EDITOR’S
NOTE
Colleen Patrice Clark
Managing Editor
cclark@reading.org
ocial justice became a prevalent and timely
theme at our conference in Boston, and we
are continuing the conversation here in our
Digital Literacies issue.
Discover on page 16 ways to engage families
in digital literacy practices to overcome deficit
views of marginalized students, and in our
cover story on page 18, examine how digital
literacy can intersect with promoting social
justice through storytelling. It doesn’t matter
what tools you have access to. All educators can
play a role in fostering empathy and tolerance.
You’ll also find articles on the role of lesson
design in app-integrated instruction (page 8),
using augmented reality (page 24) and podcasts
(page 28) in the classroom, using digital tools
to make learning more accessible for bilingual
students (page 26), and more.
But wait, doesn’t the Digital Literacies
issue normally come out in January?
If that thought went through your head,
then I’m very impressed you know our special
editions by heart. It’s more likely that’s not
the case, but I wanted to point out the change
because it was made for an exciting reason.
The next issue will feature our 2017 What’s
Hot in Literacy Survey results, marking the
21st annual ILA survey. The popular resource
was typically printed in the September/
October issue, but we decided to revamp
the survey by including hundreds of ILA’s
members, nonmembers, and literacy advocates
around the world. We wanted to take our time
with this reimagining and kick the next 20
years off strong.
But more on that in the next issue.
Warmly,
PROMOTING
EMPATHY
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