Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Podcast

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Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Podcast Podcast

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy podcast delivers current theory, research, and practice in support of effective literacy instruction. During each episode, Matt Sroka invites a guest from the literacy field to delve into practical concepts for enhancing literacy teaching.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Writing Globally with Dr. Jin Kyeong Jung

    Writing Globally with Dr. Jin Kyeong Jung In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Dr. Jin Kyeong Jung about students' digital multimodal composing practices while writing for a global online community. This conversation centers around their article for The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy titled:  Writing globally: South Korean adolescents' digital multimodal composing practices in a global online community.  Resources: Writing globally: South Korean adolescents' digital multimodal composing practices in a global online community Literacies in Global Context (Special Issue)  Write4Change

    27 min

  2. AUG 21

    Adult Writing Motivation with Jennifer Martinez and Daphne Greenberg

    Adult Writing Motivation with Jennifer Martinez and Daphne Greenberg  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Jennifer Martinez and Dr. Daphne Greenberg about what motivates adult learners to improve their writing skills. This conversation centers around their article for The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy titled: Utility value of improving writing skills for adult basic education students. Jennifer Martinez is an assistant researcher at the Adult Literacy Research Center at Georgia State University. She previously taught high school English Language Arts and writing classes. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, and her research interests include adolescent writing development and motivation, adult literacy, and adult developing writers. Daphne Greenberg is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Learning Sciences at Georgia State University where she is also the Director of the multi-disciplinary Adult Literacy Research Center (https://education.gsu.edu/research-outreach/alrc/). Her research focuses on adults who attend adult literacy programs. She is a strong advocate for adults who struggle with foundational academic skills (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGad2PKUhbE )    IES Disclaimer Statement:  The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305N210030 to Georgia State University. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. Resources: Utility value of improving writing skills for adult basic education students   The Writing in Adult Secondary Education (W-ASE) Project

    46 min

  3. AUG 7

    Book Clubs with Dr. Jody Polleck

    In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Dr. Jody Polleck about how teachers can utilize book clubs to foster academic and emotional literacies as well as promote student agency. This conversation centers around her article for The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy titled: Using culturally sustaining science fiction book clubs to address agency and academic and emotional literacies with Dutch neurodiverse youth. Dr. Jody Polleck is a professor in literacy at Hunter College--CUNY (City University of New York). She also continues to teach adolescents through the CUNY College Now Program. Jody began her work with youth in 1994 as an outreach counselor, and since 1998, has been teaching adolescent literacies within urban contexts across the disciplines. Her research focuses on culturally sustaining literacy instruction and culturally-affirming and healing-centered social-emotional learning. Jody was a 2019 Fulbright scholar and has been published in over 25 academic and practice-based journals; her first book entitled Facilitating Youth-led Book Clubs as Transformative and Inclusive Spaces was released by Teachers College Press in 2022. Resources: Using culturally sustaining science fiction book clubs to address agency and academic and emotional literacies with Dutch neurodiverse youth. Facilitating Youth-Led Book Clubs as Transformative and Inclusive Spaces Educate for Action

    52 min

  4. JUN 5

    Global and Culturally Diverse Texts with Drs. Lauren Liang and Raven Cromwell

    Global and Culturally Diverse Texts with Drs. Lauren Liang and Raven Cromwell  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Lauren Liang and Raven Cromwell. They discuss the lack of global and culturally diverse texts being in the classroom, and how schools can get more diverse texts in the classroom. This conversation centers around their article for JAAL: The impact of children's and young adult literature courses on teachers' selection of global and culturally diverse texts for the classroom Lauren Aimonette Liang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the selection and educational use of children's and young adult literature, children's literature in teacher preparation programs, and text characteristics as related to K-12 student response and understanding of texts. Dr. Liang is a board member for the United States Board on Books for Young People, a past-president of the Children’s Literature Assembly, and has served on a number of children’s literature award committees, including the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award (Chair) and the 2017 Caldecott Medal committee. Raven N. Cromwell is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Utah Valley University. Her research interests include the science of reading, culturally diverse books, and partnerships between school districts and educator preparation programs. She is the chair of the Ways and Means Committee of the Children's Literature Assembly, a past chair of the International Literacy Association's Children's and Young Adult Book Awards, a member of the United States Board on Books for Young People and the National Council of Teachers of English, and a member of the planning committee for a Utah branch of The Reading League.  Resources: The impact of children's and young adult literature courses on teachers' selection of global and culturally diverse texts for the classroom  United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Outstanding International Book List: https://www.usbby.org/news/2024-outstanding-international-books-list-announced    International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Hans Christian Anderson Award: https://www.usbby.org/ibby-hans-christian-andersen-award.html   Mildred L. Batchelder Award: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelder Promoting Understanding With International Literature (Free ILA Webinar)

    1h 1m

  5. MAY 23

    Cultivating Genius and Joy in Multilingual Adolescents with Dr. Emily Zoeller

    Cultivating Genius and Joy in Multilingual Adolescents with Dr. Emily Zoeller  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Dr. Emily Zoeller about how teachers can draw on the knowledge of our multilingual students in order to cultivate joy and genius in our classrooms. This conversation centers around her article for JAAL titled: “You have to start with what they know:” Cultivating genius and joy with multilingual adolescents. Dr. Emily Zoeller is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of ESL, Bilingual, and Reading Education. Emily holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and an M.A. from the University of San Diego. She earned an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Edgewood College, where she researched teacher leadership in two-way dual language education. Emily’s research interests include biliteracy development, educational leadership, and bilingual teacher preparation. Prior to her role at Edgewood College, Emily worked in Madison Metropolitan School District as a bilingual teacher, a reading specialist, and an instructional coach. She is passionate about leading for equity among teachers of multilingual learners. Resources: “You have to start with what they know:” Cultivating genius and joy with multilingual adolescents

