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 [log in to unmask] 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 education”æa 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)