About Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy is the only literacy journal published exclusively for teachers of older learners. Each issue offers practical, classroom-tested ideas grounded in research and theory. Whether you work with new, struggling, or skilled readers, you’ll find something of interest in JAAL.
Every issue includes
- Practical ideas for instruction
- Reviews of student and teacher resources, including young adult literature
- Tips on how to integrate technology, media, and popular culture in your classroom
- Reflections on current literacy trends, issues, and research
Publication Schedule
JAAL is published online and in print eight times a year: monthly from September through May, with a combined issue in December/January.
Editors
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy is currently edited by Margaret Carmody Hagood and Emily Neil Skinner.
More information on Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Editorial Board can be found here.
Margaret C. Hagood
Editor
College of Charleston
email Emily N. Skinner
Editor
College of Charleston
email
News & Announcements
Call for JAAL Cover Images
How are literacies enacted in the lives of adolescents and adults and what do they look like? Show us! Beginning in September 2012, we'll feature adolescent- and adult-submitted photographs and artwork on the cover of Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. We invite you to share your representations of adolescent and adult literacies in action!
Learn the details!
November 2011
Online Journals Move
Beginning November 2011, the online editions of IRA’s journals will be provided by Wiley Online Library. IRA will continue to provide each journal with peer-reviewed content through its professional journal editors and review boards. Read more about this partnership.
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