Vol. 107 (2026)

From the Editor

From the Editor: The Attacks on Public Education Continue

Katherine Mason Cramer
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The President's Column

Presidential Perspectives

Rebecca Pflughoeft
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Kansas-Specific Articles

Core Essentials and Collaboration at KATE Con

Amanda Stinemetz
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Practitioner Pieces

Dialoguing with and about Texts: Using Dialectical Journals in the English Classroom

Adam Whitaker
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Reflective Essays

Musings About Wild Readers and the Science of Reading Classroom of Today Where Have All the Readers Gone?

Sandra L. Bequette
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On the Question of Ethical Application of Large Language Models in the Writing Classroom

April Pameticky
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Creating Confident Readers and Writers in the Special Education Classroom

Thomas Lichty
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Scholarly Articles

Enhancing Writing Quality in Secondary Classrooms A Study of the Writing with Purpose Routine

Suzanne Myers, Jocelyn Washburn
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Creative Works

“We’re Bored”: A Narrative Reflection

Avery Gathright
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The In-Between

Alice Huelskamp
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Children’s book reviews

Tiger-Trapping in the Elementary Classroom: A Review of When You Trap a Tiger

Hailey Aranda-Mayorga
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Favorably Portraying Agricultural Practices through Penpals: A Review of Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

Amanda K. Stinemetz
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Young Adult (YA) Book Reviews

“It’s Okay to be Scared”: Finding Hope Amid the Horror in Hell Followed with Us

Alice Huelskamp
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A Lesson in Power and Politics: Alan Gratz’s War Games

Sasha Joy
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Time Travel, Teen Anxiety, and Doomsday Prepping in The First State of Being

Amanda K. Stinemetz
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The Impossible Escape: A Little-Known Story that Exposed the Truth about Auschwitz

Danny Wade
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Representation and Intersectional Identities in Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Katherine Mason Cramer
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A Painter, a Painting, and Perception in The Mona Lisa Vanishes

Kevin Kienholz
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Cultural Identity, Family History, and Grito in Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Katherine Mason Cramer
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Teaching Tips

Appropriation or Celebration of the Japanese Folktale “The Crane Wife”? Start the Conversation

Miriam Barton
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Considering the Nature of Patriotism with a Sorting Activity

Sasha Joy
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The Many Uses of the Mini Whiteboard

Beth Gulley
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Beyond the Traditional Field Experience Collaborating with Program Graduates to Design and Implement an Applied Learning Experience in a YAL Methods Course

Katherine Mason Cramer
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Full Issue

From the Editor

From the Editor: The Attacks on Public Education Continue

The President's Column

Presidential Perspectives

Kansas-Specific Articles

Core Essentials and Collaboration at KATE Con

Practitioner Pieces

Dialoguing with and about Texts: Using Dialectical Journals in the English Classroom

Reflective Essays

Musings About Wild Readers and the Science of Reading Classroom of Today Where Have All the Readers Gone?

On the Question of Ethical Application of Large Language Models in the Writing Classroom

Creating Confident Readers and Writers in the Special Education Classroom

Scholarly Articles

Enhancing Writing Quality in Secondary Classrooms A Study of the Writing with Purpose Routine

Creative Works

“We’re Bored”: A Narrative Reflection

The In-Between

Children’s book reviews

Tiger-Trapping in the Elementary Classroom: A Review of When You Trap a Tiger

Favorably Portraying Agricultural Practices through Penpals: A Review of Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

Young Adult (YA) Book Reviews

“It’s Okay to be Scared”: Finding Hope Amid the Horror in Hell Followed with Us

A Lesson in Power and Politics: Alan Gratz’s War Games

Time Travel, Teen Anxiety, and Doomsday Prepping in The First State of Being

The Impossible Escape: A Little-Known Story that Exposed the Truth about Auschwitz

Representation and Intersectional Identities in Last Night at the Telegraph Club

A Painter, a Painting, and Perception in The Mona Lisa Vanishes

Cultural Identity, Family History, and Grito in Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Teaching Tips

Appropriation or Celebration of the Japanese Folktale “The Crane Wife”? Start the Conversation

Considering the Nature of Patriotism with a Sorting Activity

The Many Uses of the Mini Whiteboard

Beyond the Traditional Field Experience Collaborating with Program Graduates to Design and Implement an Applied Learning Experience in a YAL Methods Course

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