Squires will spend his nine-month sabbatical, which began this month, pursuing some of his research interests, which include determining to what extent Japanese elementary teachers use storytelling and children's literature in their literacy instruction. One of Squires’ primary research focuses is the application of storytelling to literacy, and on his way to Japan, Squires delivered a presentation "Storytelling in the Classroom" at the Kappa Delta Pi Biennial Convocation held Oct. 29-31 in Orlando, Fla. Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education.