Language Arts - Pasts, Presents, and Futures, Apr 1997

What does it mean when a student is not interested in story time? Here is one teacherresearcher’s exploration of story time and what it says about equity and educational opportunity.

Two teacher educators discuss the effects of promoting teachers’ awareness and use of multicultural literature in their classrooms.

The self-appointed Literacy TopPics Academy examined five years of recent Language Arts articles to show us what was most often written about in LA, and they make recommendations for topics that deserve considerable attention in the future.

Offers comments, intended for writers of language arts education articles, discussing both positive and negative aspects of the writing that the editors and editorial board and staff of this journal have seen in the writing submitted over the past few years.

Offers observations and reflections on research and research issues in the field of language arts. Discusses issues and factors significant to the state and future of language arts research, including: sociopolitical context, new and old issues confronting the field, and research needed for the public good.

Presents brief annotations of 28 highly recommended children’s picture books.