Promoting Literacy Throughout the
State of Missouri
Journal of the
Missouri Literacy Association
Co-Editor
Sam Bommarito, Ed.D.
Co-Editor
Glenda Nugent, M.Ed.
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The Missouri Reader
Vol. 43, Issue 2
Editorial Board 2020-2021
Julius B. Anthony
St, Louis Black Authors Assn.
Ann Powell-Brown, Ph.D.
University of Central Missouri
Carolyn I. Brown, Ph.D.
Webster University
Julie Bryant, Ed.D.
Southwest Baptist University
Dawna Lisa Buchanan, Ph.D.
University of Central Missouri
Angela Danley, Ed.D.
Universtiy of Central Missouri
Laurie Edmondson, Ed.D.
Drury University
Troy Fredde, M.Ed. NCBT
North KC Schools
Mary Jo Fresch, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Diana Houlle. M.Ed.
Blue Valley School District
Kathleen Howe, Ph.D.
Park University
Annemarie Jay, Ph.D
Widener University
Sherry Jordan, M.Ed.
Fort Zumwalt School District
Shea Kerkhoff, Ph.D.
University of Missouri St. Louis
William Kerns, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas Little Rock
Anita Lael, Ed.D
Drury University
Kayla Lewis, Ph. D.
Missouri State University
Lisa Merideth, Ph.D.
Maryville University
Denise Mounts Ed.D.
University of Arkansas
Michael Nelson, Ph.D.
Wesleyan University
Molly Ness, Ph.D.
Fordham University
Lara Nugent, M.Ed.
University of Missouri
Katherine O'Daniels, Ph.D. Universtiy of Missouri St. Louis
Lisa Pelkey, Ph.D.
Northwest Missouri State
Sarah Valter, Ed.D.
Lindbergh School District
Cynthia Hail Wilson, Ph.D.
Missouri State University
Thank you reviewers! We
invite you to become a
member of the Editorial Board by contacting Glenda
Nugent.
The Missouri Reader is a peer-reviewed online journal that
is published twice a year by the Missouri Literacy Association, an affiliate of the International Literacy Association, as a thoughtful forum for the consideration
of issues, practices, research, and ideas in the field of literacy. Its contents do not reflect or imply endorsement by the Missouri Literacy Association or the International Literacy.
Association.
Editors Expressions
Sam Bommarito Glenda Nugent
Chairman's Message
Sam Bommarito
MLA Meets the Challenge to Support Teachers
Mary Jo Barker
Everyone a Student, Everyone a Teacher
Sarah Valter
We Did NOT Sign Up for This
Amy Sutter
Building Relationships
Jason Campbell
These recent op-ed Facebook posts are by teachers expressing what many of us are feeling about teaching in a pandemic.
My Journey as a Children’s Author
Judy Young
Judy Young is an award-winning author of twenty-nine children’s fiction, nonfiction and poetry books, including M is for Missouri.
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Messages
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Invited Author- Judy Young
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Op- Ed
Social Media Commitee Messages
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