Tracey S. Hodges

Tracey S. Hodges is an Assistant Professor and Director of the UA Writing Project at the University of Alabama as well as the Owner and Chief Creative Officer of The Empowering Advocate LLC. Dr. Hodges researches writing instruction, youth literature, and instrument development in literacy education. She also provides mentorship and coaching on academic writing, productivity, time management, and best practices for collaboration. She is the editor of two research handbooks and more than 50 scholarly articles.

Publications

Assessing Disciplinary Writing in Both Research and Practice
Assessing Disciplinary Writing in Both Research and Practice
Katherine Landau Wright, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2023. 327 pages.
Assessing Disciplinary Writing in Both Research and Practice tackles the challenge of measuring writing skills in specific content areas, which is crucial for preparing students...
Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity to Develop Young Children's Social-Emotional Skills: READing
Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity to Develop Young Children's Social-Emotional Skills: READing
A. Dean Franks, Audra I. Classen, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2023. 20 pages.
In this chapter, the authors discuss how early childhood educators (ECE) can use the Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity (READ) framework to teach young children...
The Rubric for Scientific Writing: A Tool to Support Both Assessment and Instruction
The Rubric for Scientific Writing: A Tool to Support Both Assessment and Instruction
Katherine Landau Wright, Tracey S. Hodges, Julianne A. Wenner, Erin M. McTigue. © 2023. 39 pages.
A major challenge of assessing students' science writing derives from the need to simultaneously consider two criteria – scientific argumentation and rhetorical form. This...
Handbook of Research on Writing Instruction Practices for Equitable and Effective Teaching
Handbook of Research on Writing Instruction Practices for Equitable and Effective Teaching
Tracey S. Hodges. © 2022. 418 pages.
Writing is a critical component for teaching children about advocacy and empowering student voice, as well as an essential tool for learning in many disciplines. Yet, writing...
Models of Effective Writing Methods in Teacher Preparation: Perspectives and Practice
Models of Effective Writing Methods in Teacher Preparation: Perspectives and Practice
Tracey S. Hodges, Sharon M. Pratt, Leslie La Croix, Sherry Dismuke, Carol A. Donovan, Katherine Landau Wright, Susan D. Martin. © 2022. 21 pages.
To shed some light on how writing methods are currently taught in a variety of programs across the United States and continue examining high-quality writing educators, the...
Elementary Education and Perspective-Taking: Developing a Writing Rubric to Nurture Creativity and Empathy in Children
Elementary Education and Perspective-Taking: Developing a Writing Rubric to Nurture Creativity and Empathy in Children
Taylor Crowe, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2022. 17 pages.
Empathy is an emotion that can be cultivated in childhood; as society moves more and more to the online word, however, empathy is needed as people are entering a global economy...
Handbook of Research on Teacher Practices for Diverse Writing Instruction
Handbook of Research on Teacher Practices for Diverse Writing Instruction
Tracey S. Hodges. © 2022. 462 pages.
The art and practice of writing is complex and multidimensional; students often apply unique writing styles. As such, educators must apply focused teaching methods to nurture...
Writing as a Form of Agency and Advocacy: Developing Writing Motivation in the Middle Grades
Writing as a Form of Agency and Advocacy: Developing Writing Motivation in the Middle Grades
Katherine Landau Wright, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2022. 17 pages.
This chapter argues that quality writing instruction that supports students' motivation and self-efficacy as writers is essential for those students to become future...
Pandemic Pages: Teaching Writing Virtually to Undergraduate and Graduate Students During COVID-19
Pandemic Pages: Teaching Writing Virtually to Undergraduate and Graduate Students During COVID-19
Wendi K. Zimmer, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2021. 22 pages.
While transforming instruction to online delivery methods, educators cannot ignore the importance of teaching writers and writing skills for student success. In this chapter, two...
Teaching All Students to Write During a Pandemic: Best Practices for Writing Instruction
Teaching All Students to Write During a Pandemic: Best Practices for Writing Instruction
Tracey S. Hodges. © 2021. 20 pages.
Writing instruction in K-12 classrooms can be challenging under the best of circumstances. During the COVID-19 pandemic, writing instruction became even more challenging, with...
Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity to Develop Young Children's Social-Emotional Skills: READing
Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity to Develop Young Children's Social-Emotional Skills: READing
A. Dean Franks, Audra I. Classen, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2021. 20 pages.
In this chapter, the authors discuss how early childhood educators (ECE) can use the Recognizing, Embracing, and Advocating for Diversity (READ) framework to teach young children...
Using Technology to Teach Foundational Writing Skills in Early Elementary Grades
Using Technology to Teach Foundational Writing Skills in Early Elementary Grades
Tracey S. Hodges, Carol A. Donovan, Julianne Coleman. © 2021. 22 pages.
Many children leave elementary school without either skills or enthusiasm for writing, which may have negative impacts on their future academic achievement and lifelong learning....
How Foundational Writing Informs Early Decoding Skills in Virtual Instruction
How Foundational Writing Informs Early Decoding Skills in Virtual Instruction
Tracey S. Hodges. © 2021. 17 pages.
How do you teach a child to read in a virtual classroom? Answering this question can feel like a daunting task – the new kindergartener, five-years-old, may not be able to...
Diverse Literature and Place-Based Education Through Study Abroad, Partnerships, and Pedagogy
Diverse Literature and Place-Based Education Through Study Abroad, Partnerships, and Pedagogy
Holly Hilboldt Swain, Tracey S. Hodges. © 2021. 22 pages.
As the reading lives of teachers are also connected to their reading instruction with their early childhood and elementary students, one emphasis of preservice literacy courses...
Digital Literacies and Text Structure Instruction: Benefits, New Language Demands, and Changes to Pedagogy
Digital Literacies and Text Structure Instruction: Benefits, New Language Demands, and Changes to Pedagogy
Tracey S. Hodges, Sharon D. Matthews. © 2020. 20 pages.
In considering the intersection of digital texts and reading comprehension, teachers now need strategies and instructional tools that promote deep, critical thinking of...
Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Critical Thinking and Assessment Skills With Reflective Writing
Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Critical Thinking and Assessment Skills With Reflective Writing
Tracey S. Hodges, Chyllis E. Scott, Erin K. Washburn, Sharon D. Matthews, Carly Gould. © 2019. 28 pages.
Teacher education programs are implementing more reflection into their coursework to better prepare future teachers to think critically in their classrooms. In this...