Samuel D. Miller

529 Hillwood Court

Greensboro, North Carolina

27410-5613

(336) 334-3445 (W)

sdmille2@uncg.edu

Education

Ph.D., Educational Psychology: Reading & Language Arts, University of Michigan, 1985

M.Ed., Elementary School Education, Rhode Island College, 1979

A.B., Political Science & Philosophy, Providence College, 1971

University of Fribourg, Switzerland, Junior Year Abroad Program, 1970 - 71

 

Professional Experience

2003- present            Chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

1999- present            Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2001-2002                   Chair of the Faculty Senate, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1999- 2001                 Reading, Writing, & Critical Thinking: International Reading Association and Soros Foundation Project, Representative to Croatia & Bosnia

1992 - 1999                Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

                                             Full Member of Graduate Faculty, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1992-1993                   Assistant Department Chair, Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1986 - 1992                Assistant Professor, School of Education, Curriculum & Instruction, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1985 - 1986                Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Education, Curriculum and Psychological Studies, University of Michigan

Research Associate, Direct Children's Reading Program at Reading and Learning Skills Center, University of Michigan

1981 - 1984                Clinical Intern, Reading and Learning Skills Center, University of Michigan

1983 - 1985                Research Assistant, Psychology Department, University of Michigan, Language and Sensory Stimulation in Autistic Children Project

1982 - 1984                Research Assistant, Achievement Motivation Research Project, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

1983 - 1984                Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Education, Curriculum and Psychological Studies, University of Michigan

1977 - 1981                Elementary Classroom Teacher, Moses Brown Lower School, Providence, RI

1973 - 1977                Classroom Teacher/Program Director, Providence Free School, Providence, RI

1970 - 1971                Preschool Teacher, Romper Room Preschool, East Providence, RI

 

Refereed Publications

 

Miller, S. D., Duffy, G. G., Rohr, J., Gasparello, R, & Mercier, S. (2005). Preparing teachers for high poverty-schools. Educational Leadership, 62, 62-65.

Gasparello, R., Mercier, S., Miller, S. D., Rohr, J., & Duffy, G. G. (2005). Sustaining School Reform at Hunter Elementary: The Role of University School Partnerships. In G. Ponder and D. Strahan (Eds), Deep Change: Cases and Commentary on Schools and  Programs of Successful Reform in High Stakes States. Information Age Pub: Greenwich, CT.

Miller, S. D. (2003). Partners-in-Reading: Using classroom assistants to provide tutorial assistance to struggling first-grade readers. Journal of Education for Students Placed At-Risk.8, 333-349.

Miller, S. D., (2003). How high and low challenge tasks affect motivation and learning: Implications for struggling learners. Reading & Writing Quarterly. 19, 39-57.

Schunk, D. H. & Miller, S. D. (2002). Self-efficacy and adolescentsÕ motivation. In F. Pajares & T. Urdan (Eds.) Adolescence and education (Vol. 2). (pp. 29 – 52).

Meece, J. L. & Miller, S. D (2001). A longitudinal analysis of elementary school studentsÕ achievement goals in literacy activities, Contemporary Educational Psychology, 26, 454-480.

Miller, S. D. & Atkinson, T. S. (2001). Cognitive and motivational effects of seeking academic assistance: Others get it why don't I? The Journal of Educational Research, 323-335.

Miller, S. D. & Meece, J. L. (1999) StudentsÕ motivational preferences for different reading and writing tasks. Elementary School Journal, 19-36.

Meece, J. L. & Miller, S. D. (1999). Children's achievement goals for reading and writing in the late elementary years. Scientific Study of Reading, 3, 207-230.

Miller, S. D. & Hayes, C. T., Atkinson, T. S. (1997). State officialsÕ efforts to improve studentsÕ reading and language arts achievement with their newly designed end-of-grade assessments.  National Reading Conference Yearbook.

Miller, S. D., Hayes, C. T., & Atkinson, T. S. (1997).  State efforts to improve studentsÕ reading and language arts achievement: Does the left hand know what the right is doing? Reading Research & Instruction, 36, 267-287.

Miller, S. D. & Meece, J. L. (1997).  Enhancing elementary studentsÕ motivation to read and write: A classroom intervention study. The Journal of Educational Research, 89, 286-299.

