CHAPTERS/SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN BOOKS:
With Luke, S. D. & Melican, E. K. "Children's Acquisition and Retention of Word Spellings." In The Varieties of Orthographic Knowledge II: Relationships to Phonology, Reading and Writing, edited by V. W. Berninger, Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995: 291-320.
With Shankweiler & Luke, S. D. "Children's Retention of Word Spellings in Relation to Reading Ability." In Examining Central Issues in Literacy Research, Theory and Practice; Forty-second Yearbook of The National Reading Conference, edited by D. J. Leu & C. K. Kinzer, Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference, 1993: 405-412.
With Katz, L. "An Examination of 'The Simple View of Reading.'" In Literacy Research, Theory and Practice: Views from Many Perspectives; Forty-first Yearbook of The national Reading Conference, edited by D. J. Leu & C. K. Kinzer, Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference, 1992: 169-175.
With Shaywitz, B. A., Shaywitz, S. E., et al. "Neurolinguistic and Biologic Mechanisms in Dyslexia." In The Reading Brain: The Biological Basis of Dyslexia, edited by D. D. Duane & D. G. Gray, Parkton, MD: York Press, 1991: 27-52.
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS:
"Readability and Reading Ability: Implications for the Classroom." 29th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA, 1985. ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 249-742.
JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:
With Shankweiler, D., Lundquist, E., Katz, L., Stuebing, K., Fletcher, J. Brady, S., Fowler, A., Marchione, K., Shaywitz, S., & Shaywitz, B. "Comprehension and Decoding: Patterns of Association in Children with Reading Difficulties." Scientific Studies of Reading 3 (1999): 69-94.
With Shankweiler, D. P., Lundquist, E., & Dickinson, C. C. "Reading and Spelling Difficulties in High School Students: Causes and Consequences." Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal 8 (1996): 267-294.
With Shankweiler, D., Crain, S., et al. "Cognitive Profiles of Reading Disabled Children: Comparison of Language Skills in Phonology, Morphology and Syntax." Psychological Science 6:3 (1995): 149-156.
With Futtersak, K. R. & Boehm, A. E. "Sight Words for the Computer Age: An Essential Word List." The Reading Teacher 39:1 (1985): 12-15.
"Readability and Responsibility." Journal of Reading 27:4 (1984): 334-338.
BOOK REVIEWS:
Brigance Prescriptive: Word Analysis Strategies and Practices, in Reading Research and Instruction 27:2 (1988): 70-72.
Teaching Reading and Study Skills in Content Areas, in Reading Psychology 5:3 (1984): 235-236.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
MacGinitie, W. H., MacGinitie, R. K., Maria, K. & Dreyer, L. (2000). THE
GATES-MACGINITIE READING TESTS, 4th Edition. Itasca, IL: Riverside
Publishing.
CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:
"Phonological Memory and Decoding Ability: Results of Two Follow-up Studies." Paper presented at the 51st Annual Conference of the International Dyslexia Association, Washington, DC, November 2000.
"Factors Influencing the Development of Instructionally Useful Formal Reading Assessments. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, Indianapolis, IN, May, 2000.
"Using strategy probes to guide instruction in word identification." Paper presented at the 44th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, San Diego, CA, May, 1999.
"A Longitudinal Perspective on the Influence of Phonologic and Orthographic Factors in Literacy Development." paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, December, 1997.
"Children's Acquisition and Retention of Word Spellings Taught Through a School Instructional Program." 45th Annual Meeting of The National Reading Conference, New Orleans, December 1995.
"A Comprehensive Approach to Reading Assessment." 40th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA, May 1995.
"Phonological Memory as a Component of Decoding Ability: A Follow-up Study." 44th Annual Meeting of The National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA, November 1994.
"The Development of Phonologic and Orthographic Knowledge in Kindergarten Children: Relationship To Emerging Word Reading Ability and Invented Spelling." Annual Meeting of The American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 1994.
"The Development of Phonologic and Orthographic Knowledge in Kindergarten Children: Relationship to Emerging Word Reading Ability." 43rd Annual Meeting of The National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC, December 1993.
With D. Shankweiler and S. D. Luke. "Children's Acquisition and Retention of Orthographic Information: Relationship to Reading Ability." 38th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX, April 1993.
"Phonological Awareness and Literacy Development: Implications for Instruction." 37th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, Orlando, FL, May 1992.
"Why Phonological Awareness is Related to Reading: A Preliminary Investigation." Organized symposium, "The Development of Phonological Awareness." Annual Meeting of The American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 1992.
With L. Katz. "Factors Influencing Performance on Phonological Awareness Tasks." 41st Annual Meeting of The National Reading Conference, Palm Springs, CA, December 1991.
"Language Activities To Promote Phonological Awareness." Organized symposium, "Phonological Awareness and Emerging Literacy." 36th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, Las Vegas, NV, May 1991.
"Phonological Memory as a Component of Decoding Ability in Reading." Annual Conference of The Orton Dyslexia Society, Washington, DC, November 1990.
"Effective Instruction for the Reading Disabled: Making Connections." 35th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA, May 1990.
"Some Factors in Phonological Processing and How They Relate to Reading Ability." Organized symposium, "Aspects of Language Processing Associated with Reading Ability: Phonology, Morphology and Syntax." Annual Meeting of The American Educational Research Association, Boston, April 1990.
"Phonological Awareness and Phonological Processing: An Analytic Review." 39th Annual Meeting of The National Reading Conference, Austin, TX, November 1989.
"The Relationship of Children's Phonological Memory to Decoding and Reading Ability." 34th Annual Convention of The International Reading Association, New Orleans, May 1989.
"Phonological Processing in Reading: Phonological Memory as a Component of Decoding Ability." Annual Meeting of The American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, March 1989.
RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:
2000 - Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Reading Assessment: Using Strategy Probes to Guide Instruction in Word Identification. Connecticut State University Research Grant.
1999 - Phonologic and Orthographic Processes in Literacy Development: To What Extent Does Stability of Young Children's Inventive Spellings Predict Reading Ability? Connecticut State University Research Grant.
1998 - Phonological Memory as a Component of Decoding Ability in Reading: A Longitudinal Perspective. Connecticut State University Research Grant.
1997 - Phonologic and Orthographic Factors in Literacy Development: A Longitudinal Perspective (Year 5). Connecticut State University Research Grant.
1996 - "Reading Research, Assessment and Instruction: Current Trends and Critical Issues" Riverside Publishing Company.
1996 - "Phonologic and Orthographic Processes in Literacy Development: A Longitudinal Perspective" (Year 4). Connecticut State University Faculty Research Grant.
1995 - "Phonologic and Orthographic Processes in Literacy Development: a Longitudinal Perspective" (Year 3). Connecticut State University Faculty Research Grant.
1994 - "Phonologic and Orthographic Processes In Literacy Development: A Longitudinal Perspective". Connecticut State University.
1993 - "Phonologic and Orthographic Processes in Literacy Development." Connecticut State University Faculty Research Grant.
1991-1993 - "The Role of Phonological Representation in Phonological Awareness and Literacy" (one of five co-authors). Subproject under a grant to Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, Connecticut. Title of grant: "Nature and Acquisition of the Speech Code and Reading." National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
1992 - Summer Curriculum-Related Project Grant to Improve Clinic Procedures. Southern Connecticut State University.
1990 - Outstanding Dissertation award. The Orton Dyslexia Society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:
Word Reading and Spelling; Reading Difficulty; Reading Assessment
DISSERTATION TITLE:
The Relationship of Children's Phonological Memory to Decoding and Reading Ability
INSTITUTION GRANTING PH.D.:
Columbia University