RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
• Development of Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy Assessments (3-5). Co-Principal Investigator on grant,
Summer 2011-Present
• Provided embedded full time professional development-, Belle Valley School District, Belleville, IL,
Sabbatical Leave, Fall 2010
• Interviewed and Observed SIUE Graduate in role as a District Literacy Specialist-Michelle in Waterloo
School District, IL, Spring 2010
• Interviewed and Observed SIUE Graduate in role as a Literacy Specialist- Jada Davis at E. Morris School,
Cahokia, IL Fall 2009
• Conducted Surveys of SIUE Literacy Graduates Fall 2007-Fall2009
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
*Teacher Performance Assessment (TPAC) Webinar, Participated on-line from SIUE Campus, August 30,
2011
*Participated in English Language Learners in K-12 Classrooms Workshop, Dr. Seran Dogancay-Aktuna and
Joel Hardman, SIUE. April 4, 2011
*Peer Teaching Evaluation Conducted by Dr. Kathy Bushrow, March 2011 in CI 520.
*Participated in New Literacy Conference sponsored by Piasa Writing Project and Lewis and Clark Reading
Council. Alton High School, Alton, IL. January 22, 2011
*Preparing and Reviewing Program Reports for IRA/NCATE Association for Literacy Educators and
Researchers Conference, Omaha, NE November 6, 2010
*Participated in the Classroom Assessment Techniques 101 Workshop sponsored by the Office of Innovation
and Effectiveness, SIUE. November 2, 2009
*Participated in the Faculty Symposium, Changing Faculty Roles in the Coming Decades. Sponsored by the
Provost and the Faculty Development Council, SIUE. Jan 24, 2008.
*Participated in IRC Cruisin’ Conference: July 28- August 3, 2007. Bahamas, Costa Maya, Cozumel and
Belize. Roberta Sejnost- Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas and Jamie Gilson, Author and
Prairie State Award Winner.
Participated in the G.I.F.T. Program: Spring 2004: CI 323, CI 572, CI 578 also GIFT 2002.
Developed a mentor teachers’ guide to facilitate the professional development of pre-service teachers, Spring
2002.
Designed Professional Development School Survey for College of Education Faculty and analyzed results in
order to enhance our elementary education program, Fall 2000-Spring 2001.
Writing Research Lesson Study Group, worked collaboratively with Elementary Education Faculty who
participated in Lesson Study Research, Fall 2003 and Spring 2004.
Writing Research Support Group, Provided feedback to others, Fall 1999 and presented my research for peer
review, October 21, 1999
Conducting a self-study of my learning theory, teaching practices and evaluation techniques, on-going.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Content Area Literacy, Dr. Roberta Sejnost, Lewis and Clark Reading Council, Ekert’s, Belleville, IL April 12,
2011
Art and Literature Presentation, Lewis and Clark Reading Council, Westhaven School, Belleville, IL, February
17, 2011
Design-Thinking and New Literacies Conference, Piasa Bluffs Writing Project and Lewis and Clark Reading
Council . Alton High School, Alton, IL January 22, 2011
Grant Writing Workshop: SIUE SOE, February 20, 2011
Religious Diversity Workshop: SIUE SOE, February 11, 2011
Preparing and Reviewing Program Reports for IRA/NCATE, Presented at the Association for Literacy
Educators and Researchers, Omaha, NE, November 6, 2010
IRA RTI Commission Webinar: On-line Conference with Idalia Fernandez and Rich Long, February 24, 2010
English Language Learners Workshop: Springfield, IL, June 25-26, 2009
Qualrus Training: SIUE May 3, 2008- Day long training.
English Language Learners Workshop: Normal, IL, November 1-2, 2007
Illinois Literacy Policy Forum: Illinois State University, October 19, 2007
SIUE Early Childhood Reunion- Lillian Katz: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, October 4, 2007
Managing Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Problems, Ronald Freeman and Penny
Altman: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, April 16, 2007
Illinois Literacy Policy Forum: Illinois State University, September 8, 2006
LiveText: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, June and October 2004
Developing Course Portfolios, Provost Conference Room, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, March
2004
Lesson Study Workshop: Experiencing a Public Research Lesson, The Chicago Lesson Study Group,
Chicago, IL, January 12, 2004
Time and Career Management, Heth, D., Bodapati, S., Love, M.S., The Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Initiative, SIUE, November 18, 2003
Meeting of Reading Specialists, International Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL. May 2003.
