Reading Matters Winter 2019

Reading

Matters

T he J ournal of the S outh C arolina S tate C ouncil of the I nternational R eading A ssociation

Volume 19, Winter 2019

Make It Matter Letter from the President by Vickie Brockman......................................................................................................................... VI Letter from Editors by Jackie Malloy and Sarah Hunt-Barron............................................................................................. VI Choice Matters Addressing Reading Gender Gaps and Combatting Masculinized Curriculum by Mary-Celeste Schreuder & Julia K. Bentley............................................................................................................................7 The Importance of Identity: Integrating Adolescent Students’ Identity in the Classroom through Literacy-Based Practices and Student Choice by Leslie D. Roberts................................................................ 14 Place Matters Supporting the Literacy Development of Young Children Living in Rural Poverty by Kavin Ming, Tenisha Powell, & Tammy Burnham.............................................................................................................. 19 Designing Purpose and Engagement for Disciplinary Reading in Secondary Schools by PhillipWilder & Lorraine A. Jacques...................................................................................................................................... 26 Research Matters Socratic Discussions: A Reading Discussion Activity by Suzanne Horn, Kristal Curry, Savannah Scarborough & Sarah Vicini......................................................................... 30 Teaching Matters Making Comb-bound Books in the Classroom by Jamie Price, Lindsay Lester, Kayla Knupp, LaShay Jennings & Edward J. Dwyer................................................... 37 Discussing Books Across Grade Levels by Audrey Jennings & Amy Fortner................................................................ 41 Literature Matters Predators, Party Gowns, and Photographers: A Children’s Literature Review Column for Teachers by Jonda McNair with Sarah Cook, Ellie Corbin, Madison Gardner, Hanna Gibson, Madeleine Kennedy, Olivia Loynes, Carlie Moseley, Charlotte Neidenbach, Audrey Rick, Evie Rogers, Caitlyn Smoldt & Estefania Wilt............................................................................................................................ 44