Literacy Promises The Thirty-Third Yearbook A Doubled Peer Reviewed Publication of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Co-Editors Timothy Morrison Linda Martin Brigham Young University Ball State University Merry Boggs Susan Szabo Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas A&M University-Commerce Leslie Haas Editorial Assistant Texas A&M University-Commerce Copyright 2011 Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Photocopy/reprint Permission Statement: Permission is hereby granted to professors and teaches to reprint or photocopy any article in the Yearbook for use in their classes, provided each copy of the article made shows the author and yearbook information sited in APA style. Such copies may not be sold, and further distribution is expressly prohibited. 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Paige, Bellarmine University Readers’ Forum—Dianna Baycich, Chair, Kent State University; Susan L’Allier, Northern Illinois University; Tami Al-Hazza, Old Dominion University; Janet Towell, Florida Atlantic University; and Roberta Simnacher Pate, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Community Service Project—Merry Boggs, Texas A&M University-Commerce; and Rhonda Sutton, East Stroudsburg University Future Conference Sites 2011 November 3-6 Richmond, VA Omni Richmond Hotel 2012 November 1-4 Grand Rapids, MI Amway Grand Plaza 2013 Oct. 31-Nov. 3 Dallas, TX Marriott Dallas/Addison Quorum by the Galleria iv EDIT or I al ADVIS or Y Boar D Tami Al-Hazza, Old Dominion University Mary Applegate, St. Joseph’s University Tony Applegate, Holy Family University Ernest Balajthy, Geneseo Carol Borchers, Fort Hays State University Wanda Calvert, Appalachian State University Eveythe Cargill, Alabama A&M University Leah Calvert, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Richard Culyer, Florida State University Peggy Daisey, Eastern Michigan University Mayra Daniel, Northern Illinois University Mohammed Darabie, Bowling Green State University Kristy Dunlap, James Madison University Suzanne Evans, National University Darla Fabry, National University Michelle Fazio-Brunson, Northwestern State University Cynthia Fischer, Barry University Charlene Fleener, Old Dominion University Sherrye Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Monica Gordon-Pershey, Cleveland State University Leslie Haas, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jane Hager, Old Dominion University Lois Haid, Barry University Donna Harkins, University of West Georgia Beverly Hearn, University of Tennessee at Martin Sara Helfrich, Idaho State University Cindy Hendricks, Bowling Green State University Nancy Hill, Southeastern Oklahoma State Marie Holbein, Kennesaw State University Jeanne Holland, Mississippi University for Women Kay Hong-Nam, Texas A&M University-Commerce Sheryl Honig, Northern Illinois University Susan Huber, Walsh University Elizabeth Hughes, Clemson University Cindy Jones, Utah State University Tsuguhiko Kato, University of Alabama Lynne Kulich, University of Akron Marcia Lawton, Wesley College Linda Lilienthal, Midwestern State University Roberta Linder, Aurora University Linda Mahoney, Mississippi University for Women Sally Martin, Eastern Kentucky University v Jane Matanzo, Florida Atlantic University Brandi Mathers, Geneva College Mona Matthews, Georgia State University Rozanna May, Texas A&M University-Commerce Barbara McClanahan, Southeastern Oklahoma State Judith Mitchell, Weber State University Andrew Pachtman, Mercy College Larkin Page, Texas A&M University-Commerce David Paige, Bellarmine University Joel Palmer, Mesquite ISD Debra Pane, Florida International University Kelli Paquette, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Seth Parsons, George Mason University Miriam Pepper-Sanello, Adelphi University Donna Phillips, Niagara University John Ponder, University of West Georgia Debra Price, Sam Houston State University Diana Quatroche, Indiana State University LaVerne Raine, Texas A&M University-Commerce Joan Rhodes, Virginia Commonwealth University Judy Richardson, Virginia Commonwealth University Mary Robbins, Sam Houston State University Valerie Robnolt, Virginia Commonwealth University Mary F. Roe, Washington State University Mary Rycik, Ashland University Lou Ann Sears, University of Pittsburg Lillie Gayle Smith, Mississippi University for Women Alice Snyder, Kennesaw State University Kathy Stephens, Le Tourneau University Frances Steward, Western Illinois University Melissa Stinnett, Western Illinois University Agnes Stryker, Texas A&M University-Commerce Denise Stuart, University of Akron Rhonda Sutton, East Stroudsburg University Jean Vintinner, University of North Carolina Donna Wake, University of the Ozarks Kenneth Weiss, Central Connecticut State University Katherine Wiesendanger, Longwood University Nancy Williams, University of South Florida vi Table of Contents Acknowledgements ix Introduction X Pre SID E NTI al ADD re SS 1 Literacy Lessons for a Lifetime 3 Laurie Elish-Piper KE YN O T E ADD re SS E S 17 Literacy Promises and Making Curriculum Together 19 Brian D. Schultz Working ALER 39 Mary Beth Sampson New Rules for Literacy Learning 49 Nancy Padak RE S ear CH AW ar DS 63 Talk Opportunities around Text and the Responses They Elicit From 65 Middle-Level English-Language Learners Doctoral Dissertation Award, Jennifer Anne Cowgill Examining Reliability of Reading Comprehension Ratings of Fifth-Grade Students’ Oral Retellings 81 Master’s Thesis Award, L. Elizabeth Shirley Bernfeld Prom ISING LIT era CY ACTIVITI E S T O H elp K-12 Tea CH er S 99 Instruction and Physical Environments that Support Process Writing in Elementary Classrooms 101 Monica Thomas Billen, Brad Wilcox, Damon Bahr, Jill Shumway, Byran Korth, Elizabeth Yates, Timothy G. Morrison, Sue Simmerman, Stan V Harward, Nancy Peterson, and Linda E. Pierce Literacy Coaching Across the Content Areas: Current Context and Emerging Roles 117 Maryann Mraz, and Elizabeth G. Sturtevant