Interested in Writing for Language Arts?

The editors of Language Arts encourage you to share
your research/inquiry from your classroom with a
broader professional community by submitting a
manuscript to one of the issues described below.
Language Arts publishes original contributions on all
facets of language arts learning and teaching for
children of preschool through middle school age.
Submit 6 copies of your manuscript along with an
electronic file. If you have questions or need
clarification please feel free to contact us at
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Children’s Literature
The new century has brought new challenges to
children’s literature. Computers and other media
compete for children’s attention, and many schools
have been forced to abandon literature for test
preparation and isolated skills training. What do we
know about literature/literacy connections? What do we
need to communicate to the general public about
children’s literature? What, when, and where are
children reading? Do campaigns for reading in the home
privilege only middle class white families and
diminish other cultural practices? Do good children’s
books have a place in the classroom? In children’s
lives? What is good literature for children? We invite
submissions that address these and other questions
about the place of children’s literature, now and in
the coming years.
(Submissions deadline: September 30, 2005)


March 2007: Inclusive Education

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights implies a
moral obligation to create safe, healthy, inclusive,
and equitably resourced education environments for
all. This issue focuses on the meaning of “inclusive
educationӾa belief, value, or process that is
nondiscriminatory when we refer to disability,
culture, language, or other aspects of students who
are assigned significance by a society. Children who
are included feel a sense of acceptance or belonging
to a communityæa group of friends, a school community,
or neighborhood. They have the opportunity to see
their faces in the books they hear and read. Most
important, all students can have equal access to
engage in the forms of literacy that enable them to
become competent and fulfilled human beings. Inclusion
evolves through collaboration, teamwork, flexibility,
a willingness to take risks, and support from a whole
array of individuals, services, and community systems.
Language Arts is seeking manuscripts that focus on
programs, studies, and other experiences that are
helping all children reach their potential as literate
human beings.
(Submissions deadline: November 15, 2005)