Foregrounding the Disciplines in Secondary Literacy Teaching and Learning: A Call for Change
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96 Elizabeth Birr Moje This month’s issue of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy adds an audio dimension to the online experience. Visit the JAAL home page and click on the current issue. Accompanying the Commentary is a podcast in which the author, Elizabeth Birr Moje, pursues the question of Disciplinary Literacy based on her extensive research and experience in the field. Both the article and the supplementary audio file are free and downloadable for all readers. c o m m e n t a r y
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