Faculty Summer Institute, Faculty Technology Center, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, June 5-July
24, 2002
Preparing for Tenure and Promotion with David Sill and Duff Wrobbel, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, January 14, 2002
Professional Writing Workshop with Robert Lucas, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, October 26, 2001
Performance Assessment Symposium III, Illinois State Board of Education, University of Illinois Springfield,
May 31, 2001
Reading Days Institute with Michael Opitz, Dale Willows, and Patricia Cunningham, Rockford, IL, April 18-19,
2001
Performance Assessment Symposium III, Illinois State Board of Education, University of Illinois, Springfield,
IL, May 31, 2001, an examination of university assessment under NCATE 2000 standards.
WebCT Training, College of Education, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Fall 2000. WebCT is used for
both my undergraduate and graduate courses.
Legal and Ethical Protection of Human Subjects in Research workshop, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, October 23, 2000.
Developing Course Portfolios workshop, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, January 28, 2000.
“SMART” Computer Classroom Training, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, August 19, 1999. This
technology is utilized while teaching my courses.
Effective Grading with Virginia Johnson Anderson, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, September 30,
1999
Early Childhood Symposium: Literacy Assessment with Dick Koblitz, Captain Elementary School in Clayton,
MO, September 24, 1999
Interviewed administration and faculty at J.B. Johnson Early Childhood Center, Alton, IL, September 16, 1999
to prepare for teaching my early childhood students.
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER): Member, presenter, program reviewer. (2010 to
present)
International Reading Association (IRA): Member, Editorial Review Board for The Reading Teacher, regional
representative, presenter, and contributing author (1992 to present)
Literacy Research Association (LRA) (Formerly National Reading Council); Member, presenter, program
reviewer, (2010- present)
National Reading Council (NRC): Member, presenter, program reviewer, regional representative (1997, 2000-
2010).
Illinois Reading Council (IRC): Board Member, presenter, and contributing author (1999-present)
College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP): President (2008-2009), Member and program reviewer
(2000 to present).
Lewis and Clark Reading Council: President (2011-2012), President Elect (2010-2011), Past President (2003-
2004), President (2002-2003), President Elect (2001-2002), Vice President (2000-2001), board member
and presenter 1999- present.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): Member (1998-2000)
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE): Member (1999-2001)
Self-Study in Teacher Education Practices of the American Educational Research Association (AERA):
Member, contributing author, proposal reviewer and presenter (1998-1999)
Reading Recovery Council of North America: Member and Certified Teacher (1992-1995), Site Director and
Fiscal Officer at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2000-2001)
GRADUATE LITERACY EDUCATION ADVISEES:
MSED- Literacy
Action Research Paper Title
Graduates
Erin Taylor
Vocabulary Instruction in Fourth Grade Science (August 2011)
Carol Smith
Effectiveness of Writer’s Workshop with First Grade Students (August 2011)
Kacie Stearns
Implementation of Vocabulary Strategies and Methods in a Middle School
Mathematics Classroom (August 2011)
Jennifer Hay
Daily Narrative Writing Instruction for Second graders (May 2011)
Amy Medley
Literature Circles (May 2011)
Meaghan Curran Jaeger Prewriting Strategies with High School Special Education
Students (December 2010)
Toni Walling
The Impact of Instruction of High Frequency Words on Struggling Readers
(August 2010)
Tiffany Conover Aman
What happens to my students’ retention and carry over of spelling words in their
writing compositions when their spelling words are taught in isolation? (May
2010)
Molly Deist
How does small group instruction affect my second grade student’s expository
writing? (May 2010)
Darah Gestes
The impact of the learning cycle on reading comprehension in fifth grade science
students (May 2010)
Abby Neuhaus
The integration of writing instruction into guided reading groups (May 2010)
Lora Wagner
Non-Fiction Guided Reading (December 2009)
Charlene Wolfbrandt
Dynamic Grouping and Reading Achievement (May 2009)
Maria Sommerhoff
Writing Strategies (May 2009)
Jessica Talbert
How can I increase the reading abilities of struggling readers using the response
to intervention model? (August 2008)
Jada Davis
What are the Effects of Using Writing to Improve Comprehension in Social
Studies? (August 2008)
Stephanie Grommett
Using Six Traits Writing to enhance students writing (August 2008)
Meredith Killian
Becoming a Writer during the Days of Standardized Testing (August 2008)
Brandi Bartling
How Does the Implementation of the Phono-Graphix
Affect the Oral Reading Level of 2
nd
Grade Students? (May 2008)
Kimberly Bergmann
How Can I Improve the Reading Comprehension of My Third Grade Students in
a Low-Socioeconomic Urban Community? (May 2008)
Noel (Lynn) Ogden
Improving Students’ Writing (May 2008)
Kristin (Linde) Heap
Will Using Writer’s Workshop Help Kindergarteners Find Their Voice in Writing?
