Currents in Literacy

Currents in Literacy has published five issues in three years and includes articles by noted literacy experts, Lesley faculty, teachers from the Hood Project schools, Lesley graduate students, and others working in the field of literacy. Each issue highlights examples of teacher-research, discussion of classroom practices, reviews of children's books as well as professional texts, and examples of children's writing. The publication has been disseminated to the Lesley community, the Hood Project school communities, teachers and administrators throughout eastern Massachusetts, and others interested in literacy issues.

Currents in Literacy has been a space to explore literacy issues from the multiple perspectives of teachers, students, faculty, and parents. Topics have included:

• effective classroom practices
• curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation
• commentary on literacy learning
• innovative programs that support literacy practices
• case studies and teacher research
• reviews of recent books for children and of professional literature
• poems, essays, and stories by children
• administrators' perspectives
• policy developments: local, state, and national
• family literacy efforts

If you would like to be informed of any future developments of Currents in Literacy, please contact Dr. William Stokes at Lesley University at wstokes@mail.lesley.edu.