Despite the increasing emphasis in multicultural/bilingual education and critical literacy pedagogies, little is still known about how literacy teachers can open discussions about race and gender with young children, especially… Read More »
literacy colloquy
Literacy Colloquy: Shireen Al-Adeimi-Are you persuaded? How student talk is related to persuasive writing in an eighth-grade classroom
Dialogic discourse emphasizes making meaning through discussion and stands in contrast to Initiation-Response-Evaluation interactions common in classrooms. This form of discourse is a desired medium through which students can develop… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy:Emery Petchauer–“The Test Was Like: I Owe You!”: Coping with the Emotional Stress of Teacher Licensure Exams [cancelled due to weather, reschedule pending]
This presentation is about the stories people tell themselves in order to cope with the stress of high-stakes test. The people in this case are preservice teachers. The test, teacher… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: Dr. Douglas Hartman — Comprehending the Unbound Book
For nearly two thousand years readers have been comprehending prose in the form of hand-held, bound books. What are the opportunity costs of comprehending prose in this form? Prior to… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: Reading, Writing and Fake News: A Review of K-12 Digital Literacy on Social Media
The internet and the evolution of our digital world are innate in the post-truth paradigm. Digital literacy research and instruction have never been more relevant or critical. Our presentation will… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: Dr. Lucía Cárdenas Curiel — Collaborative Translanguaging and Transmodal Literacy Practices
Rescheduled for Wednesday, February 20. Research has shown the benefits of peer interaction to scaffold learning in relation to disciplinary literacies. I extend the knowledge of these studies and examine… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: Negotiating the Job Search
New and seasoned academics alike often find themselves puzzled about the “game” of the job search, and wondering such questions as … What is the typical procedure for search committees… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: We Are More Than Enough: Toward a Black Girls Literacies Framework to Save Education for All
From Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s community work with Black Girls W.R.I.T.E (Writing to Represent our Identities, our Times and our Excellence), historical and archival research on Black literary societies and from… Read More »
Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series
Please join us for a talk given by Dr. Paula Winke & Xiaowan Zhang titled: ‘Third-grade Reading Assessment and Retention Theories and Policies in Michigan and in the USA’ … Read More »
Literacy Colloquy: ESL Teacher Preparation
Please join us for a Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series talk given by Dr. Susan V. Piazza, Dr. Cody Williams, and the ELATE Team titled: “Valid and Reliable Data: Classroom Observation… Read More »