May 2009

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Articles

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Reading for a Better World: Teaching for Social Responsibility With Young Adult Literature
Steven Wolk

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Inquiry Into Urban Adolescent Independent Reading Habits: Can Gee's Theory of Discourses Provide Insight?
Matthew Knoester

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English-Language Learners, Fan Communities, and 21st-Century Skills
Rebecca W. Black

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Lana's Story: Re-Storying Literacy Education
G. Wesley Houp

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Investigating Content Area Teachers Understanding of a Content Literacy Framework: A Yearlong Professional Development Initiative
Nance S. Wilson, Dana L. Grisham, Linda Smetana

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Commentary
Censorship in Three Metaphors
Fenice B. Boyd, Nancy M. Bailey   FREE!

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Research Connections
The San Diego Striving Readers' Project: Building Academic Success for Adolescent Readers
Trevor McDonald, Christina Thornley, Rosemary Staley, David W. Moore

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Reviews
Books for Adolescents
James Blasingame, Michael Jung, Bridgette Stahn, Fran Bard, Kyle Williams, Elizabeth Koebele   FREE!

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Classroom Materials
Doug Buehl   FREE!

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Professional Resources
Katanna Conley, Marjorie Jo Ralph   FREE!

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