Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Podcast

Read STOP Write with Drs. John Strong and Laura Tortorelli  In this episode of the  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy  podcast, host Matt Sroka welcomes Dr. John Strong and Dr. Laura Tortorelli to discuss their article,  Read STOP Write: Teaching foundational skills in a multicomponent informational reading and writing intervention  written by John Z. Strong, Laura S. Tortorelli, and Blyt...

Redefining and Reimagining Foundational Skills with Dr. Abigail Amoako Kayser and Katie Keown  In this episode of the  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Podcast , host Matt Sroka welcomes Dr. Abigail Amoako Kayser and Katie Keown for a conversation about their article on culturally and linguistically sustaining approaches to foundational skills instruction. Dr. Kayser and Keown discuss ho...

Word-Level Reading Skills for Adolescent Learners with Dr. Brennan Chandler Welcome to the  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy Podcast ! I’m your host, Matt Sroka, and today’s episode as promised continues a series of episodes on the foundational literacy skills for adolescents. These discussions will be taken from a recent special issue of  The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy ,...

Foundational Skills in Adolescent Literacy with Drs. Sarah Sarah Lupo, Dianna Townsend, Rachel Knecht, and Dixie Massey In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka welcomes Drs. Sarah Lupo, Dianna Townsend, Rachel Knecht, and Dixie Massey, guest editors of a special issue of  The Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy  on Foundational Skills in Adolescent Literacy. They discuss the motivation behind t...

Think Like a Linguist with Dr. Amy Crosson  In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka welcomes Dr. Amy Crosson for an in-depth conversation on vocabulary instruction for multilingual students. They explore her research on academic vocabulary and word analysis through Latin roots, highlighting strategies that empower students to draw on their linguistic knowledge. This episode provides valuable insights...

Unmasking hidden challenges for migrant learners with Drs. Marco Triulzi and Andrea DeCapua In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka sits down with Drs. Marco Triulzi and Andrea DeCapua to explore the literacy challenges faced by migrant workers. They discuss the hidden barriers embedded in language learning textbooks and how educators can navigate these obstacles while leveraging students’ existing ba...

Community Inquiry and Semiotic Analysis with Drs. Matthew Deroo, Daryl Axelrod, and Jennifer Kahn  In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka welcomes Drs. Matthew Deroo, Daryl Axelrod, and Jennifer Kahn to discuss engaging students in community-based inquiry utilizing multimodal artifacts to analyze signs and symbols. The conversation explores how students can draw upon their own cultural and linguistic...

Teachers’ Perceptions of Disciplinary Literacy with Drs. Heather Waymouth and Madison Weary  In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka welcomes Drs. Heather Waymouth and Madison Weary to discuss their study on the language teachers use within disciplinary literacy instruction. The conversation explores the power that teachers have in shaping how students view and use literacy in their classroom. Offerin...

Community-Based Book Clubs with Mary McConnaha and Dr. Joanne Marciano  In today’s episode, host Matt Sroka welcomes Drs. Mary McConnaha and Joanne Marciano to discuss student-led community-based book clubs focused on racial justice. The conversation explores how students perceive these book clubs compared to their school-based reading experiences and the critical role of thoughtful text selection...

ChatGPT as a Writing Support with Drs. Sarah Levine and Sarah Beck  In this episode, host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Sarah Levine and Sarah black about how students are using ChaptGPT in the classrooms and what this means for teachers. This conversation stems from their article for  The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy  titled:  How do students use ChatGPT as a writing support? Sarah Le...

Global Literacy Education Partnerships with Phillip Wilder, James Cohen, Moses Deogratius, and Andrea Trudeau. In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Phillip Wilder, James Cohen, Moses Deogratius, and Andrea Trudeau about Nonviolent Communication being used to support partnerships between the Global North and the Global South, emphasizing the need to foster “power with” rather than a “power...

Podcasts and Critical Media Literacy with Drs. Anne Gill and Olivia Stewart  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Anne Gill and Olivia Stewart about the instructional implications of using podcasts framed by a critical media literacy framework in a high school social justice classroom. This conversation centers on their article for  The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy  ti...

Building Literacy Connections After Disaster with Drs. Nancy Hulan and Leslee Bailey Tarbett  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Nancy Hulan and Leslee Bailey Tarbett about how a group of teacher candidates responded to a community devastated by tornadoes through a unique,  literacy-focused service-learning initiative . This conversation centers on their article for  The Journal fo...

Reimagining Writing with Drs. Carrie James and Sarah McCarthey  In today’s episode host Matt Sroka chats with Drs. Carrie James and Sarah McCarthey about a shift in how we think about writing instruction in our classrooms. This conversation centers on their article for  The Journal for Adolescent & Adult Literacy titled:  Reimagining writing: Integrating wicked problems into secondary writing...

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...

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 educ...

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 literacie...

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 an...

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 an...

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...

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:...

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 co...

Vocabulary and High-Stakes Testing with Beverley Jennings  In today's episode, Matt Sroka chats with Beverely Jennings about high-stakes testing? How much should our instruction be geared towards preparing students for high-stakes testing? How do we know if what we’re teaching and what we are having students read is preparing them for high-stakes tests? What if preparing students for a high-st...

Digital Literacies Framework with Drs. Katrina Tour and Ed Creely In today's episode,  Matt Sroka  talks with Katrina Tour and Ed Creely about a framework they developed with colleagues for teaching Digital literacies to adults from migrant and refugee backgrounds. This framework is interesting and important in its own right, but their work also offers valuable tools and guidance for literacy...

Designing Text Use for Science Teachers with Drs. Cynthia Greenleaf, Kathleen Hinchman, and Willard Brown In today's episode, Matt Sroka talks with Drs. Cynthia Greenleaf, Kathleen Hinchman, and Willard Brown about using and selecting texts in Science classrooms. They discuss why teachers should go beyond just teaching the textbook, and how teachers can find authentic, engaging, and appropriat...