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“But in the end, you are all beautiful”: Exploring Gender through Digital Composition
Authors: Simon Rob , Hicks Benjamin Lee , Walkland Ty , Gallagher Ben , Evis Sarah , Baer Pamela
Published: June 2023

The authors examine photovoice projects created by students and teacher candidates who explored issues of gender in response to a young adult novel and co-researched that process.
Designing and Testing Multimodal Instruction Sets: Writing for Real-Life Users
Authors: Gunning Sarah K.
Published: June 2023

How can we make writing instruction more relevant to the writing all students will use on the job— not just college-bound students? This article proposes technical writing components to help prepare students to write for audiences beyond the classroom.
The Square Cucumber: Restoring Student Autonomy and Confidence
Authors: Boecherer Victoria Johnston
Published: June 2023

Thomas Nunnally equates five-paragraph format essays with square cucumbers found at farmer’s markets: they have an established structure but no argument. The real square cucumbers are students who need a formula to write competently.
Teaching Informed Argument for Solution-Oriented Citizenship
Authors: Olsen Casey
Published: June 2023

ELA classrooms are uniquely positioned to teach students the value of informed citizenship and compelling argument.
The Language of Leadership
Authors: English Cathie
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on explicitly teaching the language of leadership to novice and veteran teachers in order to establish strong relationships with administrators and community constituents so that teachers might enact innovative curricular choices.
Teaching without Talking (or, Houston, We Have a Tension)
Authors: Bourjaily Matthew
Published: June 2023

The tension between teachers’ desires to instill independence in students, and students’ desires for teachers to provide answers, is a complex one. This article explores a lesson that, with virtually no guidance from the teacher, enhances student independence, engagement, and insight.
Tackling Teacher Lack of Knowledge When Reading Cross-Culturally
Authors: Chappel Jacquelyn J.
Published: June 2023

Teacher lack of knowledge outside British and American literature is a major obstacle in teaching World Literature. This article offers the experiences of three teachers teaching the Bhagavad Gita and suggests ways to overcome lack of teacher knowledge when reading crossculturally.
Creating an Understanding of an Unfamiliar Culture (Islam) through Young Adult Literature
Authors: Drossopoulos Arianna , King-Watkins Danielle
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on the implementation of one unit and ways educators might consider using YA literature featuring Muslim characters to foster meaningful discussions about society as a whole.
Harnessing Play for Mutual Humanization in the Classroom
Authors: Ferguson Misty
Published: June 2023

Playful teaching is a little-explored way to reinvigorate secondary classrooms with our vibrant mutual humanity
What’s So Funny about Social Justice?
Authors: Goebel Bruce
Published: June 2023

The author argues for the use of humorous texts to help students develop critical reading/viewing skills and to promote social justice issues.
“We Are Not Dirt”: Freirean Counternarratives and Rhetorical Literacies for Student Voice in Schooling
Authors: Pedraza Everardo , Rodríguez R. Joseph
Published: June 2023

Based on a critical literacy unit in a high school classroom in the San Joaquin Valley, this article details a project on the nature of disciplinary rules and policies.
When It Comes to High School English, Let’s Put Away the Triggers
Authors: Wolfsdorf Adam
Published: June 2023

Trigger warnings are used in many school settings to signpost potentially offensive or disturbing texts. Adam Wolfsdorf wonders about their efficacy.
Reading Capital: Graphic Novels, Typography, and Literacy
Authors: Abate Michelle Ann
Published: June 2023

Michelle Ann Abate examined the typographical features of the comics and graphic novels frequently finding their way into ELA classrooms and discovered that they may be more challenging for struggling readers than most teachers think.
The Honor List of 2017 Prize-Winning Young Adult Books: Building Relationships and Developing Identity
Authors: Gillis Bryan
Published: June 2023

For nearly three decades English Journal has published a “best of the best” list of each year’s award-winning young adult books. Bryan Gillis continues that tradition, highlighting six novels that belong in ELA classrooms.
Beyond Binary Gender Identities: The Last Man
Authors: Carlson David Lee
Published: June 2023

David Lee Carlson shares a moving moment about the recent death of his father, whom he calls “the last man.” This naming is both a paradox and a metaphor for Carlson’s keeping who he was from the man who raised him.
From Campus to Classroom: Speaking to Silence
Authors: Roloff Rachel Anne , Collins Brittany R.
Published: June 2023

In the classroom, clamor and quiet are close cousins, requiring teachers to consider when they speak up and when they sit back. In this inaugural column, two preservice teachers contemplate the meanings of silence in the ELA classroom.
Books-In-Action: Writing Love and Hope into the English Classroom
Authors: Bentley Helen
Published: June 2023

Helen Bentley examines an award-winning book by teacher researcher Bronwyn Clare LaMay. LaMay’s work emphasizes bringing the personal into the ELA classroom to bridge academic gaps, motivate students’ writing, support the development of hope, and help students feel a stronger connection to school.
Teaching Shakespeare: Teaching Titus
Authors: Turchi Laura B , Christensen Ann C
Published: June 2023

In a welcome-to-the-column essay, the coeditors explain their aim: sharing ideas for teaching Shakespeare that focus on “entry points” and “sticking places.’” They also offer a micro-case study of an all-female AP Literature class in Houston, Texas, in which a progressive teacher introduces his seniors to Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare’s first tragedy, known for its gore and violence.
William Butler Yeats and Beer Goggles
Authors: White John Wesley
Published: June 2023

