ERIC ED443107: Literacy and Community. The Twentieth Yearbook: A Peer Reviewed Publication of the College Reading Association, 1998. [Papers from the College Reading Association Conference, 1997].

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Literacy and Community. The Twentieth Yearbook: A Peer
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[Papers from the College Reading Association
1998.
Conference, 1997].
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ABSTRACT
This 20th Yearbook of the College Reading Association
reflects the theme of "community" again and again, in diverse ways. First in
the yearbook are the Presidential Address by Marino C. Alvarez, "Adolescent
Literacy: Are We in Contact?" and the three Keynote Addresses: "My Life in
(J. Chall); "A Social-Constructivist View of Family Literacy" (S.B.
Reading"
Neuman); and "Finding Common Ground: A Review of the Expert Study" (R.F.
Flippo). Other papers in the yearbook are: "Reflections on the Early Years of
CRA and the Focus of Reading in the 1950s and 1960s" (R.C. Aukerman); "First
and Second Graders Construct Literary Understanding during Readalouds of
Picture Storybooks" (L.R. Sipe); "The Enhancement of Literacy Development in
an Adult Beginning Reader through Creating Texts to Accompany Wordless Books"
(M. Brock); "A Literature Based E-Mail Collaborative" (C.A. McKeon and L.C.
Burkey); "Students' Perceptions of Literacy Learning in a Project-Based
Curriculum" (J.K. Peck; W. Peck; J. Sentz; R. Zasa); "A Study of the
Reading/Writing Connection in a University Writing Program" (S.T. Aydelott);
"Historical and Philosophical Antecedents of Structural Knowledge:
Implications for Assessment" (J.M. Pickle; L.Tao; M. Lively; T. Montgomery);
"Synthesizing Authentic Assessment Information in Reading and Writing: The
Potential of Curriculum Profiles" (G. Shiel; R. Murphy; M. O'Leary);
"Assessing Oracy and Literacy in Bilingual Students: Getting the Whole
(L. Lewis-White); "Mentoring Teachers in Professional Development
Picture"
School Learn from Student Interns" (S.D. Lenski); "Improving Elementary
Teachers' Ability to Implement Reading Strategies in Their Teaching of
Science Content" (W.D. Nichols; W.H. Rupley; S.L. Mergen); "Multiple Views of
Case Teaching: Teacher Educators Reflect on Their Teaching Practices" (V.
Risko; K. Camperell; L. Degler; M. Eanet; J. Richards); "When Teachers Change
Alone: Case Studies of Literacy Teachers in a Non-Supportive School
(P. Bloem; J. Peck; E. Newton; A.L. Williams; V.P. Duling);
Environment"
"Portfolios, Learning Logs, and Eulogies: Using Expressive Writing in a
(D. Deal); "The Multicultural Fair: A Celebration of
Science Methods Class"
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made
from the original document.
Diversity An Innovative Approach to Teacher Education"
(D. Stuart; M.G.
Pershey; L.D. Hayes); "Insights in Implementing Family Literacy Programs" (J.
Anderson; W.T. Fagan; M. Cronin); "Collegiality in Higher Education: Taking
the Risk and Making It Work" (S. Popplewell; L. Martin; S. Kragler; V. Hall);
"The Influence of Portfolio Selection on Reflective Thinking" (D. Truscott
and B.J. Walker); and "It Takes an Informed Village to Make Positive Changes"
(S. Kragler; V. Hall; C. Walker; M. Craig; B. Goerss; R. Murry). Individual
papers contain references.
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Editors
Elizabeth Go Sturtevant, Jo Ann Dugan,
Patriala Linder, and Wayne M. Linek
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Literacy and Community
The Twentieth Yearbook
A Peer Reviewed Publication of
The College Reading Association
1998
Editors
Betty Sturtevant
Jo Ann Dugan
George Mason University
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Patricia Linder
Wayne M. Linek
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M Univei-sity-Commerce.
Editorial Assistants
Janice Winters
Vicky Spencer
George Mason University
George Mason University
Anupama Indukuri
Michelle Fazio
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Commerce
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COLLEGE READING ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS 1998-1999
Executive Officers
President, Timothy Rasinski, Kent State University
President-Elect, Nancy Padak, Kent State University
Past President, Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University
Executive Secretary, Ora Sterling King, Coppin State College
Treasurer/Business Manager, Gary L. Shaffer, State University of West Georgia
Directors
Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia
Jon Shapiro, The University of British Columbia
Wayne M. Linek, Texas A&M University-Commerce
D. Ray Reutzal, Brigham Young University
Robert Rickelman, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Gwendolyn Turner, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Alan Frager, Miami University, Ohio
Betty Heathington, University of Tennessee
Division Chairs
Teacher Education, Joan Elliott, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
College Reading, Cathy Leist, University of Louisville
Clinical, Madlyn L. Hanes, Penn State University-Great Valley Graduate
Adult Learning, Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University
Editors
Reading Research and Instruction, D. Ray Reutzel (Editor), Brigham Young
University
The Reading News, Ellen Jampole (Editor), SUNY-Cortland
CRA Monographs, Barbara Martin Palmer (Editor), Mount St. Mary's College
CRA Yearbook, Elizabeth Sturtevant (Co-Editor), George Mason University; JoAnn
Dugan (Co-Editor), Texas A&M University-Commerce; Patricia Linder (Co-
Editor), Texas A&M University-Commerce; Wayne M. Linek (Co-Editor), Texas
A&M University-Commerce
Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
Conference Coordinator, Maria Valeri-Gold, Georgia State University
Program, Nancy Padak, Kent State University
Membership, Cindy Gillespie, Bowling Green State University; Peggy Daisey,
Eastern Michigan University
