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LITERACY TODAY
April/May/June 2022
Volume 39, Issue 4
Literature
and Equity
• How books have become
caught in the middle of politics
• A focus on multicultural, global,
and international literature
• Librarians as powerful (and
irreplaceable) partners
• Literacy coaches as advocates
for equity
Diverse Children’s Literature
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Expert Guidance
Concrete Advice on Using
Diverse Texts for Inclusion,
Equity, and Justice
Allison Briceño
Claudia
Rodriguez-Mojica
Targeted Student Support for
Teachers, Coaches, and Leaders
Laura Robb
Evan Robb
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FROM THE GUEST EDITORS Danielle E. Har
In this issue of Literacy Today, the
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Digital Events keynotes from Donna
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titles and breathing life into book collections.
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learners, literacy coaches strengthen their relat
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their own learning and professional development n
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE Sam
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RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE William
How do we design an Equity-Oriented Quad Text Set
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THE BERRY IS STILL BLACK AND SWEET Revisiting wh
we can tap into and cultivate it to create better
Fostering metalinguistic awareness, ha
FEATURE 26liter
POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS On the critical role of lib
The decision to opt out of having a school librar
Providing reading incentive programs A
FEATURE 30liter
CENSORSHIP AND SILENCE How book bans and removals
Hidden behind the calls to protect children from
procedures that guide both selection and reconsid
to buy books or do not have access to a bookstore
ILA's Instructional Practices Collection
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Mark Weakland
ILA DIGITAL EVENTS Online Learning. Online Resour
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
classrooms, and now reading aloud picture books i
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Mary-Kate Sab
To see both within and beyond their own
the nest determined to fly. Though the beginning
Read Subscrip ■ The Rea transfor into rea
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Ruth McK
Reading is fundamental Reading stories about the
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Suzanne M.
genre of facts or the literature of truth, educat
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
paradigm affected other acclaimed Argentine write
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Kasey Garriso
are some powerful books sharing the experiences o
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
After I became a mother and began readin
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
These numbers grow steadily because AS
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Sylvia Vardell (
(Atheneum), his gripping novel in verse for young
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
However, some of the issues appear in children’s
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
to teach social studies meaningfully requires mor
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
We both recognized the potential of us
are not passive consumers of picture books. They
Learn More About Critical Issues in the Literacy
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Visual representational codes The first activity
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM s Rachel Schiera (rschiera
At the heart of the designing decisio
THE ILA NETWORK
The need for diverse books The Education Departme
THE ILA NETWORK Tammy Retch
year to reach older kids. For instance, we plan t
THE ILA NETWORK
Reading badges The so-called reading badge is a v
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