John Wesley White’s students’ interpretation of Yeats’s “A Drinking Song,” one of his favorite poems, caused him to question his understanding of the poem and the teaching of poetry.
Educational Artifacts and Participatory Culture: Ideas from Oman
Authors: Schiera Rachel , Schiera Tony
Published: June 2023

After a teaching stint in Oman, Tony Schiera and Rachel Schiera began reflecting on the success of their use of educational artifacts projects with high school students there.
Scaffolding for Independence: Writing-as-Problem-Solving Pedagogy
Authors: Slomp David , Leask With Rita , Burke Taylor , Neamtu Kacie , Hagen Lindsey , Ham Jaimie Van , Miller Keith , Dupuis Sean
Published: June 2023

In southern Alberta, Canada, a university researcher and a team of teachers collaborated to develop a project designed to foster student independence on writing tasks.
Beyond Binary Gender Identities: Not the Girl Everyone Sees: A Transgender Teen’s Experiences in a Faith-Based School
Authors: Dunkerly-Bean Judith , Ross Camden
Published: June 2023

Judith Dunkerly-Bean and Camden Ross—parent and child—share their perspectives on how Camden, who is transgender, navigates a duplicitous existence in a Christian private school.
Critical Global Literacies: Globalizing Literature in the English Language Arts Classroom
Authors: Short Kathy G.
Published: June 2023

Kathy G. Short discusses theimportance of challenging students to move beyond a tourist perspective in understanding the world and suggests pairing global young adult (YA) literature withclassic texts.
Teaching Shakespeare: When the “House” (of Montague) Is a Color, Not a Clan
Authors: Turchi Laura B , Christensen Ann C
Published: June 2023

The column editors invite teachers and students to examine the trend of “color-blind casting” in contemporary productions of Shakespeare’s plays.
“I Don’t Like Her”: Uncomfortable Moments in Cross-Classroom Writing Exchanges
Authors: Gordon Amelia
Published: June 2023

When two Ohio teachers updated the idea of pen pals, they experienced race-related challenges they did not foresee.
Journeys Inward: Choking on Teaching
Authors: Beery Matthew
Published: June 2023

When a near-fatal classroom incident exposed the author’s vulnerability, it reinvigorated his teaching journey.
From Campus to Classroom: An Other Story of Diversity and Identity
Authors: Coleman Bria Leeann
Published: June 2023

A preservice teacher considers how her experiences as a woman of color have shaped her understandings of identity and diversity in the classroom.
Critical Global Literacies: Exploring the Global Landscape through Digital Poetry
Authors: Vardell Sylvia
Published: June 2023

An author of books for young people that include poetry anthologies explains how "digital" poems help students develop global perspectives.
Teaching Shakespeare: Difficult Questions and Teaching The Merchant of Venice
Authors: Blair Jeff
Published: June 2023

The column editors invited a teacher to share reading and teaching ideas for The Merchant of Venice and explain an analytical approach based on analogy, antithesis, and ambiguity in the play.
Critical Global Literacies: Gaining More Global Perspectives: “The People behind the Words”
Authors: Yoon Bogum , Roof Lisa , Mcvee Mary
Published: June 2023

Two teachers in New York devised a pen pal project to encourage cross-cultural understanding.
Opening the Conversation about Climate Refugees with The Grapes of Wrath
Authors: Webb Allen
Published: June 2023

Allen Webb used Steinbeck’s novel to encourage students to consider the implications of a climate refugee crisis.
Equity-Based Writing Assessment as Structured Improvisation
Authors: Beck Sarah W. , Jones Karis , Storm Scott
Published: June 2023

The authors explain how performing the roles of reader, assessor, and instructor can empower students of diverse skill levels to develop their writing.
Resisting Anti-Blackness through Counternarratives
Authors: Tulino Daniel , Krishnamurthy Sharada , Fall Madjiguene , Browne Susan
Published: June 2023

The authors analyzed three YA novels that challenge negative perceptions of Blackness through counterstorytelling.
Centering Immigrant Youth Voices: Writing as Counterstorytelling
Authors: Hernandez Manuel , Torres Francisco , Glenn Wendy J.
Published: June 2023

A teacher in Florida developed an after-school writing club for ESOL students and mentored them as they edited and published a collection of essays about their journeys to the United States.
Latinx Mothers and Daughters Defining Themselves through Art and Writing
Authors: Flores Tracey T.
Published: June 2023

A writing workshop designed specifically for Latinx mothers and daughters encouraged participants to share their collective wisdom through stories about their lives.
Collaborating with School Librarians to Support Student Researchers
Authors: Taylor Laurel
Published: June 2023

Working on an advanced degree in library science, a veteran teacher encountered a model for partnering with librarians.
Crossing Bridges with James Mofett
Authors: Maloney Dana H.
Published: June 2023

A veteran teacher found an unlikely mentor when she had the opportunity to read books and articles by a visionary thinker and theorist.
Unearthing the Problem: Social Emotional Learning in the High School English Classroom
Authors: Harding Julie
Published: June 2023

Conducting an inventory of tech usage encouraged a class of high school sophomores to self-regulate their online screen time.
Student Choice in the Culture of Standardized Testing
Authors: Mitchell Richard , Gallagher Sarah , Turley Abigail , Mcfadden Caitlin , Marion Katelyn , Boyle Caitlyn , Pribish Jessica
Published: June 2023

