May 2009

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Articles

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Actively Engaging With Stories Through Drama: Portraits of Two Young Readers
Donna Sayers Adomat

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Reader Response Meets New Literacies: Empowering Readers in Online Learning Communities
Lotta C. Larson

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HOT Blogging: A Framework for Blogging to Promote Higher Order Thinking
Lisa Zawilinski

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Exploring the Literature of Fact
Paula Sunanon Webster

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The Elementary Bubble Project: Exploring Critical Media Literacy in a Fourth-Grade Classroom
Jesse S. Gainer, Nancy Valdez-Gainer, Timothy Kinard

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Teaching Tips
Interactive Frames for Vocabulary Growth and Word Consciousness
Rod Winters

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Teaching Tips
Laughing Through Rereadings: Using Joke Books to Build Fluency
Molly Ness

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Assessment
Ensuring Accommodations Used in Content Assessments Are Responsive to English-Language Learners
Lynn Shafer Willner, Charlene Rivera, Barbara D. Acosta

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Urban Literacy
Students Learning English and Their Literacy Instruction in Urban Schools
William H. Teale

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Struggling Readers
Orientation to a New Book: More Than a Picture Walk
Connie Briggs, Salli Forbes

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