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The Impact of a Caregiver Workshop Regarding Storybook Reading in Pre-Kindergarten Children's Emergent Literacy Development (with Misty Lacour, Laura Tissington, and Gina Thomason), Education (2011)

This study examined if, by providing caregivers with a workshop regarding effective storybook reading, coupled...

 

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Teacher Candidate Success on State Mandated Professional Tests: One Predictive Measure (with Jill Jones, Annyce Maddox, and Steven A. McDonald), Education (2011)

This article presents a predictive model using teacher candidates' Grade Point Average (GPA) and its...

 

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God's Design and Phonemic Awareness: What is phonemic awareness, what is phonics, and what does God have to do with it? (with Jill A. Jones), Christian Perspectives in Education (2007)

Phonemic awareness is the foundation for a child's literacy development. God's initial interaction with man...

 

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An Investigation of Selected Factors Related to Preparing Teachers to Work With Limited English Proficient Students in North Mississippi Public Schools (1997)

The purpose of this study was to investigate selected factors associated with preparing elementary teachers...

 

Presentations

Best Practices in College Literacy: Idea Exchange Presentation, A Predictive Measure for Success on State Mandated Teacher Licensure Exams (with Annyce Maddox and Steven McDonald), Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Conference (2011)
 

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Strategies for Developing 21st Century Skills Through Visual Literacy (with Steven McDonald and Annyce Maddox), Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2011)

Students are being required to assimilate more types of information, in multiple formats, and to...

 

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Developing Comprehension with New Literacies (with Laura E. Jones), Virginia State Reading Conference (2011)

How can teachers help students develop comprehension strategies and skills in the era of new...

 

Making Connections: Reading, Math, and Working Memory (with Steven A. McDonald), Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010)
 

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Working Memory: The Reading and Math Connection (with Steven A. McDonald), VSRA Conference (2010)

Current research on the connections between reading, math, and working memory in K – 3...

 

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Comprehension Text Strategies, Virginia State Reading Association (2009)

Text strategies that enhance comprehension of narrative and expository text are examined.

 

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Hoyt's Expository Text Strategies (with Amy Whicker) (2008)
 

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An Action Plan: Your ACE in the Hole! (with Michelle B. Goodwin and Shante' Moore-Austin), International Kappa Delta Pi Convocation (2007)

This presesntation provides a Power Point and corresponding handouts to assist local chapters of Kappa...

 

Kappa Delta Pi National Convocation Regional Meeting Facilitators (with Shante Austin and Michelle Goodwin), Kappa Delta Pi (2007)

During the recent Kappa Delta Pi Convocation, which was held in Louisville, KY from November...

 

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Viewing Skills & Methods of Visually Representing (with Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan), Virginia State Reading Association 40th Annual Conference (2007)

The International Reading Association and National Council Teachers of English have recognised the importance of...