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Texas Association for Literacy Education
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 ​

Current Issue - Winter 2018: Volume 6, Issue 2

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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


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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. 

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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.

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​ 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.

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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 
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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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Previous Issues

Volume 6, Issue 1
Volume 5, Issue 2
Volume 5, Issue 1
Volume 4, Issue 2
Volume 4, Issue 1
Volume 3, Issue 2
Volume 3, Issue 1
Volume 2, Issue 2
Volume 2, Issue 1
Volume 1, Issue 1





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