Reading & Writing Daserterly Overcoming Learning Difficulties Volume2 8 e Numbers 1 e 2012 CONTENTS THEME Motivating Writers: Theory and Interventions Motivating Writers: Theory and Interventions Bruce Saddler Motivation Research in Writing: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations Gary A. Troia, Rebecca K. Shankland, and Kimberly A. Wolbers Teaching Elementary School Students to Play With Meanings and Genre Pietro Boscolo, Carmen Gelati, and Nicoletta Galvan Are Attitudes Toward Writing and Reading Separable Constructs? A Study With Primary Grade Children Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, and Rober: Abbott Avoiding the Struggle: Instruction That Supports Students’ Motivation in Reading and Writing About Content Material Linda H. Mason, Hedda Meadan, Laura R. Hedin, and Anne Mong Cramer State Writing Assessment: Inclusion of Motivational Factors in Writing Tasks Natalie G. Olinghouse, Jinjie Zheng, and Larissa Morlock Volume 28 e Number 2 2012 CONTENTS THEME Cultural Text Support for Diverse Learners Cultural Text Support for Diverse Learners: Introduction Elfreda V. Blue The Sociocultural Benefits of Writing for African American Adolescent Males Alfred Tatum and Valerie Gue Reading & Writing Daserterly Overcoming Learning Difficulties Volume2 8 e Numbers 1 e 2012 CONTENTS THEME Motivating Writers: Theory and Interventions Motivating Writers: Theory and Interventions Bruce Saddler Motivation Research in Writing: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations Gary A. Troia, Rebecca K. Shankland, and Kimberly A. Wolbers Teaching Elementary School Students to Play With Meanings and Genre Pietro Boscolo, Carmen Gelati, and Nicoletta Galvan Are Attitudes Toward Writing and Reading Separable Constructs? A Study With Primary Grade Children Steve Graham, Virginia Berninger, and Rober: Abbott Avoiding the Struggle: Instruction That Supports Students’ Motivation in Reading and Writing About Content Material Linda H. Mason, Hedda Meadan, Laura R. Hedin, and Anne Mong Cramer State Writing Assessment: Inclusion of Motivational Factors in Writing Tasks Natalie G. Olinghouse, Jinjie Zheng, and Larissa Morlock Volume 28 e Number 2 2012 CONTENTS THEME Cultural Text Support for Diverse Learners Cultural Text Support for Diverse Learners: Introduction Elfreda V. Blue The Sociocultural Benefits of Writing for African American Adolescent Males Alfred Tatum and Valerie Gue Weaving Language and Culture: Latina Adolescent Writers in an After-School Writing Project Andrea Garcia and Amy Gaddes Reading and Interpretive Response to Literary Text: Drawing Upon Sociocultural Perspective Elfreda V. Blue Supporting the Reading Development of Middle School English Language Learners Through Culturally Relevant Texts Ann E. Ebe Volume2 8 e Number 3 e 2012 CONTENTS THEME Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Struggling Readers Introduction to Creating Inclusive Learning Environments for Struggling Readers Mark W. Conley Being a “Reader” in New Times: A Case Study Examining the Construction of a Reader in a Ninth-Grade English Class J. David Gallagher After-School Literacy Engagements With Struggling Readers Susan V. Piazza and Lonnie E. Duncan Resistance, Engagement, and Understanding: A Profile of a Struggling Emergent Reader Responding to Read-Alouds in a Kindergarten Classroom Angela M. Wiseman Using Peer Collaboration to Support Online Reading, Writing, and Communication: An Empowerment Model for Struggling Readers Laurie A. Henry, Jill Castek, W. lan O'Byrne, and Lisa Zawilinski Volume2 8 e Number 4 e 2012 CONTENTS Moving Out of Silence: Helping Struggling Readers Find Their Voices in Text-Based Discussions Leigh A. Hall Preventing a Vocabulary Lag: What Lessons Are Learned From Research Richard Sinatra, Vicky Zygouris-Coe, and Sheryl B. Dasinger Examining the Relationship Between Adolescents’ Orthographic Knowledge and Overall Reading Ability Danielle V. Dennis and Diane C. Kroeger Annual Contents Listing