Education:
B.S. English Education -- Iowa
State University
M.A. Reading Disabilities -- University
of Iowa
Ph.D Educational Psychology and
Literacy -- University of Iowa |
Areas of Expertise:
Emergent/Early Literacy
Language Development
Family & School Collaboration
Reading Disabilities
Readers' and Writers' Workshops |
| Research Interests:
Classroom Discourse: Children's talk and teachers'
roles.
Staff development and the process of change
in teachers.
Teachers' practices in facilitating emergent
literacy development.
Factors related to variability in literacy
development.
Theory and practice of family involvement. |
Courses Taught:
Methods of Teaching Early Literacy
Emergent Literacy and Language Development.
Variability in Language Development and Literacy.
Roles of the Reading Specialist.
|
| Recent Publications:
Fostering family-school collaborations. (The
Thinking Classroom/Peremena. In press.)
Bridging the gap between fiction and nonfiction
in the literature circle setting. (The Reading
Teacher. In press.)
Iowa principals' perceptions about the need
for the K-6 Iowa Reading Endorsement. (Iowa
Educational Leadership.)
Preservice teachers' experiences of 'America
Reads' research. (Networks: An online journal
for teacher research.)
Sharing sessions provide structure for growth
in literacy. (Primary Voices K-6.)
Communicating with parents to increase support
and involvement. (Technologia Vzdelavania.) |
| Professional
Affiliations: Alpha Upsilon Alpha.
American Association of University Professors
International Reading Association
National Council of Teachers of English
National Reading Conference |
Honors/Awards:
College of Education "Excellence
in Teaching" Faculty Award, UNI.
James and Coretta Stroud Fellowship for outstanding
doctoral candidate, University of Iowa.
State of Iowa Board of Education Award for
Outstanding Teaching. |
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