reality Pedagogy and Literature Circles
Authors: Moskal Nicole A.
Published: June 2023

The author applied the “five Cs” of reality pedagogy for literature circle discussions to amplify student voice and choice.
Picturing Writing: Differentiating Secondary Writing Instruction with Picture Books
Authors: Premont David , Dean Deborah , Young Terrell A.
Published: June 2023

Conversations about how picture book authors use language led to growth in sentence fluency for a group of high school writers.
The Intersections of Nature and Student Voice
Authors: Rehbein Tiffany L. , Wheeler Katie , Brock Cynthia , Lenhart Lillian
Published: June 2023

Drawing inspiration from a 2011 issue of English Journal, teachers in Wyoming developed an outdoor summer writing camp at a nearby state park.
Student-Led Rehearsal Spaces for Collective Meaning in Poetry
Authors: Donovan Sarah J
Published: June 2023

Sarah J. Donovan drew inspiration from an article published in English Journal in the early 2000s to teach middle schoolers to facilitate whole-group discussions.
Critical Global Literacies: Global Picture Books to Provide Critical Perspectives
Authors: Mathis Janelle
Published: June 2023

Picture books can be a useful resource in the secondary classroom to help students consider what it means to be a global citizen.
From Campus to Classroom: Responding to the Lack of Representation in the ELA Canon
Authors: Hedgespeth Stephanie R.
Published: June 2023

Reflecting on the lack of diverse voices in the texts she encountered in high school encouraged a firstyear teacher to expand students’ reading options
Explicitly Teaching Listening in the ELA Curriculum: Why and How
Authors: Alford Katie
Published: June 2023

Focusing on three essential skill sets, the author developed a range of instructional activities to promote good listening.
Four Models of Literature and Ethics
Authors: Collin Ross
Published: June 2023

Reading a century’s worth of English Journal articles about how ethics should be addressed in the ELA classroom led the author to posit categorical models.
Grief, Loss, and Literature: Reading Texts as Social Artifacts
Authors: Dunn Mandie B , Garcia Antero
Published: June 2023

Two teacher educators share strategies that address teachers’ grieving and loss by reading literature with students.
Future Perfect? Exploring Artificial Intelligence through Young Adult Literature
Authors: Lindblom Ken , Rivera Alexandra , Radice Michael
Published: June 2023

Students addressed questions about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) as they studied four contemporary YA novels.
Books in Review: Beyond “WellMeaning” to Equity-Oriented Teaching
Authors: Hurst Heather
Published: June 2023

Heather Hurst shares teacherstudent classroom interactions that provide reasons to connect, engage, persist, and learn.
Critical Global Literacies: Instructional Guidelines for Promoting Critical Global Perspectives
Authors: Yoon Bogum , Simpson Anne
Published: June 2023

The authors highlight the key themes that emerged from a review of the columns that appeared in Volume 108 and Volume 109 of the journal.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: Unpacking and Responding to Tension in Our Classes
Authors: Whitley Jennifer Jackson
Published: June 2023

When a student comment in class intimated possible intolerance, a teacher in Georgia revamped her endof-year unit to include mini– critical discourse analyses.
The Times They Keep a-Changin’
Authors: Sanchez Alex
Published: June 2023

Acclaimed author Alex Sanchez recalls his experience of writing and publishing a YA novel with queer and questioning characters in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Gender Inclusivity in the Middle School Writing Classroom
Authors: Wood Samantha
Published: June 2023

When two students chose not to identify their gender on a standardized test, an eighth-grade teacher noticed and realized she needed a more inclusive approach to instruction.
Surfacing Queer Stories in the High School Canon
Authors: Zaino Karen
Published: June 2023

“Moving toward discomfort” in classroom discussions provided the author a starting point for conversations about the conventions of normativity
Contemporary and Pre–World War II Queer Communities: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry via Multimodal Texts
Authors: Dávila Denise , Epstein Elouise
Published: June 2023

Research on the use of linked text sets to study the Holocaust inspired the authors to create an interdisciplinary unit that is intentionally queer-inclusive.
Books in Review: Smack-Talking and Dime-Dropping on the Road to Powerful Writing
Authors: Romano Tom
Published: June 2023

Tom Romano suggests that Martin Brandt’s new book brings variety and sophistication to the development of grammar and student voice.
Journeys Inward: Understanding the Reason
Authors: Alberga-Pari Antonia
Published: June 2023

The author began to understand why she teaches English after a student asked how she might answer the question for an essay contest.
A Mother-Daughter Writing Journey
Authors: LÓpez Alicia , Nieto Sonia
Published: June 2023

Alicia López and Sonia Nieto share their cowriting experiences and reflect on writing bravely over the years
#TeenPoetsMatter: Writing Critical Micropoems as Urban Social Critiques
Authors: Delexander hunter Jevon , ColÓn Gliset
Published: June 2023