Miller, S. D. (1995).  Teachers' responses to test-driven accountability pressures: "If I change, will my scores drop?", Reading Research and Instruction, 34, 332-351.

Miller, S. D., Adkins, T., & Hooper, M. L. (1993).  Why teachers select specific literacy assignments and studentsÕ reactions to them. Journal of Reading Behavior, 25, 69-95.

Strahan, D. B., & Miller, S. D. (1993).  The development of collaborative procedures for supervising student teachers in UNCG's Professional Development School.  North Carolina Journal Of Teacher Education, 32-41.

Miller, S. D., &  Blumenfeld, P. C. (1993).  Characteristics of tasks in basal skill instruction. Elementary School Journal, 94, 33-48.

Yochum, N., & Miller, S. D. (1993).  Parents' teachers' and children's views of reading problems. Reading Research and Instruction, 33, 59-71.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1991).  Asking students about the nature of their reading difficulties. JRB: A Journal of Literacy, 23, 465 - 485.

Hooper, M.  L., & Miller, S. D. (1991).  The motivational responses of high, average, and low achievers to simple and complex language arts assignments.  Research in Middle Level Education, 15, 105-119.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1990).  Student awareness of their reading difficulties: A question of accuracy? Journal of Clinical Reading, 3, 12-16.

Miller, S. D. (1990).  Low- and high-achieving fourth graders' ability to understand basal worksheet directions. Elementary School Journal, 90, 485- 495.

Miller, S. D., & Smith, D. E. P. (1990).  Relationships among oral reading, silent reading, and listening comprehension of students at differing competency levels. Reading Research & Instruction, 29, 73 - 84.

Horowitz, R., Johnson, J., Kapinus, B., Miller, S. D., Smith, L., Vavrus, L., & Winograd, P. (1989).  NRC (National Reading Conference) and the politics of literacy.  In S. McCormick & L. Zutell (Eds.), Cognitive and social perspectives for literacy research and instruction.  Thirty-eight Annual Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 537-544). Chicago: National Reading Conference.

Miller, S. D. (1988).  Basal worksheet directions: Are they constructed by publishers according to a student's competency level? Reading Improvement, 25, 319 - 325.

Smith, D. E. P., Miller, S. D., Stewart, M., McConnell, J., & Walter, T. L. (1988).  Conductive hearing loss in autistic, learning disabled and normal children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 18, 53 - 65.

Walter, T. L., Smith, D. E. P., Miller, S. D., & Hoey, G. (1987).  Predicting the academic success of college athletes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 58, 273 - 279.

Miller, S. D., & Smith, D. E. P. (1985).  Differences in literal and inferential comprehension after silent and oral reading. Journal of Educational Psychology, 77, 341 - 348 (Reported in Psychology Today, 1985.)

Smith, D. E. P., McConnell, J. V., Walter, T. L., & Miller, S. D. (1985).  Effects of using an auditory trainer on the attention, language, and social behaviors of autistic children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 285 - 302.

 

Invited Publications

Miller, S. D., & Olson, M. W. (1993).  Research into practice: Program evaluation-Part 2., Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 14.

Olson, M. W., & Miller, S. D. (1991).  Research into practice: Program evaluation - Part 1. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 12, 281 - 287.

Yochum, N., & Miller, S. D., (1990).  Classroom reading assessment: Using subjects' perceptions. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 11, 159 - 165.

 


 

Book Reviews

Miller, S. D. (1991).  Lost in a book: The psychological of reading for pleasure.  Victor Nell, 1988. Yale University Press (New Haven, Conn. & London, England). Soft cover. 336 pp. JRB: A Journal of Literacy, 23, 255 - 257.

Miller, S. D., & Strahan, D. B. (1992).  Literacy for a diverse society: Perspectives, practices, and policy.  Elfrieda Hiebert (Ed.) Teacher's College Press (Columbia University, New York: New York).  Soft cover 288 pp.  JRB: A Journal of Literacy, 24, 533-538.

 

Texts

Olson, M. W., & Miller, S. D. (1992) Guide to the evaluation of reading and language arts programs.  Corwin Press.

