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The University at Albany's Teacher Education Program is designed to prepare responsive and reflective teachers framed by three key areas of educational research and instruction: (a) research informed practice, (b) teacher sensitivity to human diversity and the contexts in which learning occurs, and (c) professionalism associated with learning to learn. This program is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) for a period of 5 years, from April 30, 2006 to April 30, 2011. In the Reading Department, this includes the MS in Literacy, MS in Special Education and Literacy (1 and 2), and MS in Early Childhood/Childhood (Literacy).

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Last Updated: November 18, 2009

Recent Publications, Presentations, Awards, Grants

Dozier, C. Responsive Literacy Coaching: Developing Respectful, Caring Instructional Relationship. Texas Woman’s University, Early Literacy Institute. Dallas, TX. November 3, 2009.

Dozier, C. Responsive Teaching to Engage Learners. Texas Woman’s University, Early Literacy Institute. Dallas, TX.November 4, 2009.

Johnston, P. The threads of learning, resilience, comprehension and democracy in classroom talk. Workshop. Ethical Culture Center. New York, NY. November 7th, 2009.

Malavasic, J. Literacy behind the scenes: Exploring adolescent friendship and identity. Paper presented at the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers annual conference in Charlotte, NC. November 6, 2009.

Johnston, P., Afflerbach, P., Krist, S., Pierce, K., Spalding, E., Tatum, A., Valencia, S. (in press). Standards for the Assessment of Literacy. National Council of Teachers of English and International Reading Association.

Johnston, P. (2009). Commentary. In M. Nichols, Expanding comprehension with multigenre text sets. Scholastic, New York, NY.

Johnston, P. International Reading Association Annual Meeting, "Response to Intervention and Literacy Development.," International Reading Association, Minneapolis, MN. (May 3, 2009).

Johnston, P. "Assessment for learning and Classroom Talk”. International Assessment for Learning Symposium, New Zealand National Educational Monitoring Project, Queenstown and Dunedin New Zealand. (March 15, 2009).

Affinito, S . (2009). "Exploring guided reading and centers." A presentation at the Iroquois Reading Council, Hudson Falls, NY.

Dozier, C. (June 23, 2009). National Louis Coaching Institute. Responsive Literacy Coaching Developing Respectful, Caring Instructional Relationships.

Wissman, K. (2009). Spinning themselves into poetry: Images of urban adolescent writers in two novels for young adults. Children¹s Literature in Education, 40 (2), 149-167.

Sheehy, M. (2009). Can the literacy practices of an after-school programme be be practised in school? A study of literacies from a spatial perspective. Pedagogy, culture, and society, 17 (2), 141-160.

Wissman, K. (2009, April). "Travels with teachers, texts, and triangulation: Exploring the LitScapes of adolescents in a teacher inquiry community." Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Wissman, K. (2009, April). "³Today I am a poem²: Exploring the literacy practices of urban adolescents in two novels for young adults." Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Anderson, K. (2009) "Supporting Struggling Readers in the Development of Word Solving Skill." A presentation at the New York State Reading Association, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Carr, L., Jensen, P., & Yanoff, E. (2009, March 30). "Response to Intervention: Supporting Readers through Assessment and Instructional Planning." Paper presented at the New York State Reading Association Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Rosenthal, I., Mahar, D., Cohen, S., & Goatley, V. (2009, March). "College reading educators present: Literacy online - templates for success." A presentation at the New York State Reading Association,Saratoga Springs, NY.

Sandoval, P., Curran, J., Bell, K., & Goatley, V. (2009, February). "Building a state collaborative to track the impact of teacher education programs on P-12 student learning." A presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Sheehy, M. (2009)." Learning to grow: Literacy across the curriculum." Keynote address, Schenectady Public Schools Superintendent's Day Conference, March 27.

Yanoff, E., Gill, J., Hallenbeck, J., Jensen, P., MackNair, A., Novak, J.,and A. Roe (2009). Writing with young children: A review of Already Ready and Talking, Drawing, Writing: Lessons for our Youngest Writers. Language and Literacy Spectrum, 19.

Dozier, C. (2009, March). Responsive Literacy Coaching: Developing Respectful, Caring Instructional Relationships.
Illinois Reading Council Conference. Powerpoint available--click here

Dozier, C. (2009, January). Creating a Learning Community through Responsive Literacy Coaching. Albany City Area Reading Council.

Wissman, K. (2009). Reading and becoming living authors: Urban girls pursuing a poetry of self-definition. English Journal, 98 (3), 39-45.

Hinchman, K. A., Malavasic, J. T., & Michel, P. A. (2009). Two important strategies for students who struggle. Educator's Voice, p. 22-27.

Sheehy, M. (2009). Response to Intervention: What does it mean for secondary schools? Featured speaker, International Reading Association, Annual Convention-West. Phoenix, AZ.

Wissman, K. (2009, February). Developing research pedagogies for literacies research with adolescents. Paper presented at the Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA.

Wissman, K., Aydinian, M., Costello, S., Hamilton, D., & Hushmendy, D. (2009, February). ³No more paperwork!²: Adolescents, multimodal literacies,and teacher inquiry. Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia,PA.

For archived publications, click here.

Planning to graduate in December?

Please apply for your degree at MyUAlbany. The application deadline is November 2nd.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION for Spring 2010 began OCTOBER 20...Do you have your AVNs? Register early, it's the only way to ensure getting into classes you need!

Spring 2010 Schedule of Reading courses has been updated

There have been several changes to the Spring Schedule, so please be sure to check it again, even if you've been given an AVN# already.

Please use this schedule to plan coursework for Spring, 2010. It doesn't just list courses, it also tells you if you're eligible to take specific courses, as well as who to contact for CPN#s.

Waitlists for oncampus students seeking online courses are now open

If you are an on campus Reading student and wish to take an online course that fits your program plan, you may email Trudy Walp (trudy@chestercreekpress.com) to be placed on a waitlist.

Before you do that, be sure to read the policy and procedures for online waitlists--for example, only ONE course can be waitlisted. Click here for details.

Linda Papa's phone number has changed

Please note that Linda Papa's phone number is 442-5100.

Fall Semester Faculty Changes Dr. Peter Johnston is now officially chair of the Department. Dr. Goatley and Dr. Sheehy are on sabbatical leave in the Fall Semester (their advisees have been reassigned).

We bid farewell to Dr Donna Scanlon and to Dr. Liz Yanoff, who are starting new positions in the Fall--Dr Scanlon at Michigan State University, and Dr Yanoff at the College of St Rose.

And Mary Unser has now officially retired (she retired in 2002, but had been working as an administrative assistant since then). She will be sorely missed.

Mark your calendars! August 31st 8 am was the first day to sign up for the following oncampus courses: ERDG 600, ERDG 605 and ERDG 620. Students should email Linda Papa immediately if they are looking for seats in these courses.

Applying to our MS programs? The next deadline for applications is March 1st (to start in Summer or Fall, 2010). Click here for details.