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College of Education and Human Development

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College of Education and Human Development

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My research has focused on instructional development to increase teachers' effectiveness in teaching reading development, and reading comprehension in diverse disciplines including social studies, science, probabilistic thinking and climate forecasting. A primary interest is in the acquisition of reading foundational skills in preschool through 3rd grade as they relate to both print and language exposure prior to formal reading instruction.

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5002 History And Philosophy Of Specific Fields

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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5204 Cognitive And Computational Psychology

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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5201 Applied And Developmental Psychology

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign - (Urbana, Illinois, United States)

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A Study of Phonemic Awareness, Letter Sound Knowledge, and Word Reading in Struggling Adolescent Students

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Research on Teacher Quality: Improving Reading and Writing Instruction

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Comparing traditional journal writing with journal writing shared over e-mail list serves as tools for facilitating reflective thinking: A study of preservice teachers

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION

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Educational experiences of ELL educators: searching for instructional insights to promote ELL students' learning

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Multi-Touch Tablets, E-Books, and an Emerging Multi-Coding/Multi-Sensory Theory for Reading Science e-Textbooks: Considering the Struggling Reader

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Teachers Perceptions and Implementation of Professional Development in Writing Instruction

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The relation between the discrimination of letterlike forms and word recognition

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Two Essential Ingredients: Phonics and Fluency Getting to Know Each Other

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Fluency: Deep Roots in Reading Instruction

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The relationships among orthographic components of word identification and spelling for grades 1-6

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Beyond the Red Pen: Using Dynamic Assessment to Mediate Writing Mechanics Issues among ESL Learners

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Credible variables related to teacher effectiveness in reading instruction

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TEN BOOKS AND ARTICLES EVERY LITERACY TEACHER SHOULD KNOW

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LINKING READING AND SCIENCE: FOCUSING ON A BROADER BASE OF UNDERSTANDING

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Acquisition of Letter Naming Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, and Spelling Knowledge of Kindergarten Children at Risk for Learning to Read

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Triangulating Teacher Perception, Classroom Observations, and Student Work to Evaluate Secondary Writing Programs

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The Reading-Writing Connection based on Independent Reading and Writing: A Systematic Review

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Efficacy of Professional Development: Extended Use of Focused Coaching on Guided Reading Instruction for Teachers of Grades One, Two, and Three

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Translating Vocabulary Research to Social Studies Instruction: Before, During, and After Text-Reading Strategies

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Reading teacher effectiveness: Implications for teaching the gifted

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Tracking Exposed: The Potential for Undermining Urban High School Students' Academic Success through Course Placement Practices

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Research in Effective Classroom Instruction: Important Findings for Preservice and Inservice Teacher Educators

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Fluency in Learning to Read for Meaning: Going Beyond Repeated Readings

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Language and Culture in Literacy Instruction: Where Have They Gone?

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Alternative Text Types to Improve Reading Fluency for Competent to Struggling Readers

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SEX-ROLE PORTRAYAL IN READING MATERIALS - IMPLICATIONS FOR THE 1980S

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Introduction: Vocabulary Knowledge: Its Contribution to Reading Growth and Development

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Reading and Mathematics Bound Together: Creating a Home Environment for Preschool Learning

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Canadian Center of Science and Education

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Improving elementary teachers' ability to implement reading strategies in the teaching of science content

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ASSIGNMENT AND SUPERVISION OF READING SEATWORK - LOOKING IN ON 12 PRIMARY TEACHERS

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Theorizing an Integration of Reading and Mathematics: Solving Mathematical Word Problems in the Elementary Grades

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Leading English Education and Resource Network - LEARN

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Past, present, and future job responsibilities of public school reading specialists

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Impact of Classroom-Based Fluency Instruction on Grade One Students in an Urban Elementary School

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Pre-service teachers application of understanding by design in lesson planning

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Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

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Introduction to Direct/Explicit Instruction in Reading for the Struggling Reader: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension

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PRACTICE AND APPLICATION IN THE TEACHING OF READING

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ERIC-RCS REPORT - MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN LANGUAGE ARTS

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Teaching Reading Is More Than a Science: It's Also an Art

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A Structural Equation Model for Reading Comprehension Based on Background, Phonemic, and Strategy Knowledge

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PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE EDUCATION OF LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERS

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PRIMARY TEACHERS' ASSIGNMENT AND SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS' READING SEATWORK

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MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN READING

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Teacher efficacy and attributes on the implementation of tiered instructional frameworks

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Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

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A Tale of Two Hispanic Migrants: Lessons in Building Educational Leadership Traits

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Society for Research and Knowledge Management

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Is prosodic reading a strategy for comprehension?