 

Technical Manuals

Olson, M. W., & Miller, S. D. (1990).  Guide to evaluation of reading and language arts programs by professionals in Georgia's public schools. Greensboro, NC: Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Olson, M. W., & Miller, S. D. (1990).  Standards and indicators for evaluation of the reading and language arts programs in Georgia's public schools. In R. Jaeger (Ed.), Standards and indicators of quality for evaluation of selected programs by personnel in Georgia's public schools. Greensboro, NC: Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Olson, M. W., & Miller, S. D. (1990).  Standards and indicators for evaluation of the reading and language arts programs in Georgia's public schools.  In R. Jaeger (Ed.), Revised standards and indicators of quality for selected programs provided by the public schools of the state of Georgia. Greensboro, NC: Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Olson, M. W., Miller, S. D., & Edwards, B. (1989).  Standards and indicators for evaluation of the reading and language arts programs in Georgia's public schools.  In R. Jaeger (Ed.), Draft standards and indicators of quality for selected programs provided by the public schools of the state of Georgia. Greensboro, NC: Center for Educational Research and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Under Review

Miller, S. D., (under review). Evaluating the reading and motivational profiles of low-achieving minority adolescents

Conference Presentations

Miller, S. D., Duffy, G. G., Salas, R., & Rohr, J., Mercier, S., Siegel, C., Simpson, S., & Stump, N. (2004, October). Closing one gap by closing another: Teacher education as a vehicle for promoting school reform. Paper presented at the Elementary School Conference, Durham, NC.

Miller, S. D., Duffy, G. G., Salas, R., & Rohr, J., (2004, September). Teacher Education as a Vehicle for Promoting School Reform: Using the University-Public Schools Gap to Close the Achievement Gap. Paper presented at the NC Teacher Education Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Miller, S. D., Duffy, G., Mercier, S., Gasparello, R., Ferrell, J., & Rohr, J. (2004, April). Teacher education and school reform: You shouldnÕt have one without the other. Paper presented at the Closing the Gap: Race & Education 50 Years After Brown Conference, Institute for the Study of Race Relations, Virginia State University.

 

Graham, A., Massey, D. S., & Miller, S. D. (2004, April). Does comprehension have something to this? How academic measures fail to predict studentsÕ academic abilities. Paper presented at the Closing the Gap: Race & Education 50 Years After Brown Conference, Institute for the Study of Race Relations, Virginia State University.

 

Mercier, S., Gasparello, Miller, S. D., Ferrell, J., & Rohr, J. (2004, March). On the steady, focused track to achievement at Hunter Elementary. Presentation at the Raising Achievement and Closing the Achievement Gap Conference VIII, Public Schools of North Carolina in Greensboro, NC.

 

Miller, S. D., Duffy, G., Mercier, S., Gasparello, R., Ferrell, J., & Rohr, J. (2004, February). Teacher education and school reform: Does the left hand know what the right is doing?  Paper presented at the Mary Lois Staton Reading/Language Arts Conference at Eastern Carolina University.

Miller, S. D., Heafner, T., Massey, D (2002). Promoting self-regulated learning with high school students: Is there a first step? Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FLA.

Miller, S. D., Heafner, T., Massey, D., & Strahan, D. B. (2002). High-school teachers attempt to promote self-regulated learning: ÒI may learn from you, yet how do I do it?Ó Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D. (2001). If they donÕt read at grade level, they canÕt be promoted: One schoolÕs response to its stateÕs new accountability mandates. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in San Antonio, TX.

Miller, S. D. (2000, December). Partners-in-Reading: A low cost alternative tutoring program with classroom assistants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Miller, S. D. & Strahan, D. (1999, December). Evaluating the reading and motivational profiles of low achieving middle school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Orlando, FL

Miller, S. D., Luquire, D., Lyle, A., Dabbs, S., McLaughlin, J. & Watlington, B. (1999, March). Using classroom assistants to provide tutorial assistance to struggling upper grade elementary readers.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Conference of the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC.

Hayes, C. T., Atkinson, T. S., & Miller, S. D. (1999, December). TeachersÕ perspectives on state educational reform. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Orlando, FL.

Atkinson, T. S., & Miller, S. D. (1999, December). PolicymakersÕ perspectives of state education reform: What happens when you swim upstream? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Orlando, FL.