Two teacher educators share a creative way for youth to write shortverse, place-based poetry as social critiques
When the Classroom Becomes a Screen: Finding Our Talent Zones for Teaching
Authors: Newman Beatrice Mendez
Published: June 2023

A professor who teaches dual enrollment classes shares course strategies and redesign for teaching writing online.
“Annotation is first draft thinking”: Educators’ Marginal Notes as Brave Writing
Authors: Kalir Jeremiah (Remi)
Published: June 2023

The author argues for annotation as a form of brave writing when it is social, public, vulnerable, and critical.
Metaphors for Literacy: Making Space for Layered Perspectives about Writing
Authors: Mcconnel Jen
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator explores the way students’ metaphors for literacy reveal depth and complicated emotions.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: Shhh. Our Silence is Loud
Authors: Melchior Shelly
Published: June 2023

A former educator discusses how our silences matter within classroom spaces.
Journeys Inward: We Are Going on a Morpheme Hunt
Authors: Kane Sharon
Published: June 2023

In the shadow of a pandemic, the author and her students discover that the smallest units of meaning can yield understanding of the unknown.
Teaching Shakespeare: Reading Julius Caesar for Performance as an Interpretive Approach
Authors: Tramantan Adam
Published: June 2023

Adam Tramantano explains how Shakespeare in performance is an interpretive act and engages student imagination.
Space for Uncertainty and Wonder: Essaying Possibilities
Authors: Kelly Kathleen (Buchan)
Published: June 2023

A veteran teacher considers the cost of reliance on argument in secondary school essaying and locates spaces for writing to learn and for uncertainty.
Power Reading: Agitating with Critical Disciplinary Literacy Think-Alouds
Authors: Dyches Jeanne
Published: June 2023

A teacher models a think-aloud to prompt students to consider the unique relationship between critical and disciplinary literacies.
Books in Review: Literacy for Justice, Equity, and Antiracism
Authors: Hwang Kyungjin
Published: June 2023

Kyungjin Hwang delves into a contemporary framework for teaching and learning built on the lessons of Black intellectuals of the nineteenth century.
Teaching Creative Writing: Three Lives Revolutionized through Spoken Word Poetry
Authors: Kahn Peter , Robinson Christian , Levin Adam M.
Published: June 2023

A poetry-averse English teacher transforms lives by embracing the power of student poetic voice.
An Archaeology of Self for Our Times: Another Talk to Teachers
Authors: Sealey-Ruiz Yolanda
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator revisits James Baldwin’s notable 1963 speech and advances the Archaeology of Self™, a self-awareness model for equity and action.
Riffs on the Poem “A una anciana / to an Old Woman”
Authors: González Rafael Jesús
Published: June 2023

A poet and former professor revisits a poem he wrote in 1959 and how bilingualism informs his life, teaching, and writing.
Beyond the Scene (BTS): Confronting Social Constructs through Korean Pop Music
Authors: Kim Minkyu
Published: June 2023

A Korean pop music group opens entry points for students to confront dominant social and identity constructs.
Books in Review: Moving beyond the Script: A Focus on Inquiry-Based Learning
Authors: Dehart Jason D.
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator delves into a new book that uses inquiry as a springboard for rich, layered teaching practices.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: The Importance of Queer Joy in the Classroom
Authors: Iacovelli Julianna
Published: June 2023

A preservice teacher shares a lesson plan that centers queer identities and student autonomy.
Multimodal Memoirs: Re-envisioning Literacy Narratives
Authors: Hope Kate , Alford Katie , Chatham-Vazquez Rebecca
Published: June 2023

As graduate students, three colleagues developed an assignment that expanded the parameters of traditional literacy narratives, incorporating elements of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Writing While Uniting: Composing Memoirs during a Global Pandemic
Authors: Wagner Michelle
Published: June 2023

Incorporating digital tools, including Microsoft Teams and Forms, Nearpod, and virtual conferences, revitalized students’ understanding of narrative writing skills.
Teaching Creative Writing: Expanding What Counts as Writing: Teaching Animation
Authors: Williams Wendy R.
Published: June 2023

Teachers can push the boundaries of what counts as writing by challenging students to think creatively and honoring their out-of-school forms of writing.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: Exploring LGBTQ+ Identities through Young Adult Jewish Literature
Authors: Kagan Jennifer , Gutman Raia
Published: June 2023

A professor and a high school student discovered the value of colearning as they discussed Jewish LGBTQ+ literature.
Teaching Shakespeare: Inviting Engagement with Shakespeare through Drama-Based Group Play
Authors: Cole Laura , Emert Toby
Published: June 2023