    56 min

  6. MAY 9

    Gender Labels in Young Adult Literature with Drs. Rachelle Savitz and Vanessa Irvin

    Gender Labels in Young Adult Literature with Drs. Rachelle Savitz and Vanessa Irvin In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Rachelle Savitz and Vanessa Irvin about using Young Adult Literature to critically examine issues around gender. This conversation centers around their article for JAAL titled: Developing an empathic analysis: Using critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry with literature to explore the issues with gender labels Rachelle S. Savitz is an associate professor of reading/literacy at East Carolina University. She was previously a K-12 literacy coach/interventionist and high school reading teacher. She values working with graduate students and teachers and learning with and from them. She has served on the board of directors for numerous national and state literacy organizations – wanting to be a part of the learning and collaboration pushing thinking in the realm of literacy. Dr. Savitz spotlights the necessity of teacher collaborators in her co-edited book, Teaching the "taboo": Diverse and inclusive literature is the way, with Routledge, where teachers highlight their classroom practices. She emphasizes teacher instruction with over 15 snapshots in the book with Teachers College Press, Trauma-sensitive literacy instruction: Building student resilience in English language arts classrooms. This book extends learning shared in Teaching Hope and Resilience for Students Experiencing Trauma: Creating Safe and Nurturing Classrooms for Learning, coauthored with Drs. Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey. She received the East Carolina University College of Education 2023-2024 Profiles in Diversity Award, the 2019 Association of Literacy Educators and Researcher’s Jerry Johns Promising Researcher Award, and the 2018 Early Career Literacy Scholar Award from the American Reading Forum. Dr. Vanessa Irvin is an associate professor with the Master of Library Science Program at East Carolina University (USA). Dr. Irvin has authored three books and 35 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. V has led grant-funded research projects that explore ways in which heritage-based knowledge systems impact our information-seeking behaviors and literacy practices in daily life. Irvin's work investigates libraries as collaborative communities of literacy practices and platforms for literacy justice for diverse and local/Indigenous communities. Dr. V is equally interested in the social informatics of informal learning and the evolution of librarian professional practices with reference services under the influence of emerging technologies. Irvin serves as Co-Editor of the open-access peer-reviewed journal, The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, where she manages an editorial team of 20 librarians and an editorial board of 35 LIS scholars. Dr. Irvin is President-Elect of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE).  Resources: Developing an empathic analysis: Using critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry with literature to explore the issues with gender labels Gender Equality in Education Multi-Journal Special Issue

    49 min

  7. APR 26

    Text Reformulation with Drs. Michael DiCicco and Eileen Shanahan

    Text Reformulation with Drs. Michael DiCicco and Eileen Shanahan In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Michael DiCicco and Eileen Shannaon about a literacy strategy that can help students to become better readers and better writers. The strategy is called text reformulation. This conversation centers around their article for JAAL titled: Dr. Seuss, police reports, and lamb recipes: Examining text reformulation as a literacy strategy.  Dr. Eileen Shanahan is an associate professor at Northern Kentucky University. She began her career as an eighth-grade language arts teacher and then served as a middle school curriculum and literacy coordinator. Her interests include writing and grammar instruction, discourse and teacher learning, and teaching English from a social justice perspective. Dr. Michael DiCicco is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at Northern Kentucky University. A former middle school teacher. Dr. DiCicco has been an educator for 16 years. His research focuses on literacy teacher preparation and development and middle level literacy.  Resource: Dr. Seuss, police reports, and lamb recipes: Examining text reformulation as a literacy strategy

    42 min

  8. MAR 29

    Reading Intervention for Adolescent Readers with Dr. Margaret Opatz and Sara Kocherhans

    Reading Intervention for Adolescent Readers with Dr. Margaret Opatz and Sara Kocherhans How can secondary educators support adolescent readers to become strong readers of complex texts? In today's episode, Matt Sroka talks with Dr. Margaret Opatz and Sara Kocherhans about their work investigating multicomponent reading intervention in order to improve adolescents reading achievement. This conversation stems from their article “Using a supplemental, multicomponent reading intervention to increase adolescent readers' achievement”.  Margaret Opatz, Ph.D., is a Reading Research Scientist at Capti, an edtech company, where she leads literacy initiatives. Margaret is a former K-12 teacher, reading interventionist, and Equity Coach. She specializes in foundational reading skills, covering the developmental stages of both young and adolescent readers, as well as effective teaching methods and strategies for addressing reading difficulties. Margaret is dedicated to advancing reading interventions and assessments to support learners of all backgrounds.  Sarah Kocherhans is a PhD student in the Literacy, Language, and Learning program at the University of Utah. She works as a reading interventionist at the University of Utah Reading Clinic, where she researches and implements reading interventions for elementary and secondary students. Sarah's background is in the elementary classroom as a 3rd-grade teacher, where she first discovered her passion for remediating reading difficulties in developing readers. Through her work, she is dedicated to improving reading instruction for students of all ages. Resource: “Using a supplemental, multicomponent reading intervention to increase adolescent readers' achievement”.

    55 min
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Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy podcast delivers current theory, research, and practice in support of effective literacy instruction. During each episode, Matt Sroka invites a guest from the literacy field to delve into practical concepts for enhancing literacy teaching.

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