Literacies Before Technologies

This practical book brings together coauthors Troy Hicks and Jill Runstrom with the voices often additional middle level educators (Grades 49) to explore applications of NCTEsBeliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroomposition statement in middle grades classrooms.Includingchapters and vignettes that explore lessons and technologies for close and critical reading for literary analysis, writing to argueand inform, and considerations for remote and hybrid learning, the book follows a year in the life of Runstroms ninth-grade English classroom. With specific lesson ideas and examples of student work, the book brings the entireBeliefsstatement to life while also foregrounding the primary goal that we should consider literacies before technologies, creating rich opportunities for reading and writing, enhanced with digital tools. An annotated bibliography is also included.