Executive Committee
Missouri Literacy Association 2021-2022
Chair..........................Debbie Lambeth
Chair Elect ..............Julius B. Anthony
Past Chair.................. Sam Bommarito
Secretary......................Lisa Merideth
Treasurer ...................Kathleen Howe
ILA Coordinator ..................................... Betty Porter walls
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Software & Book Reviews by Various Authors
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BOOK REVIEWS
CLASSROOM CLOSE-UP
Resourceful Research
Content Connections
Annemarie Jay and Harry Mercurio
Learn how elementary teachers can scaffold reading instruction based on developmentally appropriate practices to enable young readers to apply text analysis and close reading to their literacy practices.
Repeated reading can be a resource to build background knowledge and support word identification and comprehension skills.
Find out how to diversify your classroom library to match the increasing diversity of your students.
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Lauren Floyd
Read how the research-based the FAB Four, or reciprocal teaching promotes students’ exploration within discussion groups and promotes expansion of literary knowledge focused on predicting, clarifying, questioning, and summarizing.
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Gee’s Identity Principle and Deep Learning
Melanie Duddy
See how students can utilizeindividual research, small group investigation, whole-group discussion and role-playing to expand their knowledge in authentic experiences designed to help them take on the identities of others by utilizing new literacies
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Leah Koch
This qualitative study examined how students developed their writing voices and a view of themselves as authors.
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LaChrisa Crenshaw, Javania M. Webb, Terry Daily Davis, and Shea N. Kerkhoff
MLA Board Member Shea Kerkhoff and a team of educators share how they are making a difference in the education of girls in Kenya.
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Collaboration Collection