Reading Matters Winter 2018

Letter from the Editors

Sarah Hunt-Barron & Jacquelynn Malloy

Dear Readers,

Reading Matters Make it Matter

It is with pleasure that we bring you this 17th edition of Reading Matters . After several years of themed issues, we are thrilled to offer a journal to our readers that was an open call. Teachers and teacher-educators throughout our state and beyond responded with fantastic teaching tips, literacy strategies, success stories and research that are part of this issue. We hope you will find these articles relevant to your classroom and your professional interests. scientific vocabulary (Altieri). Digital literacies are the focus of several articles, with ideas for scaffolding student writing instruction using digital tools (Yearta, Kelly, & Slagle). We are also reminded the digital gap still exists; Brooke Orrell Sievers and Emily Howell explore this gap and provide us ideas to ensure all students, regardless of access to digital tools, can develop the skills they need to swim in the sea of devices in which we live. Our Teaching Matters articles help us bridge disciplinary divides, with transdisciplinary lessons learned through art (Hunter-Doniger, et. al) and disciplinary literacy instruction in an elementary classroom (Britt, Ming, & Smigel). As always, Jonda McNair and her students offer reviews of the latest and greatest in children’s literature, with a focus on culturally diverse literature, that is sure to expand and enhance your classroom library. We are proud to serve you, the teachers and teacher educators who ensure an excellent education grounded in literacy for all. Our next issue of Reading Matters will focus on putting our students at the center of all we do. Please consider sharing your classroom practices and research focused on student-centered practices in classrooms. We look forward to hearing your voices in our next issue of Reading Matters . In this issue of RM , you’ll find articles focused on personalizing vocabulary instruction in classrooms (Sox) and strengthening

Sarah Hunt-Barron

Jacquelynn Malloy

Be inspired and inspiring, Sarah and Jackie

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