JOHN G. BARNITZ, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Position: University Research Professor Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans Specializations: Applied Linguistics: Literacy and Language in Urban Schools, Families, and

Communities Teacher Education Programs: Reading, English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language Professional Address: Department of Curriculum and Instruction College of Education and Human Development 342 Bicentennial Education Center University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 70148 Work Phone: (504) 280-6523 Home Phone: (504) 832-3044

e-mail: jbarnitz@uno.edu Website in: www.coehd.uno.edu

BACKGROUND

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Applied Linguistics: Reading, Psycholinguistics Doctor of Philosophy, 1978 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Linguistics: Syntax, Phonology, Applied Linguistics Master of Arts, 1975 Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago Secondary Education: Linguistics Teacher Preparation in English Language Arts Bachelor of Arts, 1973 Gordon Tech High School, Chicago, 1969 St. Jerome Elementary School, Chicago, 1965

EXPERIENCE

University Research Professor (Honorary Title), 1987 – present Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans (Sabbatical Leave, Spring, 2004) Department Chair, January 1994 – August, 2001 Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans (Sabbatical Leave, Spring, 1996) Graduate Studies Coordinator, 1985 – 1988; 1991 – December, 1993 Doctoral and Master’s Programs in Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans Professor, 1986 – 1987 Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans (Sabbatical Leave, Spring, 1986) Associate Professor, 1981 – 1986 Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans (Indeterminate Tenure: Beginning Fall, 1982) Assistant Professor, 1978 – 1981 Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of New Orleans Research Assistant, 1976 – 1978 Center for the Study of Reading (national research center) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Research on Reading Development, Reading Comprehension and

Reading Assessment; Cross-cultural Reading Research; Oral and Written Language Analysis) Reading