What's Hot/What's Not in Literacy Education: A Very Informal "Research Project"

The International Reading Association puts together a yearly survey, to be completed by top literacy researchers and scholars, to suggest the hottest topics in literacy education.  From year to year theses hot topics evolve and as most educators agree even after they appear to be "gone" they will likely come back around eventually. When I was a college student the raging debate was phonics vs. whole language - no longer even a topic of discussion.  So, what are we talking about in our literacy conversations today?  Digital Literacy? Comprehension? Early Literacy?

Are you curious what the hot topics have been in the past?  Here is the 2011 Results and Discussion. The 2012 survey results have also already been published {no peeking until you've played along though}.

In the spirit of kicking off 2012, we'd love a little informal research project of our own. Below is a list of the literacy subjects included on the 2012 survey.  With your teacher hat on, how would you rate each item on the list? 

Hot

Somewhat Hot  

Not Hot 

Should be Hot

We would love if you would take a few minutes to run through the list and rate them for yourself.  Share your thoughts in a comment or post your list on your blog and link back in the linky below.  If you would also include the age/grade level of the students you are teaching that would be great! Let's see what we come up with in our professional opinions ;).

~Adolescent literacy

~Adult literacy

~Comprehension

~Core learning/literacy standards

~Critical reading and

~Curriculum-based

~Disciplinary/content area literacy

~Early intervention

~English as a second language/English language learners

~Fluency

~High-stakes assessment

~Informational/nonfiction

~Intertextuality/reading multiple texts

~Literacy coaches/reading coaches

~Motivation/engagement

~New literacies/digital literacies

~Phonemic awareness

~Phonics

~Political/policy influences on literacy

~Preschool literacy instruction/experiences

~Professional development (inservice

~Response to Intervention

~Scientific evidence-based reading research and

~Struggling/striving readers (grade 4 & above) (–)

~Teacher education for reading (preservice)

~Vocabulary/word meaning

~Writing

Are there any topics not on this list that you think should be included?  

Looking forward to reading your "What's Hot" lists and compiling our cooperative results!

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