Judith Hayn selected for prestigious literary magazine committee
Dr. Judith Hayn. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has been selected to serve on VOYA Magazine鈥檚 Nonfiction Honors Committee.
is a leading library journal dedicated to young adult literature and reading.As a committee member, Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, will help determine the magazine鈥檚 choices for the best nonfiction books for teens in 2017. 鈥淚 was thrilled to be selected for this committee,鈥� Hayn said. 鈥淣onfiction is a genre that many young readers enjoy. Studies show that by the fourth grade students鈥� interest in nonfiction grow, particularly for males. Librarians tell us that the most popular nonfiction books require some kind of involvement from the reader, such as 鈥榟ow to鈥� books, skill-teaching books, and sports books. Nonfiction is often the choice when teens read for entertainment.鈥�Study of nonfiction books is also on the rise in the classroom.鈥淭eachers are often looking for quality nonfiction literature to introduce into their classroom,鈥� Hayn said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 something that鈥檚 being encouraged now that wasn鈥檛 before.鈥�Hayn and co-author Jeffrey Kaplan have a textbook coming out in the fall to encourage young adult reading. The book is titled 鈥�Getting Boys (And Girls) to Read: Considerations, Concerns and Strategies for Motivating and Improving Adolescent Males鈥� Reading Abilities.鈥�Most recently, Hayn was awarded an AERA (American Educational Research Association, Division K) award for her book chapter, 鈥淭eaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth D.鈥� She was also featured in the HuffPost article,
