Current Issues in Middle Level Education - Issue 2 - Article 3 - Never Too Old for a Field Trip: Exploring Community Assets for Middle Grades Literacy Integration

Oct 15, 2026

A best-practices article in Current Issues in Middle Level Education examines how field trips can support middle grades literacy integration by leveraging community assets. The work by Christine L. Craddock and Stacie K. Pettit presents a framework connecting curriculum and instruction with local resources to strengthen literacy learning in intermediate settings. The article is cataloged as Volume 27, Issue 2, Article 3, with DOI 10.20429/cimle.2023.270203.

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Never Too Old for a Field Trip: Exploring Community Assets for Middle Grades Literacy Integration

Current Issues in Middle Level Education | Volume 27 Issue 2 | Article 3 | | --- | --- | | September 2023
Never Too Old for a Field Trip: Exploring Community Assets for Middle Grades Literacy Integration
Christine L. Craddock
Augusta University, [ccraddock@augusta.edu](ccraddock@augusta.edu)
Stacie K. Pettit 2949136
Augusta University, [stacie.pettit@gmail.com](stacie.pettit@gmail.com)
Follow this and additional works at: [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle)[ ](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle) Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons | | Recommended Citation Craddock, Christine L. and Pettit, Stacie K. 2949136 (2023) "Never Too Old for a Field Trip: Exploring Community Assets for Middle Grades Literacy Integration," Current Issues in Middle Level Education: Vol. 27: Iss. 2, Article 3. DOI: 10. 20429/cimle.2023.270203 Available at: [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) This best practices is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current Issues in Middle Level Education by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please [contact](contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu)[ digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu](contact digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu). Never Too Old for a Field Trip: Exploring Community Assets for Middle Grades Literacy Integration Cover Page Footnote We have no conflicts of interest to disclose. This best practices is available in Current Issues in Middle Level Education: [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) Published by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern, 2023 1 [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) DOI: 10.20429/cimle.2023.270203 2 Published by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern, 2023 3 [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) DOI: 10.20429/cimle.2023.270203 4 Published by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern, 2023 5 [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) DOI: 10.20429/cimle.2023.270203 6 Published by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern, 2023 7 [https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3](https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cimle/vol27/iss2/3) DOI: 10.20429/cimle.2023.270203 8

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The article focuses on integrating middle grades literacy through field trips that leverage community assets.

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