Literacy Matters Vol 24 Winter 2024

Volume 24, Winter 2024 Literacy

Matters THE JOURNAL OF THE PALMETTO STATE LITERACY ASSOCIATION

Letter from the Editors by Kirsten Abel and Koti Hubbard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V

Letter from the President by Kaye Jamison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V

General Articles Two Roads Diverged in theWoods: A More Inclusive Look at American NatureWriting by Kristie Camp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Examining the Chinese Book Corner in a Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Elementary School Library by Shuang Du. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Challenges in Literacy Achievement: Exploring Factors Impacting Black Students in U.S. Schools by RoKami Gillette and Candace Pattman . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Teaching Technique Project: Incorporating Intensive Vocabulary Using Read Alouds by Meaghan Hoffman and Andrea Crenshaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 How Pre-Service Teachers Incorporate Science and Literacy in the Early Grades with a STEMTwist by Kimberly Tisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Creature Chronicles: A Children’s Literature Review Column for Teachers by Jill Shelnut with Landry Baenninger, Maris DePalma, Madelyn Hurley, Lily Kruft, Natasha Kudlak, Morgan LeFils, Kyleigh Murphy, Mary Marshall Steele, Bianca Tierno, Ally Windham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39