The decision to prioritize independent reading challenged a group of teachers in Pennsylvania to develop high-impact instructional strategies.
Exploring Disability Stereotypes in Canonical Literature
Authors: Cormier Kerry K.
Published: June 2023

Reflecting on literature through the lens of disability studies led a teacher to reconsider the questions she asks students as they read.
Books In Review: Reeling Them In: Enhancing Student Readings of Hemingway
Authors: Coleman Ed
Published: June 2023

Ed Coleman examines the latest edition in the Reading Hemingway series and explores its pedagogical uses for making a text accessible for students.
Journeys Inward: What Building a Tiny House Taught me about Teaching
Authors: Wiegel Paul
Published: June 2023

Under the guidance of an experienced builder, the author became a student again and returned to his classroom with new insight into the process of building with words
Teaching Creative Writing: Millennial Girl
Authors: Zervanos Jim
Published: June 2023

A veteran high school creative writing teacher has learned to encourage students who struggle at first to articulate inchoate story ideas.
Teaching Shakespeare: Composing Moves: Writing with Students about Henry IV, Part One
Authors: Bondar Natalia
Published: June 2023

Modeling three specific writing strategies helped students develop stronger character analysis essays as they studied Henry IV, Part One.
Reframing Writing Prompts to Foster Nuanced Arguments: To What Extent?
Authors: Brockman Elizabeth
Published: June 2023

An English educator advocates for argumentative writing that is “debatable, defensible, and nuanced” (NWP).
A Tale of Transformation
Authors: Kail Suzanne
Published: June 2023

An inservice training session triggered a crisis of confidence for a veteran teacher, but it also inspired her to rethink her approach to teaching reading and writing.
Transformative Teaching and Learning Journeys: Four Voices
Authors: Ogletree Tamra W. , Bryson David , Resau Laura , Benitez Esmey
Published: June 2023

Four learners guide readers through the journey they took to re-envision ELA practices.
From Campus to Classroom: No One Sees Me: Representation of Latinas in Literature
Authors: Santillano Jimena
Published: June 2023

A preservice teacher argues that students must see themselves in the literature they read in our classrooms.
Teaching Shakespeare: Digital Tools for Teaching Shakespeare: Making Sense of Queen Mab
Authors: Turchi Laura B.
Published: June 2023

Laura B. Turchi introduces three Web-based platforms that support students independent readings of Shakespeare.
Reading the (Heteronormative) World: Critical Literacy and LGBTQ+ Book Clubs
Authors: Meixner Emily S. , Scupp Rachel
Published: June 2023

Eighth graders in New Jersey began their academic year witha close-reading unit focused on gender and queer theory.
Pushing the LGBTQ+ Conversation Forward: An Interview with Roxanne Henkin
Authors: Emert Toby , Young Craig A.
Published: June 2023

In a conversation about her experiences with NCTE working as an advocate for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ concerns over several decades, a pioneer reflected on the organization’s progress.
Honor List of 2019 Prize-Winning YAL: Coming of Age—Past, Present, and Future
Authors: Gillis Bryan
Published: June 2023

Bryan Gillis read everything from the year’s “best of” lists to select what he considered to be the six must-reads.
#Disrupttexts: #DisruptTexts: An Introduction
Authors: Ebarvia Tricia , Germán Lorena , N. Parker Kimberly , Torres Julia
Published: June 2023

In their inaugural column, the editors call for ELA curricula to
be intentionally inclusive of BIPoC voices as a way to disrupt White supremacy in our classrooms.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: Kindness is the Heart of the Classroom
Authors: Beach Crystal L.
Published: June 2023

Helping students feel “at home” in the classroom relies on a community ethos that honors everyone.
Teaching Creative Writing: Bracing for NaNoWriMo
Authors: Deahl Carri
Published: June 2023

A creative writing teacher offers suggestions for using the NaNoWriMo program to challenge and support students in writing novels.
Teaching Shakespeare: “The Old Black Ram”:Using Othello to Study Racializing Language
Authors: Panther Leah , Hughe Selena
Published: June 2023

A classroom researcher spent a year studying the instruction of a teacher who pairs multimodal texts with Shakespeare to disrupt the canon.
Bookended: Who’s the Monster? (Hint: It’s not the whale.)
Authors: Wind Lee
Published: June 2023

Two educators considered the presence of evil in literature and challenged assumptions that humankind is inherently evil via student engagement and literary studies.
Teachers Who Stand Up
Authors: GermÁn Lorena
Published: June 2023

A teacher reflects on truth and justice in the lives of our students and in our everyday, professional work.
Student Literary Magazines in Our Lives: Creating Spaces for Courageous Writing
Authors: Elliott Peter
Published: June 2023

Through a literary magazine, students learn the courageous value of authentic voice
and free expression to build community
Demystifying Rhetoric: Prime Minister’s Questions as a Classroom Approach
Authors: Carpenter Charles D.
Published: June 2023

Students experience the British parliamentary question time as a valuable and enriching text for rhetorical analysis.
“I Got This!” Visual Methods as a Restorative Practice
Authors: Faughey Deirdre
Published: June 2023

Students’ identities are transformed when instruction includes the graphic novel genre and multimodal literacies.
Books in Review: A Guide for Understanding and Resisting Post-Truth Rhetoric
Authors: Ayres Tyler
Published: June 2023

Tyler Ayres reviews Bruce McComiskey“s book, which explains the dangers of post-truth rhetoric and calls for action from an informed public.
Teaching Creative Writing: Taking Risks with Form
Authors: Williams Wendy R
Published: June 2023