The education programs director for the Atlanta Shakespeare Company and a teacher educator partnered to create a series of performance-based workshops for teachers and students studying a Shakespeare text.
Journeys Inward: Reflecto Man wants to know: Are “Best Practices” Always Best?
Authors: Sjostrom Kate
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator returned to her old school to find that it is now home to the superheroes of assessment.
In Limbo: Piloting a Pandemic-Based Documentary Theater Project
Authors: Rejan Andrew
Published: June 2023

A drama teacher in Connecticut adapted aspects of verbatim theater and facilitated online rehearsals to help students develop a series of monologues about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remotely (Re)Discovering the How, Where, and When of Student Cross Talk
Authors: Ferdinandsen Taylor , Hutchings Michael , Athanases Steven Z , Higgs Jennifer , Aiello Liam
Published: June 2023

Reflecting on the experience of teaching online classes led a group of teacher researchers to question their expectations about uptake during class discussions.
Building Community in Asynchronous Online Spaces
Authors: Dail Jennifer S
Published: June 2023

After teaching online courses for English language arts inservice teachers for several years, the author developed a series of new activities to help students connect during the pandemic.
Abbreviated Arguments for Action: What Is a Hill You Climb?
Authors: Howell Emily , Kaminski Rebecca , Pirolla Tobi , Hunt-Barron Sarah
Published: June 2023

Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem inspired a composition unit that reimagines the forms and purposes of argumentative writing.
Online Writing Spaces as “Walled Gardens” in English Language Arts Classrooms
Authors: Plummer Catena Emily , Monea Bethany , Skeuse Megan , Kulkarni Ananya , Stornaiuolo Amy
Published: June 2023

Two central tensions—structure and privacy—emerged when a group of teachers developed Write4Change, an online writing space that connected students in the United States, Italy, and South Korea.
Their Worlds Felt Smaller: Rebuilding Classroom Communities in Pandemic Times
Authors: Byrnside Abigail , Davis Maggie Morris
Published: June 2023

After several semesters of isolated online learning, students needed opportunities to reconnect; reading young adult science fiction—a genre of what-ifs—helped a class of seniors discuss how identities affect relationships.
Digital Literacy (Still) Can’t Wait: Renewing and Reframing the Conversation
Authors: Turner Kristen Hawley , Hicks Troy
Published: June 2023

A decade after their EJ article arguing for digital literacy to become a standard element of the English language arts curriculum, Turner and Hicks felt it was time to renew that call.
Book Reviews: Chaos, Creativity, and Hope: A Memoir from New Orleans
Authors: Zoss Michelle
Published: June 2023

When the editor of this column read a new memoir by an influential scholar, she recognized how stories from the New Orleans of fifty years ago offer insight for teachers today.
Teaching Shakespeare: Measure for Measure: An Examination of Virtue
Authors: Heller Stephen
Published: June 2023

Studying Measure for Measure in an Advanced Placement English Language and Composition course helped students develop skills in rhetorical analysis, argument, and synthesis.
Humanizing Horror: Rereading Monstrosity in Popular Literature
Authors: Jones Karis , Corbitt Alex , Storm Scott
Published: June 2023

The authors present a framework to guide youths’ analysis of literary monsters and foster the acceptance of others—in and beyond our classrooms.
The Future is Now: Calling for Change through Activist Poetry
Authors: Schaedel Sydney , Brown Alan
Published: June 2023

A student teacher refects on the study of activist poetry with ninth-grade honors students.
Decision Literacy, Multimodal Storytelling, and the Digital Storygame Project
Authors: Sell Mike , Schiera Rachel , Siddique Zeeshan , White Susan , Babal Julie
Published: June 2023

A team of educators developed a multimodal learning strategy that focuses on the intersection of digital game design and traditional reading and writing skills.
Designing from Youth Media: Digital Stories as Telescopes toward Justice

Authors: McBride Cherise , Scott Hillary , Clark Monica
Published: June 2023

To give new life to content in an online course, educators in Berkeley, California, collaborated to design a curriculum that used digital stories created by youth as counterstories to historical narratives.
The Case for Playful Pedagogy in the high School English Classroom
Authors: Boehm Shelby , Franklin Lindsey
Published: June 2023

An education researcher and an Advanced Placement teacher collaborated to examine the concept of playful pedagogy in the high school English classroom.
More Than Just Writing: Using Research to Connect Again
Authors: Campbell Sarah Hahn
Published: June 2023

Realizing that something was not working after a long stint of remote learning, a teacher offered her concurrent enrollment College Composition II class a chance to expand the definition of research.
NWP Voices: Creating Initiatives in Response to Student and Community Needs
Authors: Perry Tonya B. , Thomas Jameka , Crenshaw Cynthia , McGuire Kelly , Felton LaTeesha , Owens Shawnta
Published: June 2023

Teachers in the Red Mountain Writing Project developed instructional strategies to meet local challenges their students face.
Introducing Technology to Immigrant Families to Support Early Literacy Development and Two-Generation Learning
Authors: Lee Vera J , Hoekje Barbara , Levine Bruce
Published: June 2023

