In this episode Katie Thomas and I discuss Dual Coding Theory, one of many ways to understand how we make meaning from text, and its implication for the classroom.

Main text:

Sadoski, M. & Paivio, A. (2013). A dual coding theoretical model of reading. In D. E. Alvermann, N. J. Unrau, & R. B. Ruddell (Eds.), Theoretical models and processes of reading (6th ed.). (886-922). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Brooke Cunningham, Katie Thomas, Jason Dehart, Cassie Norvell, Emily Hall, Kelly Wallace, and Dr. Anne Mcgill-Franzen discuss new literacies.

SAMR Model: http://www.schrockguide.net/samr.html

Student Blogs:

http://thesecondopinionhva.blogspot.com/

http://cunninghamfourth.blogspot.com/

Readings Discussed from Theoretical Models and Processes of Reading 6th Ed. (Alvermann & Unrau)

Brooke Cunningham and John Sides discuss Hull and Rose's study "This Wooden Shack Place": The Logic of an Unconventional Reading published in College Composition and Communication.

Check out www.poetryoutloud.org for contest information.

Also see Hero by Perry More:

http://www.amazon.com/Hero-Perry-Moore/dp/1423101960/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460333152&sr=1-1&keywords=hero+by+perry+moore

And I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson:

http://www.amazon.com/Ill-Give-You-Jandy-Nelson/dp/0142425761/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1460333206&sr=1-1&keywords=i%27ll+give+you+the+sun

LitBit Episode 1: "Engagement with Young Adult Literature" by Ivey and Johnston

Katie Thomas and Brooke Cunningham from the University of Tennessee PhD in young adult literature program discuss Ivey and Johnston's "Engagement with Young Adult Literature: Outcomes and Processes" as well as talk about what young adult literature they have been reading.

*There are a few bugs in our audio, but we will have that fixed by our next podcast!

Study Citation:

Ivey, G., & Johnston, P.H. (2013). Engagement with young adult literature: Outcomes and processes. Reading Research Quarterly, 48(3), 255-275.

Links to Books Mentioned:

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

http://www.amazon.com/Mosquitoland-David-Arnold/dp/045147077X

Books by Rita Williams-Garcia

http://www.amazon.com/Rita-Williams-Garcia/e/B00BJ8QIEE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1459115614&sr=1-2-ent