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● Sarah Howard: showard @dbrl.org (Missouri) Public library youth services, storyteller
● Sylvia Vardell: SVardell@mail.twu.edu (Texas) Professor, poetry book publisher, lecturer, blogger
● Nile Stanley: nstanley@unf.edu (Florida) Professor, performance poet, author, lecturer
● Janet Wong: janet@janetwong.com (New Jersey) Poetry book publisher, poet, author, speaker
● Ruth Culham: ruth@culhamwriting.com (Oregon) Literacy expert, author, lecturer
● Matt Forrest Esenwine: matt@mattforrest.com (New Hampshire) Poet, author, speaker, voice over artist
● Margaret Gibson Simon: margaretsmn@gmail.com (Louisiana) Teacher, poet
● Jane Yolen: JaneYolen@aol.com (Massachusetts) Poet, author, storyteller, speaker, teacher
● Patricia Cruzan: patcruzan@aol.com (Georgia) Teacher (retired), author, poet
● Stephanie Smallwood: stephanies@thelibrary.org (Missouri) Public librarian, early literacy specialist
Fresch, Mary J, and Harrison, David L. Learning through poetry, Teacher Created Materials.
Fresch, M.J. (Winter 2019). Poetry across the curriculum: An approach for learning vocabulary and content. The Missouri Reader, 42 (2), 14-17.
Fresch, Mary J. and Harrison, David L. Poetry to Develop Phonemic Awareness
Fresch, M.J. & Harkins, P. (2009). The power of picture books: Using content area literature in middle schools. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.
Grimes, Nikki. (2020). One last word: Wisdom from the Harlem renaissance. Bloomsbury. New York.
Rasinski, Timothy. (2003). The Fluent Reader. Scholastic. Dallas, Texas.
Vardell, Sylvia and Wong, Janet (2020). HOP TO IT: Poems to get you moving.Pomelo Books.
Stanley, Nile. (2004 & 2020). Creating readers with poetry. Maupin Publishing.
https://ulpress.org/products/bayou-song-creative-explorations-of-the-south-louisiana-landscape
https://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/administrators/series/learning-through-poetry-321/)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275696575_Playing_With_Poetry_to_Develop_Phonemic_Awareness
https://maryjofresch.com/research-articles
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