Miller, S. D. (1998) A low-cost tutorial program for struggling first grade readers: Partners in Reading. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Austin, TX

Miller, S. D. & Voigt, M. E. (1998, December). Literacy pressures to influence literacy instruction and research: What can we do when it seems like there is nothing we can do? Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Austin, TX.

Miller, S. D., Patterson, P. S., Smith, G., & Hickman, D. (1998, March). Partners-in-Reading: A collaborative effort to provide low-cost tutoring to struggling first grade readers.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Conference of the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC.

 

Miller, S. D. & Strahan, D. (1998, April).  Middle School students reading at primary grade levels: A collaborative project to help the Ò1ÕsÓ who need the most help.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development in San Antonio, TX.

 

Miller, S. D., & Maniotes, L. (1998, May). Community volunteers and instructional change: An ecological model for intervention and sustainability.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.

Miller, S. D. & Voigt, M. E. (1997, December).  Who are they and why are they doing this to us?  Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Miller, S. D. & Atkinson, T. S. (December, 1997) The motivational and cognitive effects of seeking formal academic assistance: Why donÕt I get it when others do? Paper to be presented at the National Reading Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Miller, S. D. (1997, March).  Partners in Reading: A tutorial program for at-risk readers.  Paper presented at the Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development annual, conference, Baltimore, MD.

Miller, S. D., Hayes, C. T., & Atkinson, T. S. (1996, December).  State officialsÕ efforts to improve studentsÕ reading and language arts achievement with performance-based assessments.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference annual conference, Charleston, SC.

Meece, J. L., & Miller, S. D. (1996, April).  Developmental changes in childrenÕs self reports of achievement goals, competence, and strategy use during the late elementary grades.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, New York, NY.

Miller, S. D., & Atkinson, T. (1996, February).  To be or not to be LD: Is that the question?  Paper presented at the Eastern American Educational Research Conference, Boston, MA.

Miller, S. D. & Meece, J. L. (1995, December). StudentsÕ preferences for completing various literacy assignments.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference annual, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D., Hayes, C., & Atkinson, T. (1995, April).  Teachers responses to state efforts to promote literacy reform: Does the left hand know what the right is doing?.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Meece, J. L., Miller, S. D., & Ferron, J. (1995, April).  Longitudinal evaluation of studentsÕ motivational goal orientations during the upper elementary years.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Miller, S. D., Hayes, C., & Atkinson, T.  (1995, March).  Building community: Engaging at-risk children and their parents in sharing sessions about literacy learning.  Paper presented at the North Carolina International Reading Association conference, Raleigh, NC.

Hayes, C., Atkinson, T., & Miller, S. D. (1994, March).  Teachers' reactions to their state literacy tests: What's on second?  Paper presented at the annual conference of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education, Greensboro, NC.

Miller, S. D., Hayes, C., & Atkinson, T. (1993, December).  Teachers' understanding of new state literacy tests: Who's on first?  Presented at the National Reading Conference, Charleston, and SC..

Yochum, N., Bosky, A., & Miller, S. D. (1993, December).  Enhancing literacy learning through the use of child-parent-teacher conferences.  Presented at the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.

Yochum, N., Bosky, A., & Miller, S. D. (1993, March).  Parents, teachers, and Children: A collaboration to improve literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Reading Association.

Miller, S. D., & Hayes, C. (1993, February).  How practitioners interpret new state assessments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Research Association.

Miller, S. D. (1992, December).  How complex literacy tasks influence achievement test performances, retention, and special education referrals. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Miller, S. D. & Meece, J. L. (1992, December).  Promoting independent literacy abilities and motivation to learn by developing complex literacy assignments. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Olson, M. W., Gee, T., Miller, S. D., & Gillis, M. K. (1992, May).  School-based program evaluation of reading and writing curricula. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Reading  Association, Orlando, FL.

Miller, S. D. (1992, July). Similarities and differences in the ways in which children, parents, and teachers view reading difficulties: The learner's perspective. Paper presented at the World Congress of the International Reading Association, Maui, HI.

Miller, S. D., & Meece, J. (1992, April).  Promoting independent literacy skills and motivation to learn in low achieving elementary school students.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Miller, S. D., & Morrison, S. B. (1991, November).  Maximizing student learning and motivation: A gifted curriculum for all students.  Paper presented at the Southeast Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC.