Using “funds of knowledge” and agency as lenses, this pilot study investigates the use of technology to support the early literacy practices of immigrant families.
Imagining Possibilities: Conversations about Writing Nonfiction in Early Childhood Classrooms
Authors: Parrish Sara Kersten , Wilson Melissa I
Published: June 2023

Looking into two classrooms, this article examines students engaging in dialogue between the imaginative and critical while considering ideas about what it means to write nonfiction.
Perspectives On Practice
Authors: Wellbrock Gary , Ness Molly
Published: June 2023

This article showcases an innovative program designed to celebrate theater arts and children’s literature by inviting Broadway performers into New York City classrooms.
Writing as Worldmaking
Authors: Stornaiuolo Amy , Whitney Erin Hope
Published: June 2023

This article examines the poetry writing practices of two teen girls through a world making lens—a writing approachthat critically centers youth experiences and identities.
Creative Language Play(giarism) in the Elementary English Language Arts Classroom
Authors: Brownell Cassie J.
Published: June 2023

Using a snapshot of one child’s writing, this article illuminates how he incorporated worlds of play and encourages readers to (re)imagine schooled writing.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Alaniz Cynthia , Bean-Folkes Jane , Corbin Sue , Jewett Pamela C , Porter Diana , Sanders Jennifer , Sims Holly
Published: June 2023

This column features the 2017 Notable Children’s Books, which are unique in language and/or style and encourage readers to discover quality texts that linger long after the pages have been read.
Perspectives on Practice
Authors: King Marissa E. , Levan Karen Sheriff
Published: June 2023

Building on a rich tradition of student talk, this articleexplores how audio recording can help us understandour students and their writing.
“When I write, I picture it in my head”: Graphic Narrativesas Inspiration for Multimodal Compositions
Authors: Dallacqua Ashley Kaye
Published: June 2023

This study describes a seventh-grade ELA classroom preparing for a visiting graphic novelist by using graphic narratives as mentor texts and creating multimodal compositions.
Meaning Making with the Hypertext Informational Book: Implications for Literacy Instruction
Authors: Pek Yvonne
Published: June 2023

Using multimodal perspectives, this article examines how the double-page spread layout of an informational book allows readers to make meaning, just as if they are navigating hypertexts.
Research & Policy
Authors: Serafini Frank , Kachorsky Danielle , Reid Stephanie
Published: June 2023

As the narrative structures, visual images, and design features offered in children’s literature grow more complex, educators need to foster new approaches for helping young readers navigate these changes.
Language Arts Lessons
Authors: Low David E. , Jacobs Katrina Bartow
Published: June 2023

In this column, we propose six literature circle roles for students to discuss comics and graphic novels (graphica)in ELA classrooms.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Cappiello Mary Ann , Cunningham Katie Egan , Dawes Erika Thulin
Published: June 2023

In this column, we review titles that represent the ways children’s literature has evolved by genre, format, and modality.
Invited Dialogue
Authors: Turner Jennifer D
Published: June 2023

Jeffrey Wilhelm and Chris Butts discuss how to move teachers and students toward expert and joyful reading through inquiry as cognitive apprenticeship.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Cunningham Katie Egan , Cappiello Mary Ann , Kruger Mollie Welsh
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature some of our favorite poetry titles published in 2017 for children.
Perspectives on Practice
Authors: Brooks Maneka Deanna
Published: June 2023

In this contribution, a literacy teacher educator describes how she used responses to an assignment about race and literacy test scores to redesign course curriculum.
The Stuff that Heroes Are Made Of: Elastic, Sticky, Messy Literacies in Children’s Transmedial Cultures
Authors: Rowsell Jennifer , Lemieux Amélie , Swartz Larry , Turcotte Melissa , Burkitt Jennifer
Published: June 2023

In this article, we feature a graphic story, comic, and animated film research study that considers how children design and produce narratives within transmedial worlds.
Research & Policy
Authors: Dyson Anne Haas
Published: June 2023

Dyson mined her research history for moments in three children’s lives that illustrate interconnections between participation in popular culture and in school composing.
“It’s like playing, but learning”: Supporting Early Literacy through Responsive Play with Wordless Picturebooks
Authors: Flint Tori K. , Adams Marietta S.
Published: June 2023

This qualitative study describes the ways that first-grade children make meaning with wordless picturebooks through play as reader response.
Perspectives On Practice
Authors: Moses Annie M , Golos Debbie B , Holcomb Leala
Published: June 2023

Drawing on cultural and linguistic models of Deaf people and culture, this article focuses on educational media and teaching practices that foster children’s learning.
Storying Studio with the Winners of the 2017 Donald Graves Award for Writing
Authors: López-Robertson Julia
Published: June 2023

The winners of the Donald Graves Award for Writing 2017 are a learning community of teachers who engage with their students in Storying Studio.
Research & Policy
Authors: Rogers Theresa , Shafer Rowan
Published: June 2023

In this column, the authors examine how to address childhomelessness in American and Canadian language arts classroomsand suggest ideas for advocacy, literacy teaching, research, and policy.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Cappiello Mary Ann , Aziz-Raina Seemi , Dávila Denise , Grabarek Daryl , Graff Jennifer M. , Riley Scott , Waugh Julie
Published: June 2023

This children’s literature review column showcases the winners of the 2018 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.
“How One Person Sees Another Person”: Focusing on the Author’s Perspective in Picturebook Biographies
Authors: Zarnowski Myra
Published: June 2023

This article describes three clues to discovering a biographer’s unique perspective and suggestshow young readers can use these clues when reading or writing biography.
Portraits of Perseverance: Creating Picturebook Biographies with Third Graders
Authors: Dawes Erika Thulin , Cappiello Mary Ann , Magee Lorraine , Bryant Jen , Sweet Melissa
Published: June 2023

Focused attention to mentor texts and exploration of the authors' and illustrators' processes can lead elementary students to deeper understanding of the picturebook biography genre.
Inviting and Valuing Children’s Knowledge through Testimonios: Centering “Literacies from Within” in the Language Arts Curriculum
Authors: Saavedra Cinthya M.
Published: June 2023

Drawing on perspectives from Chicana feminist theories, this column discusses testimonio as a way to integrate children’s “literacies from within” into the language arts curriculum.
Kindergartners’ Writing in a Dual-Language Classroom
Authors: Bouchereau Bauer Eurydice
Published: June 2023

Using a translanguaging lens, this article examines the development of specific writing skills among kindergarten dual language students working in buddy pairs.
Developing Bilingualism and Biliteracy in Early and middle Childhood
Authors: Gort Mileidis
Published: June 2023

In this column, the author synthesizes key findings about bilingual and biliterate development in childhood, specifically how bilingualism is related to children’s language and literacy development.
Sustaining Bilingualism: Multimodal Arts Experiences for Young Readers and Writers
Authors: Espinosa Cecilia M. , Lehner-Quam Alison
Published: June 2023

In this article, we explore kindergartners’ engagement in multimodal read-aloud experiences with Marta! Big & Small, a bilingual book with a bilingual character like them.
Race, Ideology, and Cultural Representation in Raz-Kids
Authors: Aukerman Maren , Grovet Kristine , Belfatti Monica
Published: June 2023

Using a critical literacy lens, this study examines how texts in the online reading program Raz-Kids represent race, culture, and related ideologies.
Critical Literacy as a Way of Being and Doing
Authors: Vasquez Vivian Maria , Janks Hilary , Comber Barbara
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on critical literacy as a way of being and doing around the globe. Orientations to critical literacy, models for instruction, key aspects, and new directions are shared.
Putting Read-Alouds to Work for LGBTQ-Inclusive, Critically Literate Classrooms
Authors: Ryan Caitlin L. , Hermann-Wilmarth Jill M.
Published: June 2023

Reading LGBTQ-inclusive books and discussing issues of power, justice, and fairness can make full-class read-alouds a space for meaningful social justice work with students.
Stick to Sports: Leveraging Sports Culture to Promote Critical Literacy
Authors: Rodesiler Luke
Published: June 2023

This article examines how sports culture can provide accessible avenues for exploring sociopolitical issues and developing valuable critical literacy practices in the language arts classroom.
Talk to Read and Write: Using Speech-Recognition Apps in a First-Grade Writing Center
Authors: Baker Elizabeth A. (Betsy)
Published: June 2023

Similar to the Language Experience Approach, speech recognition apps can magically transform children’s oral language into written text. This article describes affordances and challenges.
How Affect Theory Can Support Justice in Our Literacy Classrooms: Attuning to the Visceral
Authors: Dutro Elizabeth
Published: June 2023

This article turns to one child’s literacies to explore concepts from affect theory and how those ideas can support critical, relational pedagogies in literacy classrooms.
2018 Notable Poetry Books for Children
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Thulin Dawes Erika , Ann Cappiello Mary , Egan Cunningham Katie , Lara Gilberto P.
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature some of our favorite poetry titles for children published in 2018.
Getting to know Newcomers with Translingual Practice
Authors: Brandon Carissa , Pacheco Mark B.
Published: June 2023

This Perspective on Practice describes how translingual practice can support teachers in getting to know newcomer students beginning to develop proficiency in English.
“Le Hacemos La Lucha”: Learning from Madres Mexicanas’ Multimodal Approaches to Raising Bilingual, Biliterate Children
Authors: Nunez Idalia
Published: June 2023

This study examines the home language and literacy practices of three madres mexicanas that used multimodal approaches to support their children’s bilingualism and biliteracy.
The Promise of Family Literacy: Possibilities and Practices for Educators
Authors: Compton-Lilly Catherine , Lewis Ellison Tisha , Rogers Rebecca
Published: June 2023

The authors review the field of family literacy and describe promising practices to support the work educators do with families.
“Mom, When Are You Coming Home?”: Family Literacy for Parents Who Are addicted, Incarcerated, and/or Homeless
Authors: Wiseman Angela M. , Atkinson Ashley A. , Vehabovic Nermin
Published: June 2023

We describe a program for mothers separated from their children to advance definitions of family literacy that are inclusive of relationships that transcend the “home.”
Family Stories and Diverse Children’s Literature
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Egan Cunningham Katie , Thulin Dawes Erika , Lara Gilberto P. , Jiménez Laura M.
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature stories about the strength, unity, and love within a diverse range of families.
The Family Writing Workshop: Latinx Families Cultivando Comunidad through Stories
Authors: Flores Tracey T
Published: June 2023

Weaving together culturally sustaining pedagogy and community cultural wealth, this article describes the family writing workshop created for my third- and fourth-grade students and their families.
Vivian Vasquez, NCTE’s 2019 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts
Authors: Miller Erin , Kissel Brian
Published: June 2023

This interview explores the teaching and scholarly work of Vivian Vasquez, recipient of NCTE’s 2019 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award.
Research & Policy
Authors: Willis Arlette Ingram
Published: June 2023

Interwoven histories of education law, reading, and special education research together expose failures to improve reading achievement and diminish racial disproportionality, under Response to Intervention.
Attracting and Responding to an Audience: Preschoolers’ Multimodal Composing in Show-and-Tell Activity
Authors: Bengochea Alain , Sembiante Sabrina , Gort Mileidis
Published: June 2023

Utilizing multimodal discourse perspectives, this study explored the multimodal resources that preschool children employed to convey their meaning making with peers and teachers in show-and-tell activity.
Bringing Together Multimodal Composition and Maker Education in K–8 Classrooms
Authors: Dalton Bridget
Published: June 2023

This article makes a case for integrating multimodal composition in language arts classrooms, presenting core features and practices of multimodal composition workshops and maker spaces and showcasing promising projects.
A Contemporary Arts-Based Approach to Critical Multimodal Literacy
Authors: Rhoades Mindi
Published: June 2023

In this column, I share a framework for incorporating arts-based approaches to critical multimodal literacy in English language arts classrooms.
I Hear You: Teaching Social Justice in Interactive Read-Aloud
Authors: Kesler Ted , Mills Meredith , Reilly Meaghan
Published: June 2023

The authors share their responsive teaching to develop children’s exploratory talk during interactive read-aloud with books.
Reading and Responding to LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Literature In School Settings: Considering The State Of Research On Inclusion
Authors: Möller Karla J.
Published: June 2023

Through a social justice lens, I examine research on reading and response, both spontaneous and facilitated, to LGBTQ-inclusive children’s literature in elementary school settings.
Reading, Writing, and Performing Life Histories To Explore Complex Interactions Between Life and Texts
Authors: Browne Susan , Madden Marjorie
Published: June 2023

This column looks at ways literary life histories invite students to interpret texts from experiential, cultural, social, and other stances and positionalities.
The 2019 Notable Children’s Books in the English language arts
Authors: Alaniz Cynthia , Bean-Folkes Jane , Bemiss Elizabeth , Corbin Sue , Fain Jeanne , Leigh S. Rebecca , Summerlin Jennifer
Published: June 2023

Informed by theories of reading as transactions and new literacies, the authors discuss the powerful possibilities of reconsidering reader response with contemporary nonfiction children’s literature.
Literacies beyond Bars: (Re)Claiming and (Re)Imagining Identities through Multimodal Family Literacy Practices
Authors: Flint Tori K. , Butler Eliza D. , Christina Ana , Iddings Silva
Published: June 2023

This qualitative study explores the ways that incarcerated fathers (re)claimed and (re)imagined their identities as they participated in multimodal family literacy workshops.
Writing for Liberation
Authors: Silvas Tiana
Published: June 2023

Tiana Silvas, 2019 recipient of the Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing, explains how writing is a tool for liberation.
Perspectives on Practice: Readerly Explorations: Reimagining Reader Response Journals to Engage Readers as Placemakers
Authors: Fischer Sarah
Published: June 2023

Using reader-text-place transactions as a framework, this article presents an approach to reader response journals that broadens definitions of "reader” and acknowledges children as placemakers.
Attending to the Intersections: Exploring the Literacies of a Transnational Child with Autism
Authors: Quast Erin , Ward Taira Brooke
Published: June 2023

Using an intersectional perspective, this study explores the literacy experiences and assets of James, a transnational child with autism.
“Seeing” Difference Differently: Inquiry-Based Learning as a Site/Sight of Intersectional Justice in English Language Arts
Authors: Wargo Jon M.
Published: June 2023

