WOW Stories

WOW Stories: Connections from the Classroom is a regular on-line publication of WOW containing vignettes written by classroom educators about children’s experiences reading and responding to literature. If you would like to submit to WOW Stories, please see our current call and guidelines.

Editor

Janine Schall, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX

Editorial Review Board

Mary Starrs Armstrong, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Deanna Day, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA
Charlene Klassen Endrizzi, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA
Jeanne Fain, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Lauren Freedman, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
Sandy Kaser, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, AZ
Julia López-Robertson, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Judi Moreillon, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
Yuriko C. Wellington, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI

WOW Stories Archive
Volume I, Issue 1 – Developing Intercultural Understandings Through International Children’s Literature at Van Horne Elementary School
Volume I, Issue 2 – Opening the World through Literature
Volume 1, Issue 3 – Reading Critically through Global Inquiry
Volume II, Issue 1 – Creating Connections with Latino Texts
Volume II, Issue 2 – Literature as a Means to Facilitate Personal Response and Inquiry

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      Exploring a Sense of Belonging through Literature

      We are excited to announce a special children’s literature mini-conference on Thursday, March 11, 4:00-9:00 p.m. in the Kiva, College of Education, University of Arizona. The conference is free and open to the public and Professional Development Credit is available for teachers.

      2010 Tucson Festival of Books

      The list of visiting children’s authors and the school visit schedule for the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books can be found right here!

      Keep an eye on the Calendar for more WOW events!

      New format for WOW Stories

      Submit your proposal to share stories from your literacy community. See our call and guidelines for more information.