Contents
LITERACY
TODAY
Volume 40, Issue 1
July/August/September 2022
EDITORIAL STAFF
Managing Editor Colleen Patrice Clark
Guest Editors Eugene Pringle Jr.
ILA LEADERSHIP
Interim Executive Director
Nicola Wedderburn
2022–2023 BOARD MEMBERS
Kenneth Kunz, For the Love of Literacy,
President; Kia Brown-Dudley, The
Education Partners, Vice President;
Rob Tierney, University of British
Columbia, Immediate Past President;
Sue Corbin, Notre Dame College;
Danielle V. Dennis, University of
Rhode Island; Carol Jago, University
of California at Los Angeles;
Annette M. Kiberu, KinderKare Schools;
Molly Ness, Learning Ally;
J. Helen Perkins, University of Memphis;
Dana A. Robertson, Virginia Tech;
Rebecca Silverman, Stanford Graduate
School of Education; Jeanette Toomer,
Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science
Charter School
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Association, a nonprofit that strives to
empower educators, inspire students,
and encourage teachers with the
resources they need to make literacy
accessible for all.
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NOTE FROM THE GUEST EDITOR
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LIT BITS
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ILA UPDATE
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RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES
LITERACY LEADERSHIP
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Developing Deep Teacher Knowledge
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Prioritizing Mental Health
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE
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Supporting Early Literacy Development for Students Impacted
by Emergency Pandemic Instruction
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RTI: The Key to Ensuring Social Equity in Literacy Education
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Strategies for Increasing Stamina, Strength, and Endurance for
a Winning Reading Season
FEATURES
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Restructuring Schoolwide Literacy Systems for Impact Post-COVID
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Changes in Leadership: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Reimagining Equitable Possibilities: A Focus on ELs and Other Underrepresented
Learners After COVID-19
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Choice and Challenge: Fostering Joyful Learning by Design in Any Setting
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM
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Read-Alouds and SEL: Building a Supportive and Mindful Environment Post-COVID
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Writing to Learn and Grow: The Power of Scriptotherapy in Schools
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Connecting Diverse Picture Books With Hands-On STEM Activities
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Redesigning a Secondary Literacy Program
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Engaging Adolescent Learners Post-COVID
THE ILA NETWORK
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Context Matters: Sustainable Literacy Development by Africans for Africans
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West Virginia University’s Road to ILA National Recognition
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EVENTS
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
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