Technology in Literacy Resource Guidelines for Article Submission

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Guidelines for Article Submission

Description
Approx. Words
Supplied Graphic or Graphic Idea
Related articles (web, book, journal, etc.) Related information

1/4-page article 50-300 words Optional Optional

1/2-page article 300-400 words Optional Strongly recommended

3/4-page article 400-550 words Required Strongly recommended

Full-page article 550-625 words Required Strongly recommended

Suggested types of articles, article themes, etc.:

Success stories
Action research
Practical application
Curricular-based activities (i.e. lesson plans)
Suggested resource lists (good web sites with related theme, good professional books, suggested software to address specific pupil needs, etc.)
Quick tips list
Top ten list on specific topic
Classroom management
Professional development
And more.

Description	Approx. Words	Supplied Graphic or Graphic Idea	Related articles (web, book, journal, etc.) Related information
Book Reviews	Maximum 300 words	Required - photo or scan of book cover	Web site related directly to book How to order Include other books in series
Product Review (must be currently shipping products)	50-250 words	Screen shot required	Strongly recommended Give articles that mention products, instruction uses, success stories, etc. Publisher name, phone and web address
Web site Review	50-250 words	Screen shot	URL

Audience: The audience that receives this resource include technology coordinators/ directors, reading coordinators, classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators, special education teachers/ coordinators / directors, media specialists, learning disabilities teachers/ coordinators/ directors, university professors, principals

Article content: Articles should be written with the idea of practical application in mind. The feeling readers should get from this publication is that the information they take away from any of the articles is relevant to use in the classroom or with a specific pupil or group of pupils as soon as possible. If submitting an article on research, it is very important that the research is summed up with tips on how to put this research into action or an example of how this research was used successfully to instruct pupils.

Each issue is based on an overall theme, and all articles within the resource will be related to the overall theme (i.e. Using Technology to Build Strategies for a Successful Balanced Literacy Experience). Articles featured in the resource will be categorised by the following sub-categories:

Meeting the Needs of the Struggling Pupil
Classroom Management and Organisation
Sharing Resources
Meeting Standards
From the Field (A practitioner's point of view)
Theory into Practice
Professional Development

How to submit an article: Submit a Microsoft Word or plain-text file of your article.

Email the article as an attachment to cdjohn@wm.edu

Or send the article on disk to:
Dr. Denise Johnson
Assistant Professor of Reading Education
School of Education
The College of William & Mary
330 Jones Hall, PO Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Phone: 757/221-1528
Fax: 757/221-2988