As we invite students to write bravely, we can encourage them to take risks with form
The Essay: Revelations
Authors: Mora Pat
Published: June 2023

Pat Mora, who writes for adults, teens, and children, shares the pleasures and challenges of the essay form.
Back to “I”: Recasting Students and Teachers as Problem-Explorers through Podcasting
Authors: Hackett-Hill Kathryn
Published: June 2023

A tired expository essay unit is replaced with podcasting to reposition students and their teacher within authentic, joyful writing experiences.
Essaying Identity: Self-Definition and Student Voice
Authors: Courtmanche Jason
Published: June 2023

A professor realizes the value of teaching the essay as a creative genre that can guide students to explore their personal and professional identities.
Starting with the Self: A Pathway to Reimagining the Essay
Authors: Kent Chelsea Rae
Published: June 2023

A teacher educator offers strategies for humanizing the writing process with our students.
When Our Students Voice Their Truths: “This I Believe” Multimodal Essays in Action
Authors: Jensen Amber , Nelson Elizabeth Thackeray
Published: June 2023

Multimodal essays can deepen students’ knowledge about writing and foster connections that humanize their learning.
#BlackGirlLiteratureMatters: Exploring the Multiplicities of Black Girlhood
Authors: Hines Christian M. , Menefee Doricka L.
Published: June 2023

Two Black teacher educators discuss the importance of centering Black girl narratives on happiness, joy, and ingenuity.
Passion Projects: Students Writing for Joy in a Connected, Digital Age
Authors: Barber Chelsey
Published: June 2023

A teacher reflects on Passion Projects in support of the writing process and to inspire student joy and engagement during the pandemic.
A New Odyssey: Finding the Hero’s Journey in Black Panther
Authors: O’connor Cait
Published: June 2023

A teacher challenges students’ idea of text and the hero’s journey through Marvel’s Black Panther.
Intersectional LGBTQ+ Identities: Hip-Hop Pedagogy for Black Queer Self-Expression
Authors: Wheatley Torie
Published: June 2023

An educator shares ways to implement and learn about hip-hop pedagogy.
Teaching Shakespeare: The Trouble with Teaching Hamlet
Authors: Tramantano Adam
Published: June 2023

Students explore the ambiguities and complexities in Shakespeare’s
Hamlet.
Prioritizing Black Language: Teacher Reflection Plus Action
Authors: Mcmurtry Teaira
Published: June 2023

Black Language in students’ lives can inform teacher practices for linguistic justice and affirmation while amplifying academic rigor.
What Happens to Knowledge Deferred? Defending Books from Conservative, White Censors
Authors: Connors Sean P. , Trites Roberta Seelinger
Published: June 2023

Two professors address the consequences of withholding knowledge from young people and offer a rationale for teaching challenged books and talking points for teachers and librarians.
Rising Up with Our Students: Music, Visual Texts, and Literacies of America
Authors: Sciurba Katie , Bauman Keelie
Published: June 2023

Antiracism becomes the focal point of literacy intervention as students engage with music-based texts and visual projects.
Restorative Reading: Using Counternarratives to Counter Harm for Healing
Authors: Thompson Josh
Published: June 2023

Through critical selfreflection, students examine how independent reading influences their worldviews and senses of self.
Leveraging #YA Twitter for Online Learning in English Language Arts
Authors: Warner Connor K , Nora Peterman
Published: June 2023

Two teacher educators developed a series of learning activities that focus on young adult literature authors as public intellectuals.
From Paper Cameras and Polaroids to Smartphones and Streaming
Authors: Goldberg Joseph
Published: June 2023

A teacher in New York has used film, which is increasingly accessible in the digital age, to teach students to compose evidence-based arguments.
Books in Review: Resisting the Global Education Reform Movement
Authors: Collier Caleb
Published: June 2023

A new edited collection reimagines schools as sites for resisting the forces of Commodification.
A Thousand Teens Writing across America: A Virtual Marathon
Authors: Sassi Kelly , Martens Susan , Dawkins Julie
Published: June 2023

A group of teachers and authors collaborated to develop a six-week creative writing marathon that invited young writers on a virtual journey to six states
The Future is Now: Building Multicultural Connections beyond a Canonical Text, Animal Farm
Authors: Babula Allison , Diana Liu
Published: June 2023

A student teacher and her cooperating teacher facilitated a study of Animal Farm, a required text, in ways that connected to students’ lives.
“Better than the Original”: Restorying Dracula to Reset Learning
Authors: Faughey Deirdre
Published: June 2023

Students use interpretive freedom and multimodal storytelling to reimagine the classic text Dracula.
To Marvel and Imagine: Literary Monsters and Critical Analysis
Authors: Batzer Benjamin D.
Published: June 2023

By utilizing a process-based approach guided by student choice, a teacher educator reimagines literary research and critical analysis.
Hero or Monster? Diverse Students’ Considerations of The Odyssey
Authors: Mcneill Erin , Beth Hines Mary
Published: June 2023

Two teacher educators share a unit on The Odyssey that invites students to study archetypes, multicultural texts, and counterstories.
Monsters “Dress Down” Gender Divides in Frankenstein and Coraline
Authors: Cothren Claire
Published: June 2023

Students move through a comparative analysis of monsters in Coraline and Frankenstein, examining social fears about gender norms.
Book as Monster: Experimenting with a Student-Edited Frankenstein Hypertext
Authors: Rejan Andrew
Published: June 2023

