Talking Points, Vol. 22, No. 1, October 2010

Table of Contents

• From the Editors

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  Abstract: New editors Jennifer Wilson and Carol Gilles introduce their first issue of Talking Points.

• Creating Community through Storytelling

  Tracy Coskie, Heidi Trudel, and Rosemary Vohs

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  Abstract: The authors explore the transformative powers of storytelling used to build community and literacy among a group of third graders and with members of the larger community outside the school.

• Reframing the Reading Process through EMMA (Eye Movement and Miscue Analysis)

  Koomi Kim, Peter Duckett, and Joel Brown

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  Abstract: Kim, Duckett, and Brown look at Eye Movement Miscue Analysis (EMMA) as a way to help preservice and inservice teachers transition from a more traditional view of reading to one of reading as meaning-making.

• From Teacher to Reflective Practitioner and Researcher: An Interview with Jane Hansen

  Brian T. Kissel and Jody K. Lawrence

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  Abstract: Brian Kissel and Jody Lawrence interview widely respected educator Jane Hansen about her transition from beginning elementary teacher to reflective practitioner and researcher.

• How Can You Motivate High School Seniors in an English Class?

  Dana Maloney and Monica Taylor

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  Abstract: Dana Maloney and Monica Taylor share Maloney’s experience of using real-world problems to transform the traditional research process and motivate a group of high school seniors to critically understand their worlds.

• WLU on the Move!

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  • President’s Message
  • 2011 WLU Executive Board Nominations
  • WLU Awards Nominations
  • Summer Institute Call for Proposals

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