English Journal
November 2010 Volume 100, Number 2
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 4
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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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"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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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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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