Exemplary Practices in Literacy Education

Literacy Projects Presented by Candidates for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Reading

Clare D. McAuliffe - A Comparison of the Reading Performance of First Grade Students After Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten
Aileen M. Smith - Exemplary Practices in Comprehension Strategies for Struggling Middle School Readers
Jean Gerondeau-Duffy - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Pamela Zizza Spillane - Exemplary Practices in Content Area Reading and Writing Strategies for College Students
Mary Fichera - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Creative and Reflective Writing
Linda A. Lindsey - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Encoding Strategies Upon Students' Encoding and Decoding Fluency
Carolyn Lavalley - Exemplary Literacy Practice in Guided Reading for Students Who Have a Phonological Processing Deficit
Debbie Goulart - Exemplary Literacy Practices: Motivating Struggling Readers Using Reader's Theater
Kara Gelormini - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Multicultural Education
Claire A. Lund - Exemplary Literacy Practices: Phonics, Phonological Awareness, and Phonemic Awareness
Virginia Bryant Cain - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
Jessica DiBona - Exemplary Literacy Practices Using Literature Circles
Corrie A. Masterson - Exemplary Literacy Practices Using Literature Circles
Sharon R. Dulin - Exemplary Literacy Practices in Transactional Strategies Instruction
Marianne Franklin - Exemplary Literacy Practices For Young Struggling Readers
Vilma E. Rodriguez-Andrade - Exemplary Practices In Comprehension
Linda G. Schechner Dubin - Exemplary Practices in Discussions and How They Support the Acquisition of Literacy Skills
Jill Barnhardt - Exemplary Practices in Family Literacy
Natalie Krauthamer - Exemplary Practices in Fluency Instruction
Leslie Shapiro - Exemplary Practices in a Home Reading Program: "Books on the Go"
Kathleen M. Babini - Exemplary Practices in Incorporating Literature into the Social Studies Curriculum to Enhance Student Learning
Sharon Parisi - Exemplary Practices in Incorporating Storybook Reading Into Language Therapy
Julie L. Linehan - Exemplary Practices in Instruction for Emergent Readers
Theresa R. Palingo - Exemplary Practices in Kindergarten Story Retelling
Joanne Boucher - Exemplary Practices in Metacognition: The Benefits of Explicit Metacognitive Strategies Instruction on Listening and Reading Comprehension of Students with Language Learning Disabilities
Maureen Connolly - Exemplary Practices in Oral Language
Katherine M. Goldner - Exemplary Practices in Read-Alouds in the Classrooms
Jennifer Bernard - Exemplary Practices in Reading Aloud to Preschool Children
Janice A. Standring - Exemplary Practices in Reading Comprehension
Kerrie Elizabeth Grant - Exemplary Practices in Reading Comprehension Strategies
Celeste M. Hoag - Exemplary Practices of Reading Comprehension Strategies With English Language Learners
Louise E. Thomson - Exemplary Practices in the Reading-Writing Connection
Debbie Saperstein - Exemplary Practices in Responding To Text
Ann Rossi - Exemplary Practices in Retelling and Summarizing
Margaret E. Maurano - Exemplary Practices that Support Early Literacy
Mary Jean Morgan - Exemplary Practices in Vocabulary Instruction
Lauren K. Sacco - Exemplary Practices in Vocabulary Instruction in the Content Areas
Leah M. Shapiro - Making Meaning: The Effect of Explicit Strategy Instruction Using Non-fiction Texts Upon Struggling Readers' Comprehension During Guided Reading
Jeanne Hagelstein-Ivas - Practices in Reciprocal Teaching
Jennifer L. Reardon - The Effects of Reciprocal Teaching on Reading Comprehension and
Self-Perceptions of Reading Ability
Mary Ellen Caesar - The Effect of Weekly Professional Development: Making A Difference in Pedagogy to Strengthen Student Vocabulary and Background Knowledge for Low-Language Learners
Megan Farrell - The Effects of Critical Literacy and Student Led Discussion on Students Comprehension and Motivation Nicole Pedro - We're All In This Together: Exemplary Practices in Teacher Collaboration
Kelly A. Camara - Exemplary Literacy Practices on the Effects of Daily Journal Writing to Increase the Writing Skills of English Language Learners


Ruth D. Farrar, Ed.D
Professor, Reading and Literacy Education, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Coordinator, Graduate Programs in Reading, Director, Learning Assistance Services in Studying and Research

Last Modified: June 27, 2012