Adolescent Literacies: A Handbook of Practice-Based Research

About

Kathleen A. Hinchman PhD is Professor Emerita of Reading and Language Arts Education at Syracuse University. Her scholarship looks at teachers and students perspectives on literacy instruction and has been widely published in journals and books. A former middle school teacher Dr. Hinchman has served on the boards of directors of the New York State Reading Association the Literacy Research Association and ProLiteracy Worldwide. She is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Deborah A. Appleman PhD is the Hollis L. Caswell Professor and Chair of Educational Studies and Director of the Summer Writing Program at Carleton College. Her recent research has focused on teaching college-level language and literature courses at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater. A former high school English teacher Dr. Appleman is the author of Critical Encounters in Secondary English Third Edition (winner of the CEE Richard Meade Award from the National Council of Teachers of English) and coauthor of Teaching Literature to Adolescents Third Edition among other books on adolescent literacy.