6 November 2023 Dear COEHD Colleagues, I am writing to inform you of the LTED 7863 Vygotsky Course offered on Mondays on Zoom, Spring 2024. This course will be of interest to Masters and Doctoral Students and with advisor approval, can be taken by motivated Undergraduates and Honors Program students. The course addresses the life of the eminent Lev Vygotsky, in the social-context of Russia and Ukraine at the turn of the 20th century. We will consider Vygotsky's theories, research, and possible practices that draw from his views of language, culture, art, human development, and critical thinking. I am seeking students across Colleges, Programs, and Disciplines to create a highly cross-disciplinary and interactive classroom dialogue. Students in the sciences and Engineering may also benefit from the knowledge provided. Faculty or Students should fee free to contact me, should there be questions. The course is offered once per year. It will be a dynamite addition to UTSA student-formulated research and Degree plans. All my best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving! Rosalind Horowitz Rosalind Horowitz, Ph.D. Professor, International Discourse and Literacy Studies, Culture, and Learning Sciences The University of Texas at San Antonio UTSA Member, Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities, (HSRU) Launched June 2022 "As my father planted before me, so I plant for future generations." The Talmud Ambassador, Tier I Research, UTSA Former Member, Research Advisory Board to the President Historian 2023-2024, American Educational Research Association, Special Interest Group (SIG) Research in Reading and Literacy [Text Description automatically generated]The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Writing inaugurates a wide scope of international research advancement, with attention to writing at all levels of schooling and in all life situations. It provides advanced surveys of scholarship on the histories of world and child writing and literacy; interconnections between writing, reading, and speech; digital writing; writing in communities; writing in the sciences and engineering; writing instruction and assessment; and writing and disability. A section on international measures for assessment of writing is a new addition to this compendium of research. Rosalind Horowitz Editor, The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Writing ISBN 9781138345256 Published February 2023 by Routledge/Taylor & Francis 630 Pages 93 B/W Illustrations The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Writing (Routledge Handbooks in Communication Studies)<https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-International-Handbook-Handb... (Click on Link to reach Amazon for all publications) [cid:image003.jpg@01DA10B3.642AAE00] Co-Editor, Comprehending oral and written language (Academic Press and Brill, United Kingdom) Comprehending Oral and Written Language<https://www.amazon.com/Comprehending-Oral-Written-Language-Sa... Editor,Talking Texts: How speech and writing interact in school learning (Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group) Talking Texts<https://www.routledge.com/Talking-Texts-How-Speech-and-Writing-I... Co-Editor,The Achievement Gap in Reading: Complex causes, persistent issues, possible solutions (Routledge/Taylor & Francis) The Achievement Gap in Reading<https://www.routledge.com/The-Achievement-Gap-in-Reading-Compl... College of Education and Human Development Joint Appointment, Departments of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching; and Educational Psychology The University of Texas--San Antonio One UTSA Circle San Antonio, Texas 78249-0654 United States of America Distinguished Alumni, University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Inspiring Minds for a Century, 1905-2005 Excellence in Globalism Advancement, Selected by the College of Education of Human Development, UTSA National Academy of Education, Spencer Fellow Editorial Boards: Reading Research Quarterly; Written Communication, JLR. Journal of Literacy Research; Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education. Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity and Cultural Survival (C) 210-860-1305 Office: Main Building 2.310 6900 North Loop 1604 West San Antonio, Texas 78249-0654 Rosalind.Horowitz@utsa.edu<mailto:Rosalind.Horowitz@utsa.edu> [cid:image005.png@01DA10B5.A82CBC40]