The Missouri Reader
Vol. 41, Issue 1
Editorial Board 2017-18
The reviewers for this issue:
C. Garth Brooks
British Columbia LC/IRA
Ann Brown, PH.D.
University of Central Missouri
Carolyn I. Brown, Ph.D. University of MO-St. Louis
Julie Bryant, Ph.D. Southwest Baptist University
Tammy Condren, Ph.D.
Southwest Baptist University
Dianne Koehnecke, Ph. D. Webster University
Kayla Lewis, Ph. D.
Missouri State University
Denise Mounts, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
Katherine O'Daniels Gateway Writing Project University of MO-St. Louis
Cindy Hail Wilson, Ph.D. Missouri State University
Paula Witkowski, Ph. D.
Webster University
We thank these reviewers and the other Review Board members who did not review articles for the current issue. We invite you to become a member of the Review Board by contacting Glenda Nugent.
The Missouri Reader is a peer-reviewed online journal that is published twice a year by the Missouri State Council of the International Reading Association as a forum for thoughtful consideration of issues, practices, research, and ideas in the field of literacy. Its contents do not reflect or imply endorsement by the Missouri State Council or the International Literacy Association.
Promoting Literacy Throughout the
State of Missouri
Journal of the
Missouri Reading Association
Co-Editor
Sam Bommarito, Ed.D.
Jennings Schools (retired)
Volume 41, Issue 1
Fall 2017
Co-Editor
Glenda Nugent M.Ed.
Little Rock Schools (retired)
Contents
Editors' Expressions
Sam Bommarito and Glenda Nugent
And Beyond!
Classroom Closeups
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Disciplinary Literacy: The Basics by Timothy Shanahan
What IS Disciplinary Literacy? Dr. Shanahan addresses this question and explains the differences between Content Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy in this article reprinted with his permission from his blog, Shanahan on Literacy.
Preparing Our Youngest Learners to Develop Disciplinary Literacy Skills
What can we do at the early elementary grades to prepare our youngest students for the diverse textual demands they will encounter as they move through the grade levels? Use these practical ideas primary to prepare students for success with content specific material in their classrooms and the years beyond.
Before They Write: Topic, Presearch, and Research
by Mary Jo Fresch and David L. Harrison
These authors provide a plan to help students select a topic, carry out a presearch to determine whether enough information exists about a topic to stay engaged in the research, and model examples of how to research with the goal of helping students become independent researchers.
Preschool Parent Partnership: What About Disciplinary Literacy? by Julie Hentges
Create positive partnerships with parents to prepare our youngest learners for disciplinary literacy with these ideas for viewing our world through the environment and through books designed to bring the world to little ones.
by Jennifer Fox, Joyce Gulley, and Jeff Thomas
These authors have created the MO-STAR list as a resource of new, high-quality trade books that Missouri teachers can use to meet grade level expectations as they support science instruction through the integration of literature.
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