Many researchers have considered recent and intergenerational immigrant children's perspectives on immigration policies. Fewer have investigated nonimmigrant children's views despite children's sociopolitical identities forming long before they can vote. Drawing from data generated in spring 2017, the author illustrates how young children at an…

This article discusses the results of an empirical study that examined third grade Latinx children's discussions of literature dealing with themes of immigration. The study focused on the reading of six picture books by Mexican-origin children at a public elementary school located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. The data were collected by…

Twenty-first century literacy practices demand that children are actively engaged with technology as they participate in a wide variety of literacy activities. Technology-enriched environments, such as using blogs to further discussions on socially significant issues, create opportunities for broader, authentic audiences for students' thinking,…