English Journal, Vol. 100, No. 2, November 2010

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Re-Seeing (Dis)Ability

• Call for Manuscripts

• From the Editor

  Ken Lindblom

• From the Secondary Section: Learning about Disability

  Keith Younker

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  Abstract: Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.

• EJ in Focus: Re-Seeing (Dis)Ability: Ten Suggestions

  Patricia A. Dunn, Guest Editor

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  Abstract: What are ten ways to reduce educational barriers, raise expectations, and improve learning for all students?

• Doubly Vulnerable: The Paradox of Disability and Teaching

  Meredith Stewart

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  Abstract: A teacher and her students discover together some insights about being human.

• “The Brain within Its Groove”: Language and Struggling Students

  Kathleen D. De Mers

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  Abstract: How can new technologies and different views of knowledge and language stretch concepts of “normal”?

• Parenting a Child with Special Needs: A Teacher’s Journey toward Discovery about Disability and Identity

  Cynthia Messer

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  Abstract: Here are some general “rules” for teaching and two writing activities: one an authentic research project and one a creative project.

• Privileging Students’ Voices: A Co-Teaching Philosophy That Evokes Excellence in All Learners

  Robyn Seglem and Melissa VanZant

• Finding the Will to Individualize Instruction: How My Son Made Me a Better Teacher

  Tonya Merritt

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  Abstract: When students see a real-world connection to the literature they’re reading, they learn more about the literature—and the world.

• Finding Difference: Nemo and Friends Opening the Door to Disability Theory

  Daniel L. Preston

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  Abstract: What can analyzing a popular animated film teach students about society’s view of disability?

• Reading, Writing, and Thinking about Disability Issues: Five Activities for the Classroom

  Tammie M. Kennedy and Tracey Menten

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  Abstract: A high school teacher and a college teacher help students explore critical questions about stereotypical depictions of disability in literature, films, TV shows, and websites.

• Navigating through Social Norms, Negotiating Place: How American Born Chinese Motivates Struggling Learners

  Cheryl Gomes with James Bucky Carter

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  Abstract: What happened when students with reading difficulties blogged with a prize-winning graphic novelist?

• Re-Seeing The Mighty: Critically Examining One Film’s Representations of Disability in the English Classroom

  Joellen Maples, Katrina Arndt, and Julia M. White

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  Abstract: These authors provide recommendations and activities for teaching films that include people with disabilities.

• Teaching (Dis)Abled: Reflections on Teaching, Learning, Power, and Classroom Community

  Nicole E. Green

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  Abstract: A teacher with a disability and her students learn something valuable from each other.

• A Springboard Rather Than a Bridge: Diving into Multimodal Literacy

  Meadow Sherrill Graham and Sheila Benson

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  Abstract: Two teacher educators describe lessons that expand literacy options in English language arts.

• Bringing Lessons from Homeschool to the Writing Classroom

  Carolyn Ariella Sofia

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  Abstract: From teaching her son, a teacher learns some lessons about using all students’ individual strengths and learning styles.

• The Outcast Comes In: Grappling with Physical Disability in the Literacy Classroom

  Elizabeth Park Reid

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  Abstract: A teacher and mother learns what works as she watches her daughter finally find success in school through writing and sports.

• Poem: On a Farm Outing

  Elinor Cramer

• Poem: Four Poems

  Allisa Abraham Hall

• Poem: Teaching Poetry in Georgia Schools

  Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor

• Mentoring Matters: Mentoring as Collaborative Effort

  Thomas M. McCann

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  Abstract: "Mentoring Matters" focuses on effective ways to support new English teachers and student teachers.

• Off the Shelves: Autism in Young Adult Literature

  Mark Letcher

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  Abstract: "Off the Shelves" discusses new young adult literature and explores ways of teaching YA texts in middle and high school English classes.

• Professional Writing in the English Classroom: Professional Writing: What You Already Know

  Jonathan Bush and Leah Zuidema

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  Abstract: "Professional Writing in the English Classroom" publishes articles about teaching students to write effectively in the genres, conventions, and visual designs required for professional contexts and related rhetorical situations.

• Research for the Classroom: Making Connections with the Boys Who Struggle in Your Classroom

  Louis Martinez

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  Abstract: "Research for the Classroom" publishes mini-studies of ELA classroom practices and suggests ways in which high school and middle school English teachers may study the effectiveness of their pedagogy.

• Teaching Young Adult Literature: Larry, Stargirl, and Montag: Troublemakers in the Classroom!

  Mike Roberts

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  Abstract: "Teaching Young Adult Literature" describes innovative methods for engaging students in reading, writing, and discussing contemporary and classic literary texts written for adolescents.

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