An assignment invites students to collaborate on a hypertextual edition of Mary Shelley’s monstrous classic.
Surfaces of Polished Glass: Visualizing Monstrous Storyworlds
Authors: Ashlynn Wittchow
Published: June 2023

Students experience visualization, entering into fictional storyworlds about the nature of monstrosity.
Journeying to the Underworld: Ghosts and Grief in Autobiographical Writing
Authors: Schaufele Morgan
Published: June 2023

A teacher explores the concept of literary ghosts with his students as they work through grief and practice autobiographical writing
Monsters May Be Our Best Teachers: Monster Theory and Emotional Growth
Authors: Strom Brent
Published: June 2023

A teacher reflects on how studying monsters found in British literature enhanced social and emotional learning.
NWP Voices: Youth-Driven Inquiry into the Tulsa Race Massacre
Authors: Witte Shelbibie , Nowell Shanedra
Published: June 2023

Leaders of the Oklahoma State University Writing Project share an immersive inquiry project in which students applied their research on the 2021 Tulsa Race Massacre to present-day injustices.
Mechanics of Making Meaning: Multimodal Pedagogy for Films and Games
Authors: Bromfield Jack Davis , Curwood Jen Scott
Published: June 2023

Two educators in Australia studied a classroom in which the teacher and students applied a critical lens to digital texts.
Arguing and Listening for Civic Engagement
Authors: Smagorinsky Peter
Published: June 2023

To highlight the importance of civil discourse, an English education scholar worked with teachers to develop strategies for teaching argument that promote respectful engagement with controversial topics.
Books in Review: Centering Students to Achieve Textured, Equity-Focused Teaching
Authors: Commeret Michelle
Published: June 2023

A former elementary and middle school teacher recently read a book about culturally sustaining practices that she wishes she could have read when she was training to become a teacher.
Teaching Shakespeare: The First Folio at 400: An Enduring, Indispensable Primary Source
Authors: Long Kevin
Published: June 2023

Examining excerpts from the First Folio has helped students discover important clues—indicated by punctuation and versification—the Bard left for his actors.
The Future is Now: The Mud and Lotus of Education: Arts Integration, Community, and Conflict
Authors: Sharpenstein Jessica
Published: June 2023

An early career teacher used artsintegrated methods of instruction to help a group of students build classroom community.
Research & Policy
Authors: Wohlwend Karen E
Published: June 2023

This article reviews recent research on young children’s literacy learning, with a focus on innovative ideas that reclaim a long-standing ethos in early childhood education: child over curriculum.
Invited Dialogue
Authors: Turner Jennifer D
Published: June 2023

This article features a discussion with Dr. William H. Teale about how young children become literate. Drawing on decades of research, he describes how preschool classrooms, practices, and policies can expand the literacy repertoires and nurture the literacy lives of young children.
Research & Policy
Authors: Rowe Deborah Wells
Published: June 2023

This column traces the journey of theory and researchthat has allowed our field to fundamentally reimaginethe very beginnings of early childhood writing.
What’s Trending in Children’s Literature and Why It Matters
Authors: Short Kathy G.
Published: June 2023

An inquiry into recent trends in children’s books and their implications for educators reveals the increasing influence of visual culture and continuing concerns about cultural diversity.
Translanguaging and Responsive Assessment Adaptations: Emergent Bilingual Readers through the Lens of Possibility
Authors: Ascenzi-Moreno Laura
Published: June 2023

This study examines how teachers adapt formative reading assessments for emergent bilinguals by making space for their students’ multilingual language practices.
If These Walls Could Talk: The Communication of Literacy through Teacher-Created Charts
Authors: Zoch Melody , Davis Stephanie , Gray Erika S.
Published: June 2023

The authors offer suggestions for teacher-created charts and what they communicate about literacy using examples they found in one elementary school.
Language Arts Lessons
Authors: Reese Debbie
Published: June 2023

This article focuses on unlearning stereotypical representations of Indigenous peoples and replacing harmful narratives with accurate information and understandings. Teachers are critical in categorizing, selecting, and (re)presenting Indigenous communities through children’s literature.
Language Arts Lessons
Authors: Marsh Jackie , Yamada-Rice Dylan
Published: June 2023

This column outlines key principles that should underpin the use of augmented and virtual reality in the language arts curriculum.
Invited Dialogue
Authors: Johnson Lamar L.
Published: June 2023

This article features a critical dialogue with Dr. Jabari Mahiri about his past and current scholarship on youth, race, and popular culture.
A Queer Approach to Addressing Gender and Sexuality through Literature Discussions with Second Graders
Authors: Hartman Paul
Published: June 2023

Utilizing queer theory, this study examines the promises and challenges of addressing gender and sexual identities through literature discussions with second graders.
Language and Literacy Education Researcher Luis Moll, NCTE’s 2018 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts
Authors: Whitmore Kathryn F
Published: June 2023

Dr. Luis C. Moll describes his career as an education researcher who builds on the legacy of Vygotsky as he explores how the concept of funds of knowledge disrupts deficit orientations in language arts practices.
Language Arts Lessons
Authors: Collins Kathleen M. , Wagner Monica O’Cilka , Meadows Jeffrey
Published: June 2023

Drawing on Disability Studies in Education (DSE), the authorsillustrate the affordances of literacy teachers’ engagementwith dis/ability narratives and dis/ability life writingfor creating inclusive classroom contexts.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Dawes Erika Thulin , Acevedo-Aquino Maria V. , Acevedo-Aquino Maria V. , Barger Bettie Parsons , Cueto Desiree W. , Hahn Mary Lee , Herbeck Joyce , Ross Stacey
Published: June 2023

