The Missouri Reader Vol. 36, Issue 1 | Page 5

Motivating Literacy Learners
Editor‘s Comments ............................................................................ 6
Kathryn Pole, Ph.D.
Assistant Editor‘s Comments ................................................................ 7
Keisha Panagos, Ph.D.
Using Children‘s Literature to Explore Social Class and Poverty
in Times of Economic Crisis ................................................................. 8
Rebecca Rogers, Ph.D. with Barbara Reese
Pizza, Parties, and Pigs: The Use of Extrinsic Rewards to Motivate
Students to Read .............................................................................. 17
Carolyn L. Carlson, Ph.D.
Engaging Struggling Readers Using Inquiry .............................................. 29
Sandra F. Matson
Increasing Exposure to Nonfiction Through Book Talks for
Fourth Graders ................................................................................ 36
Miranda Snowden
Listen to Boys who Struggle with Reading: Self Perceptions
And Preferred Reading Material............................................................ 44
Xiaoming Liu and Elizabeth Dicembre
A View From Below: A Pre-Service Teacher‘s Plan to Ignite
Literacy in the Middle and High School Classroom ..................................... 52
Jordan Smith
Implementing Small Group Skill-Based Writing
Instruction in First Grade .................................................................... 57
Kasie Ferguson
Reading Recovery Practices in Special Education Classrooms ........................ 62
Diane Pierce
Response to Intervention in Elementary Reading Requires Compassionate
Classroom Communities..................................................................... 66
Valerie L. Zelenka, Ph.D.
The Impact of Peer Writing ................................................................. 70
Elizabeth A. Bax
Missouri State Council Membership Form ............................................... 80

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