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Current Issue - Summer 2017: Volume 5, Issue 1

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FRONTMATTER
 
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, INSTRUCTIONAL SHIFTS, AND MISSED OPPORTUNITIES            
VICTORIA J. RISKO    
                                  
TEACHER INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT ORAL LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN DRAMATIC PLAY CONTEXTS
SHELLEY STAGG PETERSON  AND JANICE GREENBERG   
                                                 
USING RESEARCH TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE SPELLING CURRICULUM
REBECCA PUTMAN


EARLY LITERACY IN CUBA: LESSONS FOR AMERICA
CAROLYN DAVIDSON ABEL AND CHARLES FREDERICK ABEL

LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS WRITING IN ENGLISH
ANALYNN BUSTAMANTE AND MINHEE EOM

EARLY READERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE VALUE OF LITERACY IN THEIR LIVES
ZOYAH KINKEAD-CLARK

BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR CLOSE READING WITH DEVELOPING READERS
SHEILA F. BAKER AND LILLIAN MCENERY

A MODEL FOR TEACHING LITERARY ANALYSIS USING SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
SHANNON MCCROCKLIN AND TAMMY SLATER
 
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Co-Editors 

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Dr. Chase Young is an associate professor in the department of Language, Literacy and Special Populations at Sam Houston State University. Previously, he was the Silverman Endowed Chair in Literacy at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Dr. Young received his Ph.D. in Reading Education from the University of North Texas where he was named the 2011 Outstanding Doctoral Student in Reading Education. Before entering higher education, he taught in the primary grades and served as an elementary reading specialist. In 2014, the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers selected him to receive the Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award. His research as appeared in such journals as the Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, Literacy Research and Instruction, and of course, the Texas Journal of Literacy Education. He is the author of, Texas History: Readers Theater Scripts, and Tiered Fluency Instruction: Supporting Diverse Learners in Grades 2-5.
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Dr. Bethanie Pletcher taught in the elementary school for twelve years, including eight years as a Literacy Coach, Reading Specialist, and Reading Recovery© teacher. She received an Ed.D. in Reading, Language Arts, and Literature Education at the University of Houston and an M.Ed. in Reading Education at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Pletcher is the Undergraduate Reading Program Coordinator and a faculty advisor for the TAMUCC Student Reading Council. Dr. Pletcher’s research interests include teacher and student discourse during reading instruction, early literacy, and literacy coaching. She was recently a keynote speaker for a Wilson Language conference and an invited webinar facilitator for Learning Forward. She presents workshop sessions at national and state conferences, and serves as a consultant in local schools.
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​ Dr. Sherrye Garrett focuses her courses at TAMUCC on reading disabilities, adolescent literacy, and content reading. In addition to teaching courses for undergraduate and graduate students, she also directs the BEST Program, which provides opportunities for K-12 students in the Coastal Bend to receive assessment and tutoring at the university. She directed the annual TAMUCC Reading Conference from 2005 to 2010. Her doctoral degree is from Lehigh University, her master's degree is from Millersville State University, and her bachelor's degree is from Dickinson College. Dr. Garrett previously served on the faculties of Millersville State University and Elizabethtown College. Before coming to TAMUCC in 2000, she was the educational services manager for a small newspaper group. She has served on state and national committees in the newspaper industry, and she has created a number of publications on media literacy and the use of newspapers across the curriculum. In addition, she has presented teacher workshops on media literacy and newspapers across the country.

Editorial Review Board

Dr. Sara Avrit
Texas A&M University - Commerce

Dr. Kelli Bippert
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Dr. Faye Bruun
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 
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Dr. Jack Cassidy
Millersville University

Dr. Betty Coneway
West Texas A&M University

Dr. Deborah Davis
Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Dr. Patricia Durham
Sam Houston State University 

Dr. Jeannette Gomez
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Dr. Stephanie Grote-Garcia
University of Incarnate Word

Katherine Hewett 
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Dr. Lucinda Juarez
University of Texas - San Antonio

Dr. Kent Layton
University of Arkansas – Little Rock

Dr. Teddi Martin
University of North Texas

Dr. Cherie McCollough
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Dr. Kathleen Mohr
Utah State University

Dr. Larkin Page
Xavier University of New Orleans

Dr. Dan Pearce
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Dr. Jodi Pilgrim 
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

​Dr. Ramona Pitman
Texas A&M University - San Antonio

Dr. John Ponder
The University of West Georgia

Kelli Powell
Temple Independent School District

​Dr. Marlyn Press
Touro College of New York

Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Kent State University

Dr. Roberta Raymond
University of Houston - Clear Lake
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Dr. D. Ray Reutzel
University of Wyoming

Dr. Joseph Rodriguez    
University of Texas - El Paso

Rene Sawatsky
Blue Ridge Independent School District

Dr. Laurie Sharp               
West Texas A&M University 

Dr. Katie Stover
Furman University

Dr. Agnes Tang
Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Dr. Sheri Vasinda
Oklahoma State University

Dr. Nancy Votteler
Sam Houston State University 

Krystal Watson
Del Mar Collegiate High School 

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