Executive Committee
Missouri Literacy Association 2023-2024
Chair......................................Sara Valter
Chair-elect………….................Julie Paur
Past Chair.................. Debbie Lambeth
Secretary......................Lisa Meradeth
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ILA Coordinator......Betty Porter Walls
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Book Review by invited author Sam Bommarito
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Special STEM Section: Content Contribution
p. 34
BOOK REVIEWS
p. 19
p. 5
RESEARCH
The Teachers Corner
Professopma; Bppl Review
p. 22
CONTENT CONNECTIONS
The poetry in our lives
by David Harrison
This article encourages teachers and parents to share poetry with children to foster a love of reading.
32 reasons why I teach
by Danny Brassell
An encouraging article with a variety of reasons to teach
p. 26
Windows and mirrors: choosing read alouds to think critically about texts with young children
By Angela Danley & Carla Williams
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RESOURCEFUL RESEARCH
This article is an examination of choosing inclusive texts for read alouds to foster critical thinking.
Argument writing professional development
by Bailey Herrmann
This article offers a nuanced way to approach argument writing.
We need to talk
by Jennifer Richardson
Five principles for instruction conversations to benefit changing students and teachers.
p44
p.54
Reading growth for middle school developing readers
by Laura Robb
p.32
p.36