Yochum, N., & Miller, S. D. (1991, December).  Reading (dis)abilities: Views of children, parents, and teachers.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Miller, S. D., & Meece, J. L.  (1991, April).  The effects of different classroom assignments on students' motivation to learn.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1991, April).  Parents', teachers' and students' perceptions of reading problems.  Paper presented at the International Reading Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Miller, S. D., & Blumenfeld, P. C. (1990, December).  A task evaluation of basal teacher manuals.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Miller, S. D., Adkins, T., & Hooper, M. L. (1990, December).  The effects of accountability-based instruction on student learning and motivation.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Adkins, T., & Miller, S. D. (1990, December).  The effects of test-driven instruction on student literacy development.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1990, July).  Using student perceptions to diagnosis their reading difficulties: An overlooked source of information.  Paper presented at the World Congress of the International Reading Association, Stockholm, Sweden.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1990, April).  Asking students about the nature of their reading difficulties.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA.

Miller, S. D., Adkins, T., & Hooper, M. L. (1990, March).  Effects of accountability on teacher practices, student learning and motivation: Implications for school improvement.  Paper presented at the North Carolina Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Durham, NC.

Miller, S. D. (1989, April).  Investigating the strategies high-risk students use while reading.  Paper presented at the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D., & Hooper, M. L. (1989, March).  The integrated curriculum project.  Paper presented at the North Carolina Meeting of the International Reading Association, Winston-Salem, NC.

Yochum, N., & Miller, S. D. (1989, April).  Parent perceptions of their child's reading difficulties.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1988, December).  Using student perceptions to diagnose their reading strategies.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.

Miller, S. D. (1988, April).  Student perceptions of their reading difficulties: A question of accuracy?  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D. (1988, April).  An evaluation of students' ability to understand basal worksheet directions.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Miller, S. D., & Yochum, N. (1988, March).  Using students perceptions of their reading difficulties to diagnose their reading difficulties.  Paper presented at the Michigan Meeting of the International Reading Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Miller, S. D. (1988, December).  Basal worksheet directions: Are they constructed according to a student's competency level?  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, and FL.

Miller, S. D., & Pittenger, S. (1985, April).  The effects of repeated school failure: An investigation of Seligman's  learned helpless model.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Miller, S. D. (1985, December).  Modality differences in reading comprehension.  Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.

Miller, S. D. (1984, February).  Testing common assumptions regarding inferential comprehension.  Paper presented at the Finley Carpenter Research Conference, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Miller, S. D. (1984, May).  The effects of reading modality and question type on comprehension.  Paper presented at the International Reading Association Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Miller, S. D., & Smith, D. E. P. (1984, November).  The effect of augmented sound on the attentional behavior of autistic children.  Paper presented at the Severe Behavior Disorders Conference, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

Miller, S. D. (1984, April).  Differences in teacher-child interactions in elementary and junior high schools.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Rueman, D. A., Miller, S. D., & Eccles, J. (1983, August).  Social comparison and ability grouping effects on ability evaluations in mathematics.  Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Anaheim, CA.

 

Awards & Nominations

Outstanding Teacher, University Finalist 1998, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Outstanding Teacher, University Nominee 1998, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Outstanding Teacher, School of Education Recipient 1997, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Outstanding Researcher, School of Education Nominee 1994-96, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Outstanding Teacher, School of Education Nominee 1996, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Outstanding Teaching Fellow, School of Education Nominee. University of Michigan, June 1984.

Outstanding Dissertation, Division of Teaching, Curriculum & Psychological Studies, School of Education, University of Michigan, June, 1985.

Outstanding Dissertation, School of Education, University of Michigan, June, 1985.

 

Funded Proposals/Contract Services

America Reads Tutorial Reading Program.  Funded proposal to purchase materials to establish tutorial programs at Lindley Elementary School.  Guilford County Public Schools, October, 1997, $4,600.00.

Enhancing achievement through teaching to diversity.  Funded proposal through USTEP for development and implementation of a tutorial program at Jackson Middle School.  $10,000.00.

Partners in Reading ($6,000.00).  Contract services from Jesse Wharton Elementary School, Guilford County School District, Greensboro, NC for implementation of a tutoring system and teacher professional development.  January, 1996 to June, 1996.

