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1. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Acting Out: Literature, Drama, and Connecting With History
   The article includes recommendations for teachers interested in integrating literature, drama, and history.
2. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Building Arab Americans' Cultural Identity and Acceptance With Children's Literature
   Introducing multicultural children's literature into the elementary classroom is a first step toward eliminating stereotyping and prejudice and helping students develop cultural identity.
3. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Cold Plums and the Old Men in the Water: Let Children Read and Write "Great" Poetry
   The author of this article advocates using "great" poetry with children, and providing the link between the reading and writing of poetry.
4. Professional Development | Grades   9 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Critical Literacies and Graphic Novels for English-Language Learners: Teaching Maus
   Particularly for English-language learners, graphic novels can be used in the secondary classroom as part of a multiliteracies approach.
5. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Developing Critical Awareness at the Middle Level: Using Texts as Tools for Critique and Pleasure
   This unique instructional approach enables students to read literature they enjoy while developing critical consciousness and addressing issues of social justice.
6. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Engaging the Disengaged: Using Learning Clubs to Motivate Struggling Adolescent Readers and Writers
   This article describes the use of learning clubs to motivate struggling students to engage in literacy events and foster literacy development.
7. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Happily Ever After: Sharing Folk Literature With Elementary and Middle School Students
   This unique text provides background about folk literature and how to use this rich genre in your classroom.
8. Professional Development | Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   "Help! What Is Wrong With These Literature Circles and How Can We Fix Them?"
   The authors of this article offer some suggestions for how to improve literature circle discussions.
9. Professional Development | Grades   9 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   "It's Not All Black and White": Postmodern Picture Books and New Literacies
   The author of this article demonstrates how postmodern picture books can help readers of various ages, particularly secondary students, use and develop new literacies.
10. Professional Development | Grades   9 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
    "I Wouldn't Choose It, but I Don't Regret Reading It": Scaffolding Students' Engagement With Complex Texts
    Three strategies are presented to support secondary students in negotiating the challenges posed by complex texts.

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