Welcome!
The Texas Journal of Literacy Education has a new home. Please find it at www.talejournal.com.
Thank you to Dr. Chase Young, Dr. Bethanie Pletcher, and Dr. Sherrye Garrett, who have provided the journal with outstanding leadership over the previous 3 years.
As the new editorial team of TJLE, we are excited to build on the outstanding work of previous editors. Journals like TJLE play such an important role in the dissemination of research because the audience includes both researchers and K-12 practitioners. We value original research and insights from all voices and encourage you to submit your work. TJLE is committed to providing a forum for a variety of voices and viewpoints.
We look forward to your submissions!
Sincerely,
Your new editors from Texas Woman's University's Department of Reading
Amy Burke, PhD, Lead Editor
Elizabeth Kaye, PhD, Associate Editor
Mandy Stewart, PhD, Associate Editor
Connie Briggs, PhD, Associate Editor
https://twu.edu/reading/
tjlejournal@gmail.com
The Texas Journal of Literacy Education has a new home. Please find it at www.talejournal.com.
Thank you to Dr. Chase Young, Dr. Bethanie Pletcher, and Dr. Sherrye Garrett, who have provided the journal with outstanding leadership over the previous 3 years.
As the new editorial team of TJLE, we are excited to build on the outstanding work of previous editors. Journals like TJLE play such an important role in the dissemination of research because the audience includes both researchers and K-12 practitioners. We value original research and insights from all voices and encourage you to submit your work. TJLE is committed to providing a forum for a variety of voices and viewpoints.
We look forward to your submissions!
Sincerely,
Your new editors from Texas Woman's University's Department of Reading
Amy Burke, PhD, Lead Editor
Elizabeth Kaye, PhD, Associate Editor
Mandy Stewart, PhD, Associate Editor
Connie Briggs, PhD, Associate Editor
https://twu.edu/reading/
tjlejournal@gmail.com
Current Issue - Winter 2018: Volume 6, Issue 2
FRONT MATTER
Feature Articles SEEKING EQUILIBRIUM: IN WHAT WAYS ARE TEACHERS IMPLEMENTING A BALANCED LITERACY APPROACH AMIDST THE PUSH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY? ANGELI MARIE WILLSON AND LORI ANN FALCON LITERACY MEMORIES OF HISPANIC PARENTS: HOW THE PAST INFLUENCES THE PRESENT LARKIN PAGE 3,2,1….READ! AN ENGAGING READING ROUTINE THAT BUILDS FLUENCY AND MORALE IN SECONDARY READERS SHELLY LANDRETH LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST FIVE VOLUMES OF THE TEXAS JOURNAL OF LITERACY EDUCATION BETHANIE PLETCHER CONSULTING EDITORS: CHASE YOUNG AND SHERRY GARRETT |
Editors

Amy Burke is an assistant professor in the Department of Reading Education at Texas Woman's University. She holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Language and Literacy Studies and is a teacher consultant with the National Writing Project (Heart of Texas Writing Project). Dr. Burke regularly presents her scholarly work at conferences including the Literacy Research Association (LRA), AERA, and NCTE. Her work has been published in journals such as Language Arts and Literacy Research and Instruction.

Connie Briggs is professor and chair of the Department of Reading Education at Texas Woman’s University. She has 13 years of public school experience and has worked as a reading consultant and professor of reading in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. She has post-doctoral
training in early literacy intervention and continues to teach at-risk children to keep current and inform her teaching of undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Briggs is past president of the Kansas Reading Association, Reading Recovery Council of North America, North American
Trainers’ Group, and currently serves as the United States representative to the International Reading Recovery Trainers Organization Executive Board of Directors and president of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers organization. She holds a Ph.D. in Reading
Education from the University of North Texas.
training in early literacy intervention and continues to teach at-risk children to keep current and inform her teaching of undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Briggs is past president of the Kansas Reading Association, Reading Recovery Council of North America, North American
Trainers’ Group, and currently serves as the United States representative to the International Reading Recovery Trainers Organization Executive Board of Directors and president of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers organization. She holds a Ph.D. in Reading
Education from the University of North Texas.

Elizabeth L. (Betsy) Kaye is an associate professor of Reading Education at Texas Woman’s University. She has 18 years of public school experience, serving as a special education teacher, classroom teacher, reading interventionist and district literacy staff developer. She holds a Ph.D. in Reading Education and is actively involved as a Reading Recovery trainer in addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Kaye regularly collaborates with teachers and district leaders to support literacy learners in elementary schools.

Mary Amanda (Mandy) Stewart is an associate professor of Reading Education at Texas Woman’s University. Through the National Writing Project and the federally-funded ELLevate! grant, she regularly learns with/from multilingual high school students while supporting their teachers. She has authored two books about teaching adolescents acquiring English and leveraging their strengths.
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 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 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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