This column showcases the winners of the 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children.
Perspectives On Practice
Authors: Barnes Derrick
Published: June 2023

A children’s book author reflects on his recent, award-winning picturebook to detail, in a personal narrative, the importance of African American artists to use their mediums to provide inspirational, positive content for African American children.
Language, Culture, and the Education of Indigenous Children: An Interview with Mary Eunice Romero-Little
Authors: Brooks Maneka D.
Published: June 2023

Drawing on decades of research expertise, community knowledge, and professional experiences as an educator, Dr. Mary Eunice Romero-Little provides insights into pivotal language issues that impact the literacy development and education of young Indigenous children.
Translanguaging in Every Classroom
Authors: Cole Mikel W.
Published: June 2023

This column provides an overview of a variety of translanguaging strategies that teachers can use in both English-only and multilingual classrooms.
The 2018 Notable Children’s Books in the English language arts
Authors: Porter Diana , Alaniz Cynthia , Bean-Folkes Jane , Corbin Sue , Fain Jeanne , Rebecca Leigh S. , Sanders Jennifer
Published: June 2023

The 2018 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts, unique in language and/or style, encourage readers to discover quality texts that linger long after the pages have been read.
Sounding the Garden, Voicing a Problem: Mobilizing Critical Literacy through Personal Digital Inquiry with Young Children
Authors: Wargo Jon M.
Published: June 2023

Leveraging personal digital inquiry (PDI) as critical literacy, this article describes the affordances of mobilizing sound as a form of composing change with young learners.
Children’s Literature to Support Critical Literacies Engagement
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Egan Cunningham Katie , Thulin Dawes Erika , Ann Cappiello Mary
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature quality children’s literature that supports critical literacies engagement in the classroom and for the independent reader.
A Profile of Paul B. Janeczko:NCTE’s 2019 Recipient of theAward for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Authors: Pinkerton Lisa , Sung Yoo Kyung
Published: June 2023

This interview celebrates the life and work of Paul B.Janeczko, a most beloved poet for children.
Language Arts Lessons
Authors: Ghiso María Paula , Martínez-Álvarez Patricia , Clayton Emily , Álvarez Fernando , Gutiérrez Martha
Published: June 2023

This article describes how transnational children’s knowledge and the transnational local spaces they navigate can be mobilized for critical inquiry with elementary school students.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Dawes Erika Thulin , Acevedo-Aquino Maria V. , Andrus Patrick , Barger Bettie Parsons , Bulatowicz Donna , Cueto Desiree W. , Hahn Mary Lee
Published: June 2023

This children’s literature review column showcases the winners of the 2019 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children.
Children’s Literature Reviews
Authors: Cappiello Mary Ann , Aziz-Raina Seemi , Chaudhri Amina , Dávila Denise , Grabarek Daryl , Graff JenniferM. , Waugh Julie
Published: June 2023

This children’s literature review column showcases the winners of the 2019 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.
Tapping into the Feeling Power : Considering the Affordances of the Affective Nature of Multimodal Literacies
Authors: Johnston Kelly C.
Published: June 2023

This article offers an affective perspective on multimodal literacies and encourages teachers to consider students’ affective responses as a form of literacy engagement.
The CLICK Model: Scaffolding Multimodal Composing for Academic Purposes
Authors: Jocius Robin
Published: June 2023

This article describes the CLICK model, which aims to support students’ multimodal composing practices through balancing explicit scaffolding with opportunities to exercise creative freedom.
Stories for Multimodal Learners: Picturebooks, Audiobooks, and Apps to Engage K–8 Students
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Ann Cappiello Mary , Egan Cunningham Katie , Thulin Dawes Erika
Published: June 2023

This children’s literature review column features quality picturebooks, audiobooks, and apps that appeal to a variety of modalities for storytelling.
Emotion, Critical response, and the Transformation of Signs: The fundamentals of language arts
Authors: Lewis Cynthia
Published: June 2023

Understanding how emotion circulates in classrooms and what emotion does to signs is central to teachers and researchers of critical literacy and literary response.
Fostering, Activating, and Curating: Approaching Books about Social Injustices with the Arts
Authors: Whitmore Kathryn F. , Chisholm James S. , Fletcher Lauren
Published: June 2023

We describe readers’ emotional and embodied transactions with the cordel—an arts-based strategy that supports readers’ approach to reading challenging texts about social justice issues.
Invited Dialogue: An Invited Dialogue with Jacqueline Woodson
Authors: Bishop Rudine Sims
Published: June 2023

Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson discusses why she writes for children and is not afraid to embrace issues in her work that some might find troubling or “risky.”
Children’s Literature Reviews: For a Better World: Children’s Books about Student Agency and Activism
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Cunningham Katie Egan , Lara Gilberto P.
Published: June 2023

In this column, we feature titles to help children in grades K-8 find inspiration and role models for student agency and activism in troubling times.
Perspectives on Practice: Seeking Hope in Troubled Times through the Poetics of Children’s Literacies
Authors: Dutro Elizabeth
Published: June 2023

This column reflects on how, even in the most troubled of times, literacy educators can remember the hope to be found in the poetics of children's pursuit of literacies.
Breaking News: Kids Are Fans and Critics! Reading with and against the School Newsmagazine
Authors: Heffernan Lee , Lewison Mitzi , Bulushi Zawan Al , Park Hyejeong
Published: June 2023

