Voices from the Middle offers articles on research and best practices in middle level reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the visual and language arts. Our mission is to be the cornerstone for the ongoing professional development of language arts educators. (Published September, December, March, and May)
Editors: Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp
San Diego State University
Contact: dfisher@mail.sdsu.edu
"I am afraid that if tolerance were a Common Core performance standard, most middle schools would find themselves subject to program improvement. . . . If tolerance weren’t so important, we could continue to ignore the substantive issues that exist, as well as our responsibilities as educators and as world citizens. If only it weren’t so important—but it is."
—Ian Pumpian, p. 10
Recent Themes
September 2012:
Background Knowledge and Vocabulary
May 2012:
New Literacies
March 2012:
Preparing Our Students as Writers
December 2011:
The Faces of Intervention
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September 2011:
Quality Teaching
May 2011:
Looking Back and Moving Forward
March 2010:
Honoring Student Voices
December 2010:
Talking about Talk
September 2010:
International Literacy
May 2010:
Young Adult Literature