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!Si, se puede! Achieving academic excellence online

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Reading-enhanced word problem solving: a theoretical model

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Effects of Intensive Fluency Instruction on the Reading Proficiency of Third-Grade Struggling Readers

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MISCUE ANALYSIS RESEARCH - IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHER AND RESEARCHER

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A Model for Individualizing Instruction*

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ELEMENTARY TEACHERS' BELIEFS ABOUT READING AND KNOWLEDGE OF READING CONTENT: RELATIONSHIPS TO DECISION ABOUT READING OUTCOMES

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Vocabulary Instruction for the Struggling Reader

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TEACHING AND EVALUATING CREATIVE WRITING IN ELEMENTARY-GRADES

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Building Prior Knowledge and Vocabulary in Science in the Intermediate Grades: Creating Hooks for Learning

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Teachers Perceptions of Engagement and Effectiveness of School Community Partnerships: NASAs Online STEM Professional Development

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TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH IN READING INSTRUCTION: EARLY EFFORTS TO PRESENT FOCUS

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Examining the Impact of Teacher Quality on Fourth-Grade Students' Comprehension and Content-Area Achievement

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Vocabulary Strategies for Linguistically Diverse Learners

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Computer assisted reading instruction: A promising tool for enhancing teacher effectiveness

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Revisiting complex text instruction: A study of 11th-grade history students

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READING READINESS RESEARCH - IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

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Content, domain, and word knowledge: Relationship to comprehension of narrative and expository text

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What affects instructional choice? Profiles of K-2 teachers' use of reading instructional strategies and methods

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Structural components of single word recognition: Activation of orthographic, meaning, and phonological processors

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Vocabulary instruction in a balanced reading program

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A path analytic model linking foundational skills to Grade 3 state reading achievement

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Why Poetry for Reading Instruction? Because It Works!

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Middle School Teachers Knowledge and Use of Comprehension Strategies in Discipline Instruction

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Society for Research and Knowledge Management

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Drop Everything and Write (DEAW): an innovative program to improve literacy skills

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The effective teacher of reading: Considering the "what" and "how" of instruction

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READING INTERESTS - MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO READ FOR PERSONAL ENJOYMENT

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Effects of structural features on word recognition development of hispanic and non-hispanic second graders

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Effective Reading Instruction for Struggling Readers: The Role of Direct/Explicit Teaching

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Practical suggestions for increasing the reliability of classroom observational research

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Re-creating a Recipe for Science Instructional Programs: Adding Learning Progressions, Scaffolding, and a Dash of Reading Variety

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Examining phonemic awareness and concepts of print patterns of kindergarten students

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A Comparison of Multiple-Strategy Methods: Effects on Fourth-Grade Students General and Content-Specific Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development

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Exploration of the Developmental Components Contributing to Elementary School Children's Reading Comprehension

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TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL EMPHASIS AND STUDENT-ACHIEVEMENT IN READING

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Reform stall: An ecological analysis of the efficacy of an urban school reform initiative to improve students' reading and mathematics achievement

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Metasynthesis of Factors Contributing to Childrens Communication Development: Influence on Reading and Mathematics

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Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning And Culture (Tlac); 4232 TAMU

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College of Education and Human Development

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College of Education and Human Development

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Henderson, Daphne Carr (2016-05). Triangulating Teacher Perception, Classroom Observations, and Student Work to Evaluate Secondary Writing Programs. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Phillips, Debra K. (2014-12). The Impact of a Multi-Layered Approach to Professional Development on Early Reading Aquisition. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ritz, Catherine T (2015-12). Making the Shift:  Supporting World Language Teachers in Moving to a Communicative Curriculum. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hairrell, Angela R. (2008-08). A two-study investigation of research on vocabulary strategies and their implementation in fourth grade social studies classrooms. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Brabham, Beth C (2016-05). Secondary English Teachers' Perceptions and Implementation of Professional Development in the Area of Writing. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lumbreras, Ricardo (2016-05). Investigating Educational Experiences of ELL Educators: Searching for Instructional Insights To Promote ELL Students' Learning. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Keil, Matthew James (2014-05). Teacher Professional Development: Assessment on Teacher's Perceptions of NASA's Online STEM Professional Development. Doctoral Dissertation.