This study explores how third-grade students became critical consumers of news written for kids, reading both with and against current events articles.
We Be Lovin’ Black Children: NCTE’s 2020 Outstanding Elementary Educators in the English Language Arts
Authors: Gardner Roberta Price , Braden Eliza G. , Yoon Haeny
Published: June 2023

This interview explores the teaching and scholarly work of Drs. Gloria Boutte and Kim Parker, recipients of NCTE's 2020 Outstanding Elementary Educator in the English Language Arts Award.
Language Arts Lessons: “On My Screen, I Can Learn”: YouTube Kids in the Primary Classroom
Authors: Buchholz Beth A.
Published: June 2023

By including mobile video as a form of informational text in the literacy classroom, teachers can support young children's ability to read, write, talk, and learn about the scientific world.
Children’s Literature Reviews: 2020 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
Authors: Cueto Desiree W. , Acevedo-Aquino Maria V. , Andrus Patrick , Barger Bettie Parsons , Bulatowicz Donna , Espinosa Cecilia , Hahn Mary Lee
Published: June 2023

This column showcases winners of the 2020 Charlotte Huck Award for outstanding fiction for children.
Children’s Literature Reviews: 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction
Authors: Dávila Denise , Aziz-Raina Seemi , Chaudhri Amina , Costner Suzanne , Grabarek Daryl , Rodriguez Sanjuana , Waugh Julie
Published: June 2023

This children's literature review column showcases the winners of the 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children.
Shattered Stereotypes, Multiple identities, and vibrant intersections: books That Explore and Celebrate Complex Characters
Authors: Enriquez Grace , Lara Gilberto P. , Egan Cunningham Katie , Thulin Dawes Erika , Clark Summer R.
Published: June 2023

In this column, we highlight books for grades K-8 in which characters defy stereotypes, straddle the borders of multiple identities, and live unique intersections of identity.
Reflection and Action: Revolutionary Love and the Possibility for More Equitable Literacy Classrooms
Authors: Torres Francisco L.
Published: June 2023

Using a framework of revolutionary love, this article argues that researchers and teachers must include the voices of students in teaching reflections to do better by them.
Red Is the Color of Blood and Fire—Vibrant and Energizing: A Conversation with Author and Illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh
Authors: Cueto Desiree
Published: June 2023

Rashin Kheiriyeh’s heartwarming stories and vivid illustrations draw inspiration from her childhood and Persian culture.
The 2020 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Authors: Gilliam Fain Jeanne , Ahiyya Vera , Bemiss Elizabeth M. , Schall Janine M. , Rebecca Leigh S. , Summerlin Jennifer , Will Kathryn
Published: June 2023

The 2020 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts include unique features of language and/or style and encourage readers to explore high-quality texts that offer enduring reader appeal.
Equity and the Language Arts: A Muscle to Be Exercised
Authors: Patel Leigh
Published: June 2023

Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, this article examines the intertwined nature of language arts and equity.
Doing the Deep Work of Antiracist Pedagogy: Toward Self-Excavation for Equitable Classroom Teaching
Authors: Mentor Marcelle , Sealey-Ruiz Yolanda
Published: June 2023

Teacher educators of antiracist pedagogies must begin by asking ourselves the question: How do issues of race, class, religion, and sexual orientation live within us?
Nadie más puede contar tu historia: Rewriting Whose Stories Matter through an Antiracist Bilingual Writer’s Workshop
Authors: Harvey-Torres Rosalyn , Valdez Carmela
Published: June 2023

Using antiracist pedagogy as a frame, this article explores a first-grade bilingual writer’s workshop that centered the lives of Latinx, Black, and immigrant students.
Opportunity Centered Teaching for Racial Justice in Elementary English Language Arts Classrooms
Authors: Milner IV H. Richard , Howard Jaleel , Cornelious Tequila , Best Bryant O. , Fittz Laura
Published: June 2023

This column advances tenets of opportunity centered teaching to help educators in the work of racial justice disrupt opportunity gaps in elementary ELA classrooms.
Antiracist Teaching in English Language Arts: Toward a Full Humanity for All Students
Authors: Chen Lee Crystal , Falter Michelle M. , Alston Chandra L.
Published: June 2023

This column explores the question: “Is antiracist teaching a downer?” Though not easy, antiracist teaching can be joyful as it allows students to achieve their full potential. Antiracist teaching recognizes the full humanity of all students by dismantling oppressive structures in schools while affirming, celebrating, and advocating for all students. Here, the authors provide three examples of antiracist teaching that can be reflected through reading and writing practices in K-8 English language arts classrooms.
“Hey Black Child. Do You Know Who You Are?” Writing for Liberation and Empowerment in a First Grade Writer’s Workshop
Authors: Smith Mukkaramah , Jones Kaitlin
Published: June 2023

Mukkaramah Smith and Kaitlin Jones, 2020 recipients of the Graves Award, explain how writing can be used as a tool for liberation and empowerment.
Decentering the Adult Gaze: Young Children’s Photographs as Provocations for Place-Making
Authors: Nguyen Tran , Vellanki Vivek
Published: June 2023

Drawing on more-than-human literacies and visual methods, this article demonstrates how children’s images can decenter adult conceptualizations of “place” and be provocations for place-conscious education.
Responsive Teaching on the Move: Locating Movement in Text through Read Alouds about Sports
Authors: Caasi Erica , Dutro Elizabeth
Published: June 2023

