The Michigan Reading Journal (MRJ) is the peer-reviewed journal of the Michigan Reading Association (MRA) and publishes issues in Fall, Winter, and Spring of each year. The journal serves literacy educators and literacy teacher educators of all levels with research and practitioner articles, as well as book reviews of professional texts and young adult literature. The journal also welcomes submissions of original poetry, short fiction, essays, and artwork.
Current Issue: Volume 58, Issue 1 (2025)
Full Issue
Front Matter
Bridging Research to Practice
Do our “Window and Mirror” Books Leave Shards of Broken Glass?
Brianne R. Pitts and Jill Hermann-Wilmarth
Voices from the Region
Wheels, Words, and Wonder: Cultivating Vocabulary and Social Emotional Development with Feel Wheels
Allison Phillippe and Katie Johnson
From Belief to Practice: Building a Culture of Disciplinary Literacy
Bradley Stabler and Ruth Poulos
10 Things We Love/Hate About AI for Writing Instruction
Jenelle Williams, Katherine Cottone, and Brian Dalton
Critical Issues
Book Review
Other
President’s Message…
Dionna Roberts
President-Elect’s Message…
Jodi Pfeifer
Executive Director’s Message…
Jeanette Field
From the Editors…
Laura Gabrion, Rui Niu-Cooper, Leah van Belle, and Jenelle Williams
