Contents
LITERACY TODAY
Volume 35, Issue 4
January/February 2018
EDITORIAL STAFF
Managing Editor Colleen Patrice Clark
Editors Christina Lambert & Alina O’Donnell
ILA LEADERSHIP
Executive Director Marcie Craig Post
Associate Executive Director Stephen Sye
2017–2018 BOARD MEMBERS
Douglas Fisher, San Diego State University,
President; Bernadette Dwyer, Dublin City
University, Vice President; William Teale,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Immediate Past
President; Gwynne Ash, Texas State University;
Catherine Collier, Chesapeake Public Schools;
Beverley E. Harris, Mico University College,
University of the West Indies; Rachel Karchmer-
Klein, University of Delaware; Stephanie Laird,
Southeast Polk Community School District;
Susan Paasch, Sauk Rapids Public School
District; Stephen Peters, Laurens County
School District 55; Julia Reynolds, Allendale
Public Schools; Jennifer Williams, Calliope
Global Education Initiatives
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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LIT BITS
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ILA UPDATE
LITERACY LEADERSHIP
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ILA’s Literacy Research Panel Redirects
the Literacy Conversation
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Launching the Read to Be Ready Coaching
Network
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Democratic Stewardship and the Digital Divide
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Opening Doors for Incarcerated Students Through Literacy
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Professional Learning Mechanisms for Stronger Disciplinary Literacy
Instruction
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MSQI Framework: Strong Leadership Meets Collaborative Culture
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM
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Fostering a Culture of Racial Justice Work
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Modeling Metacognitive Process Using Think-Aloud
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Renewing Hope With English Literacies
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Designing Literacy-Rich Learning Spaces
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Improving Students’ Disciplinary Reading Motivation
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Literature Circles 2.0: Book Clubs in the Digital Age
THE ILA NETWORK
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Eliminating a Community Book Desert T hrough Greater Access to Books
GLOBAL IMPACT
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Cultivating Home Languages in the Classroom
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EVENTS
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
What’s Hot in
Literacy 2018
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