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2018
Volume 114, Issue 4
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

While current ELA policies cast a shadow over educational practices, this article highlights the twilight of possibility within the darkness, exploring how three early career English teachers navigate these challenges by employing humanizing literacy pedagogies to bring light and positivity back into their classrooms.

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