Braiding together theoretical perspectives from critical geography, intersectionality, and critical literacy studies, this article describes how two first-grade teachers in the Northeast facilitated inquiry-based learning to question power, opportunity, and (in)justice in their local school community.
Mapping the intersections of religion, literacy, and Public Schooling for displaced, immigrant, and refugee Children: A Conversation with loukia K. Sarroub
Authors: Turner Jennifer D.
Published: June 2023

Drawing on her award-winning research, Dr. Loukia K. Sarroub explains how teachers can help displaced, immigrant, and refugee youth navigate literacy, religion, and success in public schools.
Mirrors and windows with Texts and readers: intersectional Social Justice at work in the Classroom
Authors: Jiménez Laura M.
Published: June 2023

This column offers teachers a practical model for adopting intersectional pedagogical approaches to foster engagement and understanding in the classroom.
Why We Need Identity and Equity Learning in Literacy Practices: Moving Research, Practice, and Policy Forward
Authors: Muhammad Gholnecsar (Gholdy) , Mosley LaTasha T.
Published: June 2023

Drawing from examples of Black historical excellence, the authors explore the importance of identity and equity for moving literacy research, practice, and policy forward.
Pedagogies of Closeness: Humanizing Small-Group Comprehension Instruction
Authors: Handsfield Lara J. , Valente Patricia
Published: June 2023

We describe pedagogies of closeness as an alternative to close reading. Re-centering students and their experiences recasts small-group comprehension instruction as a humanizing pedagogy.
Superheroes and Community Innovators: Opportunities to Engage in Critical Literacy in a Makerspace Camp in Rural South Africa
Authors: Czop Assaf Lori , Pakamile Phumla , Brooks Jodi
Published: June 2023

This article describes how elementary-aged students engaged in critical literacy and imagined possibilities for change while participating in a literacy makerspace camp in rural South Africa.
Writerly Decisions in Micro-moments of Composition: Digital Tools and Instructional Opportunities for Elementary Writers
Authors: Marich Holly , Hicks Troy
Published: June 2023

Predictive text and auto-correct are often seen as distractions, yet engaging writers with these writing assistance technologies can provide students with “micro moments” of instruction.
2020 Notable Poetry Books for Children
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Lara Gilberto P. , Clark Summer R. , Egan Cunningham Katie , Thulin Dawes Erika
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature some of our favorite poetry titles published in 2020 for children in grades K–8.
Eliminating Prerequisites for Personhood: A Framework for Enacting Antiracist Language Instruction
Authors: Brown McClain Janna , Harmon Mariah , Phillips Galloway Emily
Published: June 2023

Drawing from critical race theory and sociolinguistics research, this article offers a practical framework for the ongoing process of enacting antiracist language instruction.
Fostering Critical Translingual Writing in an Elementary English Dominant Classroom
Authors: Salmerón Cori , Kamphaus Jessica
Published: June 2023

In this article the authors explore translanguaging as a linguistic practice and critical writing pedagogy in an elementary English as a second language (ESL) classroom.
Patterns in Animal Behavior and School Science Language: Experiencing a Day in the Life Picturebooks and Their Potential for Young Learners
Authors: May Laura A. , Coleman Lauren
Published: June 2023

This study presents ways elementary teachers can use a science picturebook genre as an avenue into a grammatical structure prevalent within school science books.
Not Allowed: Power and Practice in Literacy Teaching as Defined by the State
Authors: Young Michael J.
Published: June 2023

Using narrative inquiry, this study examines teacher narratives about elementary literacy teaching in the context of school change and accountability discourses.
Then and Now: Time for Ecojustice Literacies
Authors: Damico James S.
Published: June 2023

Climate change intersects with deeply rooted systemic injustices. The idea of teaching ecojustice literacies is a key way forward.
2021 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
Authors: Cueto Desiree W. , Andrus Patrick , Bulatowicz Donna , Constantine Dahlia , Espinosa Cecilia , Johnson Holly , Latham Irene
Published: June 2023

This column showcases winners of the 2021 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children.
“History Is a Way of Building Identity”: How One Independent Neighborhood Elementary School Uses Black Cultural Movements to Engage Children’s Sociopolitical Perspectives
Authors: Foxworth Johnson Wintre
Published: June 2023

This article illustrates how one elementary school centers Black history to amplify children’s role in curricular development and as liberatory literacy pedagogy and practice.
Resisting High-Stakes Educational Reform through Genre Writing in a Multilingual Classroom
Authors: Snow Balderas Mary Beth , Hamm-Rodríguez Molly , Santiago Schwarz Vanessa , Gort Mileidis
Published: June 2023

Using SFL genre pedagogy, one teacher centers the brilliance of multilingual student writers and resists the constraints of accountability frameworks in a grade 2 classroom.
“Endless Fun”: How an Instructional Framework, Series, and Text Sets Nurture Joyful Readers
Authors: Johnson Aeriale
Published: June 2023

