Texas Journal of Literacy Education

Spring/Summer 2025 Theme: All Things Texas Literacy and More!

Texas Journal of Literacy Education is the official journal of the Texas Association for Literacy Education (TALE), the Texas affiliate of the International Literacy Association. TJLE is a peer-reviewed journal published twice each year, in the Fall and Spring. We seek original research and practitioner articles related to language and literacy practices, from early childhood through adult, inside and outside of the classroom. We welcome all voices from literacy researchers, classroom teachers, and graduate students.

TJLE is proud to be an open access journal. All published content is available at no cost. All copyright remains with the author/s.

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Greetings TJLE Readers,

The theme of this issue is All Things Texas Literacy and More! This final issue under the ETAMU/TWU team addresses literacy issues that impact Texas and beyond- including equity in literacy, the science of teaching reading. A complementary resource is also shared at the end of this issue, in which the author shares cross curricular resources.

As we always do, the Texas Journal of Literacy Education (TJLE) editorial team wishes to thank everyone who was a part of this issue—authors/researchers, new reviewers, and our faithful reviewers who are always there for us (we couldn’t produce this without you). As you browse through the scholarly and practitioner works in this issue, think about how the work shared can impact your classroom or someone you know. SHARE the journal contents with teachers, colleagues, and friends— but also consider sharing your expertise as well.

Please see the end of this issue (pages 131- 132) for details on future issues of the TJLE and to find out who the new editorial team will be.  Thank you for your continued support and readership!

Dr. Kamshia Childs, Lead Editor, East Texas A&M University

Dr. Laura Slay, Lead Editor, East Texas A&M University

Dr. Juan Araujo, Associate Editor, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Tami Morton, Associate Editor, East Texas A&M University