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English Journal

November 2010 Volume 100, Number 2

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 4

  1. Re-Seeing (Dis)Ability: Ten Suggestions

    Patricia A. Dunn

    Many English teachers feel underprepared to teach students with disabilities. While teachers may want to do whatever they can to make all their students successful, some may feel that they don't... More

    pp. 14-26

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  2. "The Brain within Its Groove": Language and Struggling Students

    Kathleen D. De Mers

    Words are the foundation of literacy. Words can express, in part, the joys, loves, triumphs, and sorrows of life. One person's thoughts, expressed through words, can powerfully influence and... More

    pp. 31-35

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  3. Navigating through Social Norms, Negotiating Place: How "American Born Chinese" Motivates Struggling Learners

    Cheryl Gomes

    The authors, a ninth-grade teacher in a Special Education English class (Cheryl) and a teacher educator (Bucky), know of each other's work through a mutual interest in graphic novels. This article ... More

    pp. 68-76

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  4. A Springboard Rather than a Bridge: Diving into Multimodal Literacy

    Meadow Sherrill Graham & Sheila Benson

    In the authors' experience as teacher educators, many preservice teachers view literacy as a print-bound process. With multimodal literacy becoming more important as many states push for 21st... More

    pp. 93-97

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