Volume 49, Number 1 (2024)
August 2024Hello Organization of Teacher Educators in Literacy (OTEL) Members and Interested Readers,
We appreciate your patience during the transition to a new Editorial Team, We are excited to bring you a new issue of Literacy Practice and Research (LPR) Online. We would like to thank the previous editorial team (Janet Richards, Joyce Fine, and Kristen Fung) for their hard work and dedication to the journal. We welcome reviewers. Please consider volunteering for this important service to the profession and reach out to either Michelle Kelley (michelle.kelley@ucf.edu) or Kathleen Howe (khoweesu@gmail.com) if interested.
If you are not an ILA/OTEL member, below are two ways to join or renew your membership. Joining or renewing your OTEL membership now comes at no cost! To take advantage of this opportunity, you need to be a member of ILA. You can add your OTEL membership through one of the following methods:
1. **Complete the ILA Special Interest Group Signup Form**: Access it directly here-- https://fs6.formsite.com/intntlreading/pfeqznwyy4/index or on the ILA website https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/chapters-and-affiliates/special-interest-groups
2. **Call ILA**: Dial 800-339-7323 to speak with a representative who can assist you.
As always thank you all for this opportunity to serve you, our profession, and the broader public who support our work. We hope you enjoy this issue. We anticipate a late fall edition, and we encourage you to submit to the journal.
Sincerely,
Kathleen Howe
Michelle Kelley
Articles
Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship
Sheri Vasinda, Sarah J. Donovan, Jack Huang, Ashley Valencia-Pate, and Jolie Hicks
Preparing Tutors for Assessment, Data-based Instruction, and Reflective Practice
Tiffany L. Gallagher, Pelusa Orellana García, Barbara Vokatis, Tracy Johnson, Leslie Cavendish, Mary L. Hoch, Rachael Waller, and Shelly S. Huggins
A Study of Teacher Candidates’ Changing Perceptions of Confidence within Writing-Focused Methods Courses
Kelly N. Tracy, Roya Q. Scales, Joy Myers, David Scales, Sonia M. Kline, Amanda Wall, Chinwe Ikpeze, Jenn Raskauskas, Vicki McQuitty, Grace Y. Kang, and Linda D. Smetana
An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Engagement in Reading a Novel in Verse
Rebecca Stortz, Janis Harmon, Miriam Martinez, Rashanna Tice, and Marcy Wilburn
Sincerely,
Kathleen Howe
Michelle Kelley
Articles
Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship
Sheri Vasinda, Sarah J. Donovan, Jack Huang, Ashley Valencia-Pate, and Jolie Hicks
Preparing Tutors for Assessment, Data-based Instruction, and Reflective Practice
Tiffany L. Gallagher, Pelusa Orellana García, Barbara Vokatis, Tracy Johnson, Leslie Cavendish, Mary L. Hoch, Rachael Waller, and Shelly S. Huggins
A Study of Teacher Candidates’ Changing Perceptions of Confidence within Writing-Focused Methods Courses
Kelly N. Tracy, Roya Q. Scales, Joy Myers, David Scales, Sonia M. Kline, Amanda Wall, Chinwe Ikpeze, Jenn Raskauskas, Vicki McQuitty, Grace Y. Kang, and Linda D. Smetana
An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Engagement in Reading a Novel in Verse
Rebecca Stortz, Janis Harmon, Miriam Martinez, Rashanna Tice, and Marcy Wilburn
Michelle Kelley
Articles
Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship
Sheri Vasinda, Sarah J. Donovan, Jack Huang, Ashley Valencia-Pate, and Jolie Hicks
Preparing Tutors for Assessment, Data-based Instruction, and Reflective Practice
Tiffany L. Gallagher, Pelusa Orellana García, Barbara Vokatis, Tracy Johnson, Leslie Cavendish, Mary L. Hoch, Rachael Waller, and Shelly S. Huggins
A Study of Teacher Candidates’ Changing Perceptions of Confidence within Writing-Focused Methods Courses
Kelly N. Tracy, Roya Q. Scales, Joy Myers, David Scales, Sonia M. Kline, Amanda Wall, Chinwe Ikpeze, Jenn Raskauskas, Vicki McQuitty, Grace Y. Kang, and Linda D. Smetana
An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Engagement in Reading a Novel in Verse
Rebecca Stortz, Janis Harmon, Miriam Martinez, Rashanna Tice, and Marcy Wilburn
Articles
Interrogating Hierarchies: Academic Use of Social Media for Public Scholarship
Sheri Vasinda, Sarah J. Donovan, Jack Huang, Ashley Valencia-Pate, and Jolie Hicks
Preparing Tutors for Assessment, Data-based Instruction, and Reflective Practice
Tiffany L. Gallagher, Pelusa Orellana García, Barbara Vokatis, Tracy Johnson, Leslie Cavendish, Mary L. Hoch, Rachael Waller, and Shelly S. Huggins
A Study of Teacher Candidates’ Changing Perceptions of Confidence within Writing-Focused Methods Courses
Kelly N. Tracy, Roya Q. Scales, Joy Myers, David Scales, Sonia M. Kline, Amanda Wall, Chinwe Ikpeze, Jenn Raskauskas, Vicki McQuitty, Grace Y. Kang, and Linda D. Smetana
An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Engagement in Reading a Novel in Verse
Rebecca Stortz, Janis Harmon, Miriam Martinez, Rashanna Tice, and Marcy Wilburn