Reading researchers have been engaged with K-12 disciplinary literacy instruction that spotlights the reading and writing of knowledge-producing communities. While research includes rich descriptions of professional scholars enacting meaningful disciplinary practice, questions remain about youth practices in some knowledge-creating communities,…

Purpose: This paper aims to consider the proliferation of journalistic articles that declare English Language Arts' death--Heller's 2023 The New Yorker piece "The End of the English Major" as a most recent iteration. It puts recent mainstream publications in conversation, reading them as a genre of elegies that, while largely discussing…

Since approximately 1988, the literacy achievement gap has remained stagnant in the United States. Despite data that suggest desegregation efforts have been most impactful on closing this gap, contemporary intervention efforts have often taken the form of homogeneous ability grouping and tracking, practices that lead to segregation along racial,…

With the continuous evolution of information technology shaping advancements in education, virtual reality (VR) technology has been increasingly applied to enhance English learning amongst students, aiming to boost learning efficiency and performance. This study introduced a VR technology acceptance model (TAM) to fulfil these requirements. The…

In this article, the author argues that living literacies--relational, embodied forms of literacy engagement--are an integral component of literacy engagement and hold the potential to disrupt and reconfigure the power structures embedded within schooled literacy. Drawing on affect theory and rhizomatic theory, the author analyzes youths' literacy…

This article details a unit of study bringing together shared reading, place-based pedagogies, and climate-centered texts to engage students in youth participatory community action (YPAR). The authors envision an English classroom where youth read, write, and argue for change as activists as they encounter climate justice literature through YPAR…

Despite the proliferation and use of literary lenses in English Language Arts classrooms, one lens still seems to be missing from theorization, formulation, and thus practical implementation: religion. This absence is well-noted in the field, as positive depictions of Christian themes in books are rare and religion is rarely discussed as an…

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to analyze how the popular comic book series DC Graphic Novel for Young Adults depicts superhero, civilian and villains of color in the titles and address how the collection engages in or avoids discussions of racism. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses a critical race content analysis to analyze how…

Given the complexity of dialogic argumentative writing and the requisite instruction needed to support student writers, we describe the instructional practices of an English language arts teacher and her culturally and linguistically diverse classroom of 10th graders' writing during key moments in two instructional units during school year…

This study examines the challenges faced by Maya, an English language arts teacher, as she implements a social justice-focused curricular reform. Specifically, it explores how Maya strategically embedded social justice themes within a mandatory poetry unit, using the ambiguous language of her school's mission statement to advocate for LGBTQ+…

Literacy is an essential component of any elementary-school classroom. To address shifting understandings of literacy and how to teach it, Alberta has developed a new language-arts curriculum. This curriculum, however, was developed in a context where schools have a long history of not serving Indigenous children well, including not meeting their…

This qualitative case study examines the implementation of humanizing pedagogies in 18 English language arts classrooms. Using semi-structured interviews and observations, we investigated how ELA teachers navigated policy mandates and a compliance culture while enacting reflexive, responsive, and student-centered instruction. As a problem of…

The 2016 presidential election marked the beginning of a so-called "post-truth era" in which mis- and disinformation have contributed to political polarization and violence, the acceleration of global warming, and thousands of preventable deaths. In this paper, I draw on the results of a 2-week, practitioner inquiry-informed case study…

Using survey data from the RAND American Educator Panels, the authors examine the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and products among teachers and principals in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) and the provision of school guidance on the use of AI during the 2023-2024 school year. The results indicate that 25 percent of surveyed…

The role of educators in mitigating the negative experiences faced by marginalised students has garnered increasing attention. This study highlights the key attributes of teachers who create a supportive environment for these learners, particularly in English Language Arts classrooms. Through an integration of Positioning Theory, Critical…