Section I. The language learner -- 1. Who is learning language(s) in today's schools? / Verónica E. Valdez and Rebecca M. Callahan -- 2. As learners acquire language / Courtney B. Cazden -- 3. When learners speak two or more languages / Kathy Escamilla and Susan Hopewell -- 4. Research on diverse students in culturally and linguistically complex language arts classrooms / Arnetha F. Ball, Allison Skerrett, and Ramón Antonio Martínez -- 5. Crossing borders with language: teachers and the transformative potential of professional development opportunities / María E. Fránquiz and Ellen Pratt --
Section II. Context for language learning -- 6. Early literacy development: merging perspectives that influence practice / Lesley Mandel Morrow and Susan Dougherty -- 7. The development of literacy in the elementary school / Dorothy Strickland and Dianna Townsend -- 8. Language arts learning in the middle grades / Joyce E. Many, Mary Ariail, and Dana L. Fox -- 9. The context of English language arts learning: the high school years / Thomas W. Bean and Helen Harper -- 10. Context specific literacy instruction / Ernest Morrell -- 11. Adult literacy: a review from two perspectives / Bill Muth and Kristen H. Perry -- 12. Variation in language and the use of language across contexts: implications for literacy teaching and learning / Cynthia H. Brock, Fenice B. Boyd, and Julie L. Pennington -- 13. Family literacy on the defensive: the defunding of Even Start: omen or opportunity? / Jeanne R. Paratore and David B. Yaden Jr. -- 14. Out-of-school literacy contexts / Lalitha Vasudevan and Kelly Wissman -- 15. Literacy education in the context of globalisation / Allan Luke, Radha Iyer, and Catherine Doherty --
Section III. History and theoretical perspectives -- 16. Integrating the elementary language arts: an historical perspective / E. Jennifer Monaghan and Douglas K. Hartman -- 17. The consideration of costs in improving literacy / Henry M. Levin -- 18. Alignment of cognitive processes in reading with motivations for reading / John T. Guthrie, Ana Taboada, and Allan Wigfield -- 19. Sociocultural theory: expanding the aims and practices of language arts education / Patricia Enciso and Caitlin Ryan -- 20. English language learners: language and relationships / Robert T. Jiménez ... [et al.] -- 21. Literary theories and teaching of English language arts / Richard Beach and Thomas Swiss -- 22. Education policy and the language arts / Timothy Shanahan --
Section IV. The many faces of texts -- 23. Transforming English language arts in a web 2.0 world / Richard Beach, Glynda Hull, and David O'Brien -- 24. Literacy and ICT in the early years / Rachael Levy and Jackie Marsh -- 25. The material and the situated: what multimodality and new literacy studies do for literacy research / Jennifer Roswell and Kate Pahl -- 26. Media literacy / Stacie L. Tate -- 27. Critical literacy, critical engagement, and digital technology: convergence and embodiment in global spheres / Karen E. Wohlwend and Cynthia Lewis -- 28. Making visual analysis critical / Paggy Albers, Vivian Vasquez, and Jerome C. Harste -- 29. Webs of significance: semiotic perspectives on text / Marjorie Siegel and Deborah Wells Rowe --
Section V. Teaching the English language arts -- 30. Tracing instructional tensions in the teaching of the English language arts: a primer / George G. Hruby, Sylvia Read, and Melanie Landon-Hays -- 31. I know I can!: teacher self-efficacy in the English language arts classroom / Megan Tschannen-Moran and Bronwyn MacFarlane -- 32. Teaching for transformation: drama and language arts education / Brian Edmiston -- 33. Teaching phonetic awareness and phonics in the language arts classroom: a developmental approach / Linnea C. Ehri -- 34. The art and science of teaching reading fluency / Timothy Rasinski -- 35. Teaching spelling in the English/language arts classroom / Shane Templeton -- 36. Vocabulary instruction: three contemporary issues / Peter J. Fisher, Camille L.Z. Blachowicz, and Susan Watts-Taffe -- 37. Comprehension: the cooperation of many forces / Douglas Fisher, Diane Lapp, and Nancy Frey -- 38. Students' literary responses / Nancy Roser, Miriam Martínez, and Karen Wood -- 39. K-12 students as writers: research and practice / Jane Hansen and Brian Kissel -- 40. Critical literacy as comprehension: understanding at deeper levels / Maureen McLaughlin and Glenn DeVoogd -- 41. Passive dupes, code breakers, or savvy users: theorizing media literacy education in English language arts / Renee Hobbs and Michael RobbGrieco -- 42. The relevance of rhetoric / Nancy Nelson -- 43. Grammar and literacy learning / Meg Gebhard and J.R. Martin --
Section VI. Assessment of English language arts teaching and learning -- 44. Diversity and English language arts assessment / Peter Afflerbach and Summer Clark -- 45. Assessment frameworks for teaching and learning English language arts in a digital age / Julie Coiro and Jill Castek -- 46. Authentic professional development and assessment for language arts teachers in capacity for change / Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt and Sunita Singh -- 47. Assessing every child: using purposeful language arts assessments in diverse classrooms / Jennifer D. Turner and Chrystine C. Hoeltzel -- 48. Issues in the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse students with special needs / Janette K. Klingner, KaiLonnie Dunsmore, and Patricia Edwards -- 49. Assessing the English language learner (ELL) / Lee Gunderson, Dennis Murphy Odo, and Reginald D'Silva --
Section VII. Methods of research on teaching the English language arts
50. Complexity, multiplicity, timeliness, and substantive engagement: methodologies for researching the teaching of the English language arts / David Bloome, Thandeka Chapman, and Peter Freebody
51. Research as praxis: documenting the dialectical relationship between theory and practice / Steven Z. Athanses
52. Policy and research in the English language arts: massive, inclusive, and artful design choices / Peter Freebody
53. Ethnographic research in teaching and learning the English language arts: studying the cultural contexts of teaching and learning the English language arts / Gemma Moss
54. Analyzing text and talk through critical discourse analysis / Stephanie Power-Carter
55. Emic perspectives of research / Thandeka Chapman and Valierie Kinloch
56. Research designs for empirical research / Robert C. Calfee and Marilyn J. Chambliss
57. Child development studies over time / Stuart McNaughton
58. Theory and method in research on literacy practices: adaptations and alignment in research and praxis / Peter Smagorinsky
59. English in the era of globalisation: implications for research methodologies for English language arts / Anthony J. Liddicoat
60. Syncretic approaches to studying movement and hybridity in literacy practices / Kris D. Gutiérrez, Andrea C. Bien, and Makenzie K. Selland
61. Critical approaches to research in English language arts / Arlette Willis.