The Children’s Literature Review column aims to move its readers beyond children’s book reviews to thinking about how the featured books can be incorporated into our instructional practices in ways that nurture children’s literacy and humanity.
On the Move with Students in the Middle: Titles for Middle Grade Readers That Celebrate Places, Spaces, and Time in Relationship with Movement, Land, and Culture
Authors: Osborn Anna , Silvas Tiana
Published: June 2023

The Children’s Literature Review column aims to move its readers beyond children’s book reviews to thinking about how the featured books can be incorporated into our instructional practices in ways that nurture children’s literacy and humanity.
“Why Can’t It Be More Like a Book Club?” Re-Visioning Writing Groups in the Classroom
Authors: Coskie Tracy L. , Giles Linda , Hornof M. Michelle , Hunter Morgan , Lowin Stephanie , Nugent-Ohls Kristine
Published: June 2023

Using book clubs as a mirror, this article shares how one teacher inquiry group disrupted and transformed their thinking about student writing groups.
“An Oasis in the Sahara”: Humanizing Professional Learning during the Pandemic and Beyond
Authors: Allen Keisha McIntosh , Nash Kindel Turner , Thomas Kyla , Everett Sakeena
Published: June 2023

Teacher educators and collaborators created a virtual yearlong humanizing professional learning community (HPLC) for practicing educators in an urban school district during the pandemic.
Third Graders Collaboratively Writing Online: Interacting in Multiple Modalities across Multiple Spaces to Build a Tale and Community
Authors: Shimizu Amanda Yoshiko , Santos Jill Sylvia
Published: June 2023

Situated within sociocultural theories of literacy and a new literacies framework, this study uses multimodal composing snapshots to examine how grade 3 students collaboratively wrote in a completely online environment during a global pandemic.
“Are You There?” Creating a Safe Space for Vulnerability as a Catalyst for Learning
Authors: Goodson Bianca , Werner Tierney , Athanases Steven , Higgs Jennifer M.
Published: June 2023

Vignettes of practice from pandemic-related remote teaching highlight moving beyond initial disequilibrium to humanizing digital pedagogy and surprising discoveries about the persistent need to connect.
Stories of Our Elders: Creating an Online Space to Safeguard Our Stories in Response to Anti-Asian Xenophobia
Authors: Mehta Mohit P. , Pandy Leila Grace
Published: June 2023

In this article, we share lessons from an intergenerational storytelling series designed to offer a space of safety, trust, and healing during a period marked by heightened anti-Asian xenophobia.
“See, That’s Me. I’m Proud”: Manifestations of a Humanizing and Culturally Sustaining Writing Pedagogy for Young Writers
Authors: Seely Flint Amy
Published: June 2023

This article is a conceptual piece identifying four constructs that embody a humanizing and culturally sustaining writing pedagogy for young writers.
Drawings + Talk: Capturing the Multimodal Authoring of Emergent Bilinguals through Culturally Responsive Teaching
Authors: Hao Ling
Published: June 2023

This article explores how young Chinese American children engaged in culturally responsive literacy practices and multimodal authoring practices during an online book club.
Storying Identity through Arts-Based Readerly Responses: Fourth-Grade Girls Represent Gender and Race
Authors: Angleton Christie
Published: June 2023

Drawing on intersectional feminist theory, this study examines the implicit biases and assumptions children bring to their transactions with books through arts-based readerly responses.
Teaching into Trajectories: NCTE’s 2022 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts
Authors: Mapes Noelle , Price-Dennis Detra , Flores Tracey T.
Published: June 2023

This interview shares the teaching and scholarly journey of Dr. Detra Price-Dennis, recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award.
Honoring Indigenous Languages Through Literature
Authors: Lewis Kayla , Nixon Sarah B.
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this article is to honor and advocate for Indigenous languages and literature by sharing culturally authentic resources for classroom use.
Linguistic Justice: Lessons Learned from Teaching Black Multilinguals
Authors: Zoeller Emily , Briceño Allison
Published: June 2023

Responding to the critical need for bilingual education to honor Blackness, this article illustrates how Transliteracy pedagogy leverages diverse linguistic strengths for biliteracy learning.
Backyard Birds: A Project to Integrate Science, English, Visual Literacy, and Art
Authors: Campbell Ashley , Hughes Crystal , Riley Blakni
Published: June 2023

This article examines a cross-curricular project that focused on backyards birds, integrating science, English, and art in a fifth-grade class.
“What did you learn?” Emergent Bilingual Students Write Their Understandings about Sinking and Floating
Authors: Suarez Enrique , Sousa Kathryn
Published: June 2023

Leveraging translanguaging and novel engineering, this article examines how first-grade emergent bilingual students engaged in expansive literacy practices throughout the engineering design process.