This column reflects on finding movement in read alouds about sports and the ways literacy educators might apply an on-the-move perspective using texts.
Reflect, Reimagine, Revisit: A Framework for Centering Critical Writing Pedagogy
Authors: Kline Sonia , Kang Grace
Published: June 2023

This article provides a framework for engaging educators in action-focused inquiry toward transformative and humanizing Critical writing pedagogy.
Beyond Spanish: Building Truly Multilingual Classroom and School Libraries
Authors: Curtin Austin , Reynolds Dan
Published: June 2023

English and Spanish dominate libraries, but 25 percent of US English language learners don’t speak Spanish. How can educators find quality texts for them?
“Mix Learning with Everyday Moments”: A Virtual Recipe for Early Literacy Development at Home
Authors: Davila Denise , Abril-Gonzalez Paty , Pineda Monica , Nunez Patricia
Published: June 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when educators and guardians/parents collaborated as community compañeres, they supported literacy learning experiences that honored children’s home lives.
Supporting the Work of Collaborative Multimodal Composition
Authors: Scane Clare Donovan
Published: June 2023

This article considers how literacy leaders can support the work of collaborative multimodal composition within their learning communities.
Leaning into Controversy: Pandemic Conversations in a Science Classroom
Authors: Laub Kaylee Allison
Published: June 2023

Middle school science students participate in academic discourse centered around relevant and current controversial topics. Students engage in critical thinking and develop active listening skills.
Reimagining Our Responsive Pedagogical Toolbox: Lessons Learned from Online and Blended Learning
Authors: Caasi Erica , Dutro Elizabeth , Simpson Tracy , Torres Francisco , Venet Alex Shevrin
Published: June 2023

We invited a classroom teacher and two teacher educators to share digital tools and their thoughts on responsive teaching in online and/or blended learning.
“It Might Be Different from What We Think”: Critical Encounters with Linguistically Diverse Picturebooks in an Elementary Classroom
Authors: Reid Sarah , Zapata Angie , Adu-Gyamfi Mary , Hoffmann Whitney
Published: June 2023

The authors illustrate how critical encounters emerged in an elementary classroom through teacher and student discussions about language and identity with linguistically diverse picturebooks.
Struggling Learners: Reflections on Reclaiming a Good Word Gone Bad
Authors: Smith Patrick H.
Published: June 2023

Readers are invited to consider how different forms of the word struggling express and evoke meanings that represent emergent bilingual learners as capable or incapable.
2022 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
Authors: Bulatowicz Donna M. , Constantine Dahlia H. , Espinosa Cecilia M. , Johnson Holly , Latham Irene , Phelps Darius , Powless JoAnne
Published: June 2023

This column showcases winners of the 2022 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for children.
2022 Donald H. Graves Writing Award: My Inner Voice
Authors: Valdez Carmela A.
Published: June 2023

One educator discusses teaching in a pandemic and how she constantly comes back to her students by finding inspiration in her family and their past.
Hearing Black Language as Linguistically Legitimate in Early Childhood Writing
Authors: Y.Lee Alice
Published: June 2023

This paper takes a decolonial approach to preK writing and language assessment and explores what happens when a Black teacher hears and determines that Black Language sounds right.
Dual Language Picturebooks As Resources for Multilingualism: Children As Language Inquirers
Authors: Daly Nicola , Kleker Dorea , Short Kathy G.
Published: June 2023

Children in an afterschool Global Cultures Club interacted with dual language picturebooks to reposition multilingualism as a rich community resource rather than a problem.
Get Curious about Language to Build upon Connections, Critical Literacy Practices, and Joy!
Authors: Donovan Scane Clare
Published: June 2023

In this issue, I discuss how getting curious about language(s) can deepen potential for learning and foster connections in and outside our classroom walls.
Authentic Writing Time through Encouraging Everyday Language on the Page
Authors: Turley Morgan
Published: June 2023

Reflecting on her student teaching experience, the author celebrates classroom writing time that welcomes firstgrade multilingualism and emergent writers as authors.
Dragons, Squishy Circuits, and Computational Thinking: Integrating Scientific Literacies into Elementary Classrooms
Authors: Blanton Melanie , Jocius Robin , Albert Jennifer , Joshi Deepti , Andrews Ashley
Published: June 2023

Drawing on analysis of a researcher-practitioner partnership, this study positions computational thinking as a key scientific literacy that promotes deeper understandings of disciplinary content.
Facilitating the Interplay of Text and Experience in Scientific Inquiry
Authors: Fitzgerald Miranda S.
Published: June 2023

Using case study methods, this study examines how one third-grade teacher facilitated the interplay of text and experience in an integrated science and literacy unit.
The 2022 Notable Children’s Books in the English Language Arts
Authors: Will Kathryn , Ahiyya Vera , Andrus Patrick , Harrison Dorian , Henderson Laretta , Schall Janine M. , Wilson Fran
Published: June 2023

The 2022 Notable Books in the English Language Arts are of enduring quality, inviting readers to deeply engage with language in expansive and varied ways.
Project-Based Learning: A Justice-Oriented Pathway for Meaningful Science and Literacy Integration
Authors: Ward Alessandra E. , Manz Eve , Salgado Michelle
Published: June 2023

This piece describes and illustrates five practices for meaningfully integrating science and literacy within project-based units that center children’s identities, interests, and ways of knowing.