The Language Arts Journal of Michigan (LAJM) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that focuses on literacy and English language arts education at all instructional levels. Since 1985, the journal has been published biannually by the Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE), a state affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). The LAJM publishes original articles in the following areas: English education methods, K-12 practice, classroom research, critical pedagogy, teacher narrative, literary criticism, review of professional works or young adult fiction, and essays, short fiction, or memoir. The contents of the LAJM do not necessarily reflect the views of MCTE or its members.
The LAJM is hosted by Scholarworks at Grand Valley State University. Please use this site as follows:
- Authors may read the current call, read our submission guidelines or submit an article.
- Interested reviewers may request to review for the LAJM or read our reviewing guidelines.
- Visitors may browse full text articles that have been in publication for six months.
- The LAJM is published digitally twice a year. If you have questions about the LAJM, please email the editors (see Contact Us). To become an MCTE member, please register for the annual conference or purchase an annual membership on our website.
Current Issue: Volume 39, Issue 1 (2025)
Table of Contents
Letter from the Editors
Raven L. Jones, Tanya Upthegrove Gregory, and Alexandra M. Sánchez
Letter from the Past President, MCTE
Carrie Mattern
Student Spotlight
Zion Read Meadows
Teaching to Transgress: A Practice of Justice and Healing in Teacher Education Program
Finney Cherain and Syed Ali Nasir Zaidi
Educator Spotlight
Natalie Popadich
Community Spotlight
Dai’Jon Campbell
Educator Spotlight
Frances Smith
Young Adult Literature as a Catalyst for Empathy, Engagement, & Empowerment: A Generational View
Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer, Ashleigh S. Dubie, and Catherine J. Miller
Reflection and Reimagination as Resistance: Towards Humanizing Critical Writing Pedagogy
Grace Y. Kang and Sonia M. Kline
Black Dandelion: Convergent Voice™
Semaj Brown
Educator Spotlight
Hawanya Urquhart
Unburying the "Bury Your Gays" Trope in Young Adult Literature
Brooke Armbrustmacher
Reimagining Positionality in Curriculum: Unlocking Consciousness Beyond Hegemonic Boundaries
Haniyeh Kheirkhah Abkenari
Student Spotlight
David Herron III
Educator Spotlight
Geryl Lobert
Revitalizing Literary Engagement: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Willa Cather in High School English Classes
Sarah Hoyt and Phu Vu
Empowering Writers: Integrating Digital Prewriting Tools in the Research Writing Process
Heather A. Rundo
Co-Editors' Corner
Raven L. Jones, Tanya Upthegrove Gregory, and Alexandra M. Sánchez