(August 2007)
Yvonne Barker
How Can a Reading Coach Support Teachers in Implementing Strategies to
Meet the Needs of Reading First? (August 2007)
Annette Delehanty
Using literature for phonics instruction to increase early literacy skills (August
2007)
Susan Flynn
Use of comprehension strategies and skills to improve reading proficiency of
third graders (August 2007)
Michael H. Lawson
How does schema activation affect student reading comprehension? (August
2007)
Beth Richter
How Can I Improve Reading Comprehension for Students with Reading
Disabilities Using Specific Before, During, and After Reading Strategies? (August
2007)
Emily DeSherlia (Fallin) What Happens When I Use Min-Lessons and Journals to Help First Graders
Develop Basic Writing Skills (May 2007)
Jessica Froese
The Effects of Oral Reading Fluency Instruction on My Third Grade At-Risk
Students (May 2007)
Tina Horrighs (Brusatti) Does Cross Age Tutoring Have an Effect on Student Attitudes, Self-Esteem, and
Motivation to Read Among Upper Elementary Students? (May 2007)
Tamara Polach
First Grade Writing with the Six Traits (May 2007)
Hope Robinson (Cobb) How Can I Enhance Students’ Learning by Effectively Teaching Writing? (May
2007)
Jennifer Wieseman
Does the Transactional Strategies Instruction Model Improve Reading
Comprehension? (May 2007)
Lynette Anderson
How does parental involvement affect reading achievement? (August 2006)
Judy Cullen
Improving Parent Involvement in Specialist Education Classroom Using Take-
home Literacy Activities (August 2006)
Anne Meirink
The Effects of Fluency Instruction on the Reading Ability and Motivation of Fourth
Grade Students (August 2006)
Amy Pruett
The Effectiveness of Guided Reading Instruction on First Grade Reading
Achievement (August 2006)
Kim H. Bell Winter
Organization and Management of the Middle School Literacy Class with an
Emphasis on Writing (August 2006)
Stephanie Schuette
The Effect of Teaching Pre, During and Post-Reading Strategies on Non-fiction
Comprehension of Sixth Grade Students (August 2006)
Jennifer Schauster
How will a modified Guided Reading program effect third grade students?
(December 2005) First Literacy Program Graduate
______________________________________________________________________
Post Master’s Certificate in Literacy Specialist Education
Kelle Bess
August 2011
Annette Lewis
December 2010
Kimberly Link
August 2010
Valerie (Jany) Martin
August 2010
Janet Knipkamp
August 2009
Laura Bauer
May 2009
Michelle Janson
December 2007
Rhonda Donelson
December 2007
Reading Specialist Certification
Cheryl Walker
August 2008
Sheila Klein
August 2007
Jayne Watkins
August 2007
Tonya Mayer (Abbott) May 2007
Marla Snow
May 2007
Deanna Dannenberg
December 2006
Comb’s Graduates Co-Advisor:
Denise Hartwick
August 2010
Bolander’s Graduates Co-Advisor:
Elizabeth Carrow
December 2010
Diane Chalberg
August 2010
Lindsay Greene
August 2010
Stephanie Newton
August 2010
Jennifer Jarden
May 2010
Kristen Staten
May 2010
Kristen Boss
August 2009
Tara Holbrook
August 2009
Diane Pruitt
August 2009
Laura (Cassidy) Brasses May 2009
Breann Furfaro
May 2009
Diane Peach
May 2009
Phyllis TurnerCahill
May 2009
Carolyn (Suzie) Sandifer May 2009
Brandy DeBusk
December 2008
Rob Canada
August 2008
Michelle Holmes
August 2008
Lisa (Monroe) Hughey
August 2008
Linda May-Doyle
August 2008
Carey Schmeink
August 2008
Karen Caires
May 2008
Kathleen Cimarolli
May 2008
Nicole Duganich
May 2008
Heather Hartmann
May 2008
Mary Jane Hilden
May 2008
Laura (Susan) Jenkins
May 2008
Tricia (Franke) Kassing May 2008
