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The Portrayal of Characters with Dyslexia in Children’s Picture Books by Sotirovska, Vera, Vaughn, Margaret

“…Children’s literature can be a useful tool to share the experiences of students with disabilities. Given the increased focus on dyslexia legislation in schools…”
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‘We acted like ELLs’: A pedagogy of embodiment in preservice teacher education by Guerrettaz, Anne Marie, Zahler, Tara, Sotirovska, Vera, Boyd, Ashley Summer

“…Many US K-12 teachers in ethnolinguistically homogenous, rural areas are not adequately prepared to meet the needs of their English language learner (ELL)…”
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Evaluating Agency in Literacy Using the Student Agency Profile by Vaughn, Margaret, Premo, Joshua, Sotirovska, Vera V., Erickson, Danielle

“…Student agency is an important dimension of classroom literacy learning. Recent calls have emphasized the need to support student agency in literacy. Despite…”
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Anthropomorphic Characters in Children's Literature: Windows, Mirrors, or Sliding Glass Doors to Embodied Immigrant Experiences by Sotirovska, Vera, Kelley, Jane

“…Given the current climate of immigration discourse and proposed changes to US immigration policies, it is critical to examine how immigration is presented to…”
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Examining pre-service teachers' critical beliefs: Validation of the Critical Literacy Beliefs Survey (CLBS) by Sotirovska, Vera, Vaughn, Margaret

“…This study details the development of the Critical Literacy Beliefs Survey (CLBS) with a sample of U.S. pre-service teachers (N = 405) and provides evidence of…”
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Negotiating Intersectional Identities through Visioning by Sotirovska, Vera, Elhess, Mohamed

“…Through a collaborative self-study approach, a critical discussion of visioning is presented that focuses on the perspectives of two international students…”
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Developing Preservice Teachers' Critical Literacy Praxis in a Rural Teacher Education Program by Sotirovska, Vera, Vaughn, Margaret

“…This research examined preservice teachers' beliefs about critical literacy praxis in a rural teacher education program. Using qualitative methods, preservice…”
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Teacher visioning: A systematic review of the literature by Vaughn, Margaret, Wall, Amanda, Scales, Roya Qualls, Parsons, Seth A., Sotirovska, Vera

“…In today's highly charged educational climate teacher visioning is recognized as an important navigational tool. Teacher visioning is the ongoing reflective…”
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Student Agency in Literacy: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Vaughn, Margaret, Jang, Bong Gee, Sotirovska, Vera, Cooper-Novack, Gemma

“…Scholars contend that agency is at the heart of cultivating equitable learning spaces for all learners. While it is intuitive that literacy educators support…”
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Developing a Pre-Service Teachers’ Critical Literacy Beliefs Instrument by Sotirovska, Vera

“…This study focuses on pre-service teachers’ experiences and beliefs about critical literacy, the importance of critical literacy, and the lack of explicit…”
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Correction to: Examining Agency in Children’s Nonfiction Picture Books by Vaughn, Margaret, Sotirovska, Vera, Darragh, Janine J., Elhess, Mohamed

“…In the original publication of the article unfortunately contained a mistake in the name of co-author Vera Sotirvoska.The correct name should be Vera…”
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Examining Agency in Children’s Nonfiction Picture Books by Vaughn, Margaret, Sotirovska, Vera, Darragh, Janine J., Elhess, Mohamed

“…Given increased attention toward nonfiction and informational texts due to recent educational reforms in the nation, it is critical to examine how various…”
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