Language Arts is a professional journal for elementary and middle school teachers and teacher educators. It provides a forum for discussions on all aspects of language arts learning and teaching, primarily as they relate to children in pre-kindergarten through the eighth grade. Issues discuss both theory and classroom practice, highlight current research, and review children's and young adolescent literature, as well as classroom and professional materials of interest to language arts educators. (Published September, November, January, March, May, and July)
Editors:
Peggy Albers, Caitlin Dooley, Amy Seely Flint, Teri Holbrook, and Laura May
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Contact: langartsgsu@gmail.com
"When students draw their understandings of the themes and messages of the texts with images and symbols, they both show and learn what meanings they are trying to represent. . . . In restrictive times, we need more than ever to be open to the artistry that fuels children’s enjoyment, noticings, ponderings, and creative efforts."
(“Looking, Thinking, Talking, Reading, Writing, Playing . . . Images” by Nancy Roser, p. 412)
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Recent Themes
May 2012:
History of the Word, Part I: Centennial Issue
March 2012:
Professional Development in the Age of Nick.com
January 2012:
Writing the Image, Writing the World
November 2011:
Beyond PowerPoints and Scavenger Hunts
September 2011:
Shaping Early Literacy Policy and Practice
July 2011:
Inquiries and Insights
May 2011:
Stories of Achievement
March 2011:
Remaking Literacies across Time and Place
January 2011:
The Rights of Readers
November 2010:
From the Beginning . . .
September 2010:
Language Arts in a 2.0 World
July 2010:
Inquiries and Insights