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Call for Papers for Special Issue
The October 2016 issue of Reading in a Foreign Language will be a special issue with one theme:
Celebrating Linguistically Diverse Learners of St. Louis:
Responsive Research and Practice for Literacy
Edited by the new co-Editor of RFL, Cindy Brantmeier

The special issue is devoted to all aspects of literacy with English Language Learners (ELLS) and Second-Dialect (D2) learners in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

As communities across the world continue to struggle with how best to support positive educational outcomes for all students, it is important to focus on the critical fundamentals of reading and writing for learners of all backgrounds. This special issue is dedicated to the linguistically diverse learners of the St. Louis region.

Papers may cover, but are not limited to, any of the following general and specific topics of reading and writing. Local, national, and international collaborations between university researchers and educational leaders and practitioners are strongly encouraged. Submissions may include evidence based research, commentaries, informed practices, and/or directions for future research.

1.  Theoretical issues
2.  Testing and assessment
3.  Course design and methods
4.  Reading strategies
5.  Teacher education
6.  Language policies in education
7.  Innovative programs and practices
8.  Letter-sound correspondence with early readers
9.  L1 readers of non-alphabetic orthography and L2 English
10. Students’ home language practices
11. First generation college students, access and literacy
12. Cultural literacy
13. Social, economic, cultural and political factors that impact literacy
14. Culturally and linguistically responsive leadership and instruction

Questions, proposals and submissions should be directed to Cindy Brantmeier at cbrantme@wustl.edu. All submissions must be received by Professor Brantmeier no later than April 15, 2016.

Reading in a Foreign Language, is a leading scholarly international and fully refereed journal with an acceptance rate of only 10%. Because of institutional financial support, this journal is free and online so that readers across the world can have access to it. It is supported by the National Foreign Language Resource Center (NFLRC), the University of Hawai‘i College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, and the University of Hawai‘i Department of Second Language Studies.

Contributors are encouraged to read RFL’s submission guidelines for information on submission policy. All submissions will be treated alike and after passing internal review will be sent out for blind peer review from two to three experts in the field.

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Eunseok Ro
Assistant Editor
Reading in a Foreign Language
http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl