November 2022
Theme: When Students’ Right to Read is At Risk
Artist of this issue: MARIE KRAJAN
Contents
JIM BURKE
SCENES FROM THE REVOLUTION
MICHAEL JAGO
THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND THE BANNING OF BOOKS
JAN STALLONES
CONNECTING WITH AN “OTHER”
MARIA KRAJAN
THE ARTIST OF THIS ISSUE
ERIKA COBAIN
WITH A BOOK PROPPED IN FRONT OF MY FACE
JARED STALLONES
WHAT SHOULD TEACHERS DO?
PAM ALLYN, ERNEST MORRELL
EVERY CHILD A SUPER READER
ELISA FRIAS
UPROOTING CENSORSHIP BY TELLING MORE STORIES
NATHAN FULCHER
THE BATTLE OVER BOOKS: A CALL TO ARMS
HEATHER MACIAS
REPRESENTATION AND AFFIRMATION IN DIVERSE TEXTS
KRISTINE WILBUR
FROM A CHICAGO COLLEAGUE: JUST CALL THE AUTHOR
TERRY STOUT ANDERSON
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
JOLENE HEINEMANN
LET KIDS READ WHAT THEY WANT
CAROL BATTLE
EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COLUMN
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Features and Columns
President’s Perspective
From the Editor
Call for Manuscripts
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Next Issue: February 2023
Theme: POETS WHO SPEAK TO TODAY’S STUDENTS
Students often groan at the sight of a poem in school yet find themselves drawn to spoken word performances. More than a few secretly scribble a few lines of their own. In “Teach Living Poets”, Lindsay Illich and Melissa Alter Smith offer suggestions for discovering poets and poetry that students find compelling. How have you brought contemporary voices and issues into your classroom? How have your students responded?
Due Date: December 15, 2022
Call for Manuscripts
Upcoming Issue: May 2023
Theme: RETHINKING BASIC SKILLS: WHAT ARE THEY ANYWAY?
Much of the hand wringing over test scores in reading consists of lamentation concerning students’ lack of “basic skills.” But what are these essential, standard-mandated skills? And how can we best help today’s students acquire them? Has our definition of skills kept pace with the texts and technologies that permeate today’s world? How can we cultivate skills without squashing creativity and invention?
Due Date: April 1, 2023