Hi all,
Sharing on behalf of Amber Jensen, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools (I serve as Research Strand Editor). Please share with anyone who is engaged with secondary school writing center work either directly or indirectly. Thanks!
Dear Writing Center colleagues,
It’s here! Issue 5.1 is officially published, and we are so thrilled to share its contents with you. Please go to https://sswca.org/journal/5-1/ to download (and share) the full issue PDF or individual PDFs with your colleagues, friends, students, administrators, etc. here. A print copy of Volume 5 of the journal (including spring and fall issues) will be available in January 2026.
Thank you to the authors (many of them first-time published authors!), JPTSS editors, peer reviewers, and publication editors that allow us to grow our scholarship in secondary school writing centers and peer tutoring. You will find the following articles in this issue of JPTSS:
Editorial Introduction
Patchwriting and Poetry and How to Read JPTSS Articles in Your Writing Center
Amber Jensen, Brigham Young University (UT)
Research Article
Supporting Paraphrase without Plagiarism: An Empirical Study of a High School Workshop on Avoiding Patchwriting
Jessa Wood, University of Minnesota Twin Cities (MN), Ted Roggenbuck, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania–Bloomsburg (PA), Alissa Hetherington, Hazelton Area School District (PA), Morgan Mickavicz Chabala, Marywood University (PA), Peter Doerschler, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania–Bloomsburg (PA), and Julia Bagnata, Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania–Bloomsburg (PA)
Practitioner Strand
Superhero, Changemaker, Advocate: Exploring Neurodiversity in the Writing Center
Daniel S. Harrison, New Vistas High School (VA)
"Don’t Work Together!": The Irony of Doing Downtime Well in the Secondary School Writing Center
Elizabeth Cramarosso, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)
Tutor to Tutor
Strategies for Improving Tutor Confidence to Deliver Feedback for All Levels
Joaquin Dalugdug, Kevin Jacob, Inaaya Khan, Jonah Lombardo, and Sanika Satyamsetty, Lightridge High School (VA)
Voices from the Center
Community: What the Writing Center Craves
Elizabeth Sanderson, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)
Working as a Scientist in the Writing Center
Rachel Lugardo, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)
The Book Nook: The Importance of Libraries and Books in a Writing Center
Evren Durham, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)
Outsider
Fiona McCarthy, Lane Tech College Prep (IL)
Learning from the Past
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Transformational Experiences through Revolutionary Partnerships, SSWCA Conference Keynote, March 2022
Allen Brizee, Saint Louis University (MO)
Book Review
The Post-Pandemic Writing Center
Joseph Wiederhold, Provo High School (UT)
Writing Center Profiles
Ashley Hall School (SC)
Clark Street Community School (WI)
Hillcrest High School (UT)
Maple Avenue Middle School (PA)
Write for JPTSS
Write for Us! We’d love to have you and others you know who are interested in SSWC scholarship and practice consider submitting an article for our upcoming issues. Here is the Call for Submissions for all authors. The next submission window is September 15, 2025.
All my best,
Dr. Amber Jensen
Editor, The Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools
Associate Professor of English, Brigham Young University
JFSB 4096 | 801.422.2234
Dr. Jenny Goransson (she/her)
TA Instructor, English/Composition
Clinical Coach, Secondary Education (SEED) program
George Mason University
JGoranss
https://english.gmu.edu/people/jgoranss
President, Secondary School Writing Center Association (SSWCA)
Research Strand Editor, Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools