LRA Annual Conference

Childrens’ Choice: Linguistic and Cultural Dimensions of Self-Selected Books for Summer Reading - Anne McGill-Franzen, University of Tennessee; Natalia A. Ward, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Using Prosocial Videogames to Promote Activism and Encourage Dialogue - Carolyn Stufft, Berry College; Julie Johnson-Pynn, American University in Cairo

What are we Sustaining? White Researchers and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies as a Theoretical Framework - Leah Marie Panther, Mercer University; Rhianna Thomas, University of Missouri Kansas City; Dea Marx, University of Missouri Kansas City

Pre-service teachers’ decision-making around children’s literature oriented toward social justice that they regard as potentially controversial and difficult to teach into with their students - Tracey Flores, University of Texas at Austin; James V Hoffman, University of Texas at Austin; Saba Vlach, The University of Texas at Austin; Catherine Lammert, University of Texas at Austin; Susan Tily, University of Texas at Austin; Vickie Godfrey, University of Texas at Austin; Lora Dewalt, University of Texas at Austin

Kosovan Youths Critical Engagement with Culturally Traditional Texts - Anemone Zeneli, Syracuse University; Heather Waymouth, Syracuse University

The Committee Would Like to Suggest: The Risks of Open-Access Publishing and Fluid Definitions of Academic Rigor - Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, University of South Florida