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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 12pt 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Dear K-12 Educators and Youth Librarians,</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 12pt 0px 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">We are doctoral students at Oakland University working under the direction of Dr. Tanya Christ,
a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> We are conducting a research study to discover the impact of the United States’ sociopolitical climate on current literacy
practices.</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 12pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">We are recruiting current K-12 educators who teach literacy in some capacity (e.g., K-5 elementary teachers, grade 6-12 teachers
including ELA and other content area teachers, reading specialists, literacy interventionists, etc.) or youth librarians to complete an online survey about whether/how the sociopolitical context in the U.S. is affecting their professional practices.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i>
</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">The survey will take approximately 20 minutes.</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 12pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Your participation in this study is voluntary. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">The research will take place online, so you may access the survey anywhere and using any device you choose. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">If you have any questions about the research, please contact Dr. Christ via email at
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="mailto:christ@oakland.edu" id="OWAbec281e2-91b4-a219-51df-00a4eca8ea32" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin: 0px;">christ@oakland.edu</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">To participate in the survey, please click the link below:</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">Dr. Tanya Christ</span></p>
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