Professional Affairs, Michael Martin, University of Southern Mississippi
Public Information, Betty Goerss, Indiana University East
Awards, Marino Alvarez, Tennessee State University
Media, Nancy Bertrand, Middle Tennessee State University; John Bertrand,
Tennessee State University
Historian, J. Estill Alexander, University of Tennessee
Photographer, Frederick Fedorko, East Stroudsburg University
Research, Evangeline Newton, University of Akron; Steven Rinehart, West Virginia
University
Elections, Judy Richardson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Resolutions and Rules, Patricia Linder, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Publications, Michael McKenna, Georgia South University
Social Issues, Sherry Kragler, Ball State University
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CRA EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD 1997-98
Jim Anderson, University of British Columbia
Dora Bailey, Youngstown State University
Ernest Balajthy, State University of New York-Genesco
Patricia Bloem, Cleveland State University
Beverly J. Boulware, Western Kentucky University
Connie Briggs, Emporia State University
Dine Bushner, Salem State College
Tim Campbell, University of Central Oklahoma
Madge Craig, University of North Texas
Richard Culyer, Coker College
Henry Dixon, Morehouse College
Laurie Elish-Piper, University of Northern Illinois
Charlene Fleener, Old Dominion University
Christy Foley, University of Tennessee-Martin
Ann Friedman, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Ann Hall, Southwest Texas State University
Valerie Hall, Ball State University
Richard Harlan, University of West Alabama
Marie Hughes, University of Miami
Ellen Jampole, State University College-Cortland
Jerry Hohns, North Illinois University
Carole Johnson, Washington State University
Sherry Kragler, Ball State University
Susan Lenski, Illinois State University
Patricia Malinowski, Finger Lakes Community College
Linda Martin, Ball State University
Karen Mayo, Stephen F. Austin State University
Jeff McQuillan, California State University-Fullerton
Evangeline Newton, University of Akron
Karen O'Donnell, Finger Lakes Community College
Michael Pickle, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Lillian Putnam, (Emeritus) Kean University
Diana Quatroche, Indiana State University
Janet Richards, University of Southern Mississippi
Mary Roe, University of Delaware
Barbara Schneider, Purdue University
Joan Simmons, University of Wisconsin
Mary Spor, University of Alabama
Sandra Stokes, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Denise Stuart, Cleveland State University
Kathy Wellington, Metropolitan State University
Josephine Young, University of Georgia
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
viii
1
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Adolescent Literacy: Are We in Contact?
Marino C. Alvarez
2
11
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
My Life in Reading
Jeanne S. Chall
12
A Social-Constructivist View of Family Literacy
Susan B. Neuman
25
Finding Common Ground: A Review of the Expert Study
Rona F. Flippo
31
39
EARLY LEADER
Reflections on the Early Years of CRA and
the Focus of Reading in the
and
1950's 1960's
Robert C. Aukerman
40
48
RESEARCH AWARDS
First and Second Graders Construct Literary Understanding
During Readalouds of Picture Storybooks
Dissertation Award Lawrence R. Sipe
49
The Enhancement of Literacy Development in an
Adult Beginning Reader Through Creating Texts
to Accompany Wordless books
Thesis Award Melissa Brock
68
V
LITERACY DEVELOPMENT FOR ELEMENTARY,
83
SECONDARY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
A Literature Based E-Mail Collaborative
Christine A. McKeon and Linda C. Burkey
84
Students' Perceptions of Literacy Learning in a
Project-Based Curriculum
Jacqueline K. Peck, William Peck, James Sentz, and Richard Zasa
94
A Study of the Reading/Writing Connection in a
University Writing Program
Sabiha T Aydelott
101
115
LITERACY AND ASSESSMENT
Historical and Philosophical Antecedents
of Structural Knowledge: Implications for Assessment
J Michael Pickle, Liqing Tao, Malcolm Lively, and Tom Montgomery
116
Synthesizing Authentic Assessment Information
in Reading and Writing: The Potential of Curriculum Profiles
Gerry Shiel, Regina Murphy, and Michael O'Leary
130
Assessing Oracy and Literacy in Bilingual Students:
Getting the Whole Picture
Linda Lewis-White
147
176
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LITERACY
Mentoring Teachers in Professional Development School
Learn from Student Interns
Susan Davis Lenski
177
Improving Elementary Teachers' Ability to Implement
Reading Strategies in Their Teaching of Science Content
William Dee Nichols, William H. Rupley, and Sandra L. Mergen
188
Multiple Views of Case Teaching:
Teacher Educators Reflect on Their Teaching Practices
Victoria Risko, Kay Camperell, Lois Degler,
Marilyn Eanet, and Janet Richards
214
vi
When Teachers Change Alone: Case Studies of literacy
Teachers in a Non-Supportive School Environment
Patricia Bloem, Jacqueline Peck, Evangeline Newton,
A. Lee Williams, and Vicki Parsons Du ling
231
Portfolios, Learning Logs, and Eulogies:
Using Expressive Writing in a Science Methods Class
Debby Deal
243
The Multicultural Fair: A Celebration of Diversity
An Innovative Approach to Teacher Education
Denise Stuart, Monica Gordon Pershey, and Linda D. Hayes
256
268
EMERGING ISSUES
Insights in Implementing Family Literacy Programs
Jim Anderson, William T Fagan, and Mary Cronin
269
Collegiality in Higher Education:
Taking the Risk and Making it Work
Scott Popplewell, Linda Martin,
Sherry Kragler, and Valerie Hall
282
The Influence of Portfolio Selection on Reflective Thinking
Diane Truscott and Barbara J. Walker
291
It Takes an Informed Village to Make Positive Changes
Sherry Kragler, Valerie Hall, Carolyn Walker, Madge Craig,
Betty Goerss, and Rosemarry Murry
305
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