Partners in Reading ($5,400.00).  Contract services from Iron Station Elementary School for implementation of a tutorial program.  August, 1995 - June, 1996.

Teacher Advancement Program.  ($7,300.00).  Research grant from North CarolinaÕs State Department of Education to consult with at-risk Chapter 1 schools.  August, 1994 - July, 1995.

Teacher Advancement Program.  ($9,700.00).  Research grant from North CarolinaÕs State Department of Education to consult with at-risk Chapter 1 schools.  August, 1993 - July, 1994.

Maximizing Student Learning and Motivation: A "Gifted Curriculum" for All Students.  ($4,500.00).  Research Grant from the state of North Carolina, Small Grants School-Based Research Program, September, 1991 - June, 1992.

A "Gifted Curriculum" for All Students: Stage III. ($1,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford County School System (Guilford Middle School), Greensboro, NC. September - December, 1992.

Improving On-Site Teacher Education in Professional Development Schools: A Model for Collaboration. ($20,000.00). January, 1992 - July, 1992 (with Dr. D. B. Strahan).

A "Gifted Curriculum" for All Students. ($3,000.00).  Research Grant from Greensboro Public Schools (Sternberger Elementary School), Greensboro, NC. September - December, 1991.

A "Gifted" Curriculum for All Students: Stage II ($1,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford County School System (Guilford Middle School), Greensboro, NC, August, 1991 - June, 1992.

A "Gifted" Curriculum for All Students.  ($1,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford County School System (Guilford Middle School), Greensboro, NC, August, 1990 - June, 1991.

Maximizing Student Learning and Motivation: A "Gifted" Curriculum for All Students. ($1,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford County School System (Guilford Middle School), Greensboro, NC, August, 1989 - June, 1990.

Integrated Curriculum Project. ($1,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford County School System (Guilford Middle School), Greensboro, NC, August, 1989 - June, 1990.

Literacy Evaluation Program. ($7,500.00).  Research Grant from Guilford Technical Community College, Guilford County, NC, December, 1987 - June, 1988.

Research Council Grant. ($1,500.00).  School of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Spring, 1987.

Excellence Foundation Faculty Summer Fellowship. ($3,000.00).  School of Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Summer, 1987.

Reading & Learning Skills Center Research Grant Recipient ($500.00), University of Michigan, June, 1984.

 

Editorial Responsibilities

Co-Editor, Reading Research and Instruction, January, 1999 – 2001

Editorial Advisory Board, Literacy, Teaching, & Learning: An International Journal of Early Reading and Writing, 1998 –

Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Literacy Research, 2002 –

Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Research Quarterly, 1994- 2001

Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Clinical Research, 1991-1995

Editorial Advisory Board, Research in Middle Level Education, 1991- 1999

Editorial Advisory Board, Reading Research & Instruction, 1994-1998

Editorial Advisory Board, JRB: Journal of Literacy, 1990-1994, 2001 -

Adjunct reviewer for Journal of Reading, 1989-1992.

Guest Reviewer for Educational Psychologist, 1995

Reviewer for Annual Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994. 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Editorial Advisory Board, Sports Illustrated for Kids, 1998 - 2000

Reviewer for Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association, Division C, 1986-1991, 1997, 1998, 2000

Reviewer for North CarolinaÕs Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association, 1990-1995.

 

Related Professional Duties

Member of Legislative Committee, National Reading Conference, 1987-.

Field Council Representative for National Reading Conference, 1987-1992, 1994-1997

Southeast Regional Coordinator for Field Council of National Reading Conference, 1997-

Co-Chair of Legislative Committee, National Reading Conference, 1991-1994. 1998-

Board Member of North Carolina's Association for Research in Education, 1992-1994

President of PTA at Sternberger Elementary School, Greensboro, NC 1992-1993

Chairman of the Studies and Research Committee for the North Carolina Council of the International Reading Association, 1988-89.

Member and Chairman-Elect of Advisory Board for Special Education for the Greensboro Public Schools & Chair of Subcommittee for Special Education Services, Greensboro Public Schools, Greensboro, NC, 1987-90.

Member of Advisory Board for Integration of Students with Exceptionalities, Greensboro Public Schools, Greensboro, NC, 1990.

Member of Advisory Board for Magnet School Evaluation, Guilford County Schools, 1996-97

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