Articles

Thinking About Literacy in a Time of Transition, Journal of Linguistic Studies (2012)

Literacy has been defined as reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing. Each area is complex...

 

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Multicultural Literature, Literally! (with Maggie Chase and Eun Hye Son), Book Links (2011)

This article is titled multicultural literature literally because we wanted to focus on literature that...

 

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Children's Choices 2010, The Reading Teacher (2010)

Each year 12,500 school children from different regions of the United States read newly published...

 

A Dozen Great Books: Taking Action in the Face of Adversity (with M. Chase and E. H. Son), Journal of Children’s Literature (2010)
 

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Children's Choices 2009, The Reading Teacher (2009)

What Is the Children’s Choices Project? Each year 12,500 school children from different regions of...

 

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Bullies, Gangs, and Books for Young Adults (with Ben Steiner), Young Adult Library Services (2009)

This action research project describes the impact a love for reading and access to books...

 

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Multicultural Literature that Brings People Together (with Claudia Peralta Nash and Maggie Chase), The Reading Teacher (2008)

Over the past ten years we have been tracking a specific type of multicultural literature....

 

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Teaching About Peace Through Children’s Literature, In Factis Pax (2008)

Historically children's literature has always been used as a teaching tool with children, but today...

 

Two Libraries On Two Continents: How Do They Compare? (with Dong-Ro Shin and Sae-Hoon Park), PNLA Quarterly (2008)

When visiting a library in another city, across the globe, one cannot help but notice...

 

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Leisure Reading: Impacting the Affective Domain Across Borders (with Dong Ro Shin and Diane Boothe), Affective Reading Education Journal (2006)

Comparison of literacy in South Korea and the United States through the lens of a...

 

American History Through Diverse Eyes, PNLA Quarterly (2005)
 

Teacher’s Choices for 2004, The Reading Teacher (2004)

Each year since 1989 the International Reading Association's Teachers' Choices project has identified outstanding trade...

 

Teacher's Choices for 2003, The Reading Teacher (2003)

Each year since 1989 the International Reading Association's Teachers' Choices project has identified outstanding trade...

 

Multicultural Stories: Preserving Oral and Written Treasures (with Joy Steiner), PNLA Quarterly (2003)

Multicultural stories are an especially important tool for our diverse world. Books and well told...

 

Teachers' Choices for 2002, The Reading Teacher (2002)

Each year since 1989 the International Reading Association's Teachers' Choices project has identified outstanding trade...

 

Story Collections from Around the World (with Joy Steiner), Book Links (2000)

Our interest in promoting a global community through learning about cultures different from our own...

 

Young Adults' Choices for 1999, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (1999)

The 1999 Young Adults' Choices list is the 13th that U.S. teenagers (Grades 7-12) have...

 

Navigating the Road to Literacy (with Joy Steiner), Book Links (1999)

Steiner and Steiner discuss the need to promote literacy in the US. There any many...

 

Young Adults' Choices for 1998, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (1998)

Presents the books included in the Young Adults' Choices for 1998. Includes `Alice In Lace,'...
 

Books That Bring People Together, PNLA Quarterly (1998)
 

Who Belongs Here?: Portraying American Identity in Children’s Picture Books, Multicultural Review (1998)

This section focuses on several books that reflect the complexity of the meaning of...
 

Refugees and Homeless: Nomads of the World (with Lane Cobiskey), Book Links (1998)

Presents children's book's which focus on homelessness. Including `Peacebound Trains,' by Haemi Balgassi, `Fly Away...
 

Children's Choices for 1997, The Reading Teacher (1997)

Describes the books listed in the Children's Choices for 1997, a project of the International...

 

Literature Books: Tools to Problematize Identity, Cultural Circles (1997)
 

Children's Choices for 1996, The Reading Teacher (1996)

Reports on the 1996 Children's Choices project of the International Reading Association and the Children's...

 

Critical Theory: The Pedagogy of True Words (with H. Mark Krank), The Researcher (1996)
 

Strategies for Science Learning (with Kenneth W. Miller), Science and Children (1996)

Discusses the effectiveness of using an integrated approach that includes children's literature to help...

 

Ordinary People on an Extraordinary Adventure: Reliving the Oregon Trail, Social Studies and the Young Learner (1996)

Provides an excellent annotated bibliography of children's trade books, fiction, poetry, and miscellaneous works about...

 

Interview with Louis Sachar (with James Armstrong), Portals (1995)
 

Coming Home: The Power of Discourse About Literature, The Reading Teacher (1995)

Talks about the efforts of the author to promote reading among the children. Details of...

 

The Middle Ages (with Linda Marie Zaerr), Book Links (1994)

Presents a bibliography of children's literature on the Middle Ages.

 

Interview with Ben Mikaelsen (with James Armstrong), Portals (1994)
 

Using Program Music for Interdisciplinary Study (with Thomas S. Kite, Thomas Smucker, and Mina Bayne), Music Educators Journal (1994)

In an interdisciplinary program for preservice elementary teachers, music serves as the focal point for...

 

Literature That Stirs the Dust and Stirs the Soul (with Pat Ware), Portals (1993)
 

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Preparing Prospective Elementary Teachers to Teach Geographical Features with an Integrated Approach, Journal of Geography (1993)

Effective use of time has become even more critical in today's classrooms. Creating geographically literate...

 

Books

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To Learn Korean Food Culture in English (with Joy Steiner), Faculty Authored Books (2009)
 

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Building Bridges: Books Bring Us Together: 60+ Great Multicultural Books, Faculty Authored Books (2002)
 

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Promoting a Global Community Through Multicultural Children's Literature, Faculty Authored Books (2001)

You will find this book invaluable for teaching students the beauties of diversity and for...

 

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Freirean Pedagogy, Praxis, and Possibilities: Projects for the New Millennium (with H. Mark Krank, Peter McLaren, and Robert E. Bahruth), Faculty Authored Books (2000)
 

Contributions to Books

Keeping Culture Alive in Your Community (with J. Steiner and B. Jang), International Forum on Making Jeonju the City of Tradition, Culture and Education (2010)
 

Schooling of Child Immigrants in the USA: What's the Law, What's Current Practice, What is Best Practice? (with Arturo Rodriguez and B. Jang), Identity Fostering as a Citizen of Globalization: Proceedings of the International Forum for Multi-Cultural Policy of Jeon-Buk Province, Wanju, Korea (2009)
 

Upstream in the Mainstream: Pedagogy Against the Current (with Roberto E. Bahruth), Speaking the Unpleasant: The Politics of (Non)engagement in the Multicultural Education Terrain (1998)
 

Presentations

Policy Analysis and Critical Multicultural Education: Addressing Challenges Faced by Refugee and Immigrant Populations (with Arturo Rodriguez), International Forum for Multi-Cultural Policy (2009)
 

Bullies, Gangs, and Books for Young Adults, Young Adult Library Services for Adolescents (YALSA) (2008)
 

Using Children’s Literature to Teach About Peace, International Institute on Peace Education (2008)
 

Keynote Speaker: Multicultural Literature: The Challenge for the Future, EMIERT American Library Association (2005)