Julie Mangelsdorf
May 2008
Kathryn McGillis
May 2008
Amber Newell
May 2008
Kendra Payton
May 2008
Jamie Rakers
May 2000
Tiffany Thurwalker
May 2008
Timothy Converse
August 2007
Valerie Marshall
August 2007
Leann Fischer
May 2007
Christy Marana
May 2007
Sarah Quinn
August 2006
Jamie Gansmann
May 2006
Stacy Schulte
May 2006
Elementary Education Graduates:
Judy Marshall
How Can I Improve the Narrative Writing Skills of My Second Grade Title I
Students? (May 2007)
Melissa Carroll
Implementing Guided Reading Groups at Student’s Instructional Level (August
2006)
Kerri Morris
Enhancing Phonics Instruction of First Grade Students (December 2005)
Nancy Baim
Comprehension through the use of Multiple Intelligences (August 2005)
Susan Beers
Pyramid of Interventions (August 2005)
Janice Linenfelser
Using Multiple Intelligence Strategies to Encourage the Successful Inclusion of
the Special Education Student (August 2005)
Lisa Lockwood
Phonemic Awareness and the Use of the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing
Program (LiPS) (August 2005)
Wendy Adams
Can Literature Circles Really Improve Reading Comprehension? (May 2005)
Dacia Brown
Comprehension Strategies to Aid Adolescent Struggling Readers (May 2005)
Sara Kraus
Using Literature Circles in the Third Grade Classroom (May 2005)
Karen Taylor
How can I Improve the Writing Skills of my Kindergarten Students? (May 2005)
Janice Burns
Reading Fluency in Struggling Readers (December 2004)
Amy Hosto
Effects of Eliminating Round Robin Reading during Social Studies (August 2004)
Kimberly Keeney
Implementing Vocabulary Strategies in Sixth Grade Social Studies (August 2004)
Earned Reading Specialist under old state requirements
Melissa King
The Walk and Talk of Comprehension (August 2004)
Jennifer Turck
How Can Content-Area Teachers Teach Reading? (August 2004)
Jayne Watkins
Effective Practices and Strategies for Teaching Beginning Readers (August
2004)
JoAnne Curvey
Improving Reading Fluency Through the Use of Repeated Readings (May 2004)
Lisa Davis
Learning Styles (May 2004)
Stephanie Fore
Graphic Organizers and Their Effects on Fourth Graders’ Comprehension (May
2004)
Amy Marsh
Improving 8
th
Graders Math with After School Program (December 2003)
Jennifer Deutsch
Balanced Literacy: Implementing the Four Blocks Model in a Fifth Grade
Classroom (August 2003)
Laura Guetterman
Building Blocks for Kindergarten (August 2003)
Kimberly Brunstein
How Can Students Learn Collaboratively Through Technology? (December
2002)
Sara Renee Martinez
Reading Comprehension Strategies: Third Grade (December, 2002)
Jessica Barre
Sustained Silent Reading- Third Grade (August 2002)
Kimberly Gremaud
Phonological Awareness- Preschool (August 2002)
Christine Hamlin
Sustained Silent Reading (August 2002)
Laura Cathy Kulencamp Parent Involvement and Family Literacy (August 2002)
Joyce Ouechani
Technology and Learning Centers- 3
rd
Grade (August 2002)
Sheryl Votrian
Japanese Lesson Study of Fractions (August 2002)
Jeanna Wheeler
Study Skills Instruction- Special Ed. 4
th
Grade (August 2002)
Karen Lemon
Instructional Options for Advanced Students (May 2002)
Connie Howell
Is Inclusion Beneficial? (December 2001)
Karen Toma
Student-centered Music Room (December 2001)
Kimberly Glisson
Comprehension Techniques for Eighth Graders (August 2001)
Jennifer Radosevich
Collaborative Teaching (August 2001)
Vanda Underwood
Children At-Risk in Literacy Development (August 2001)
Esther Palsenberger
Hands-on Problem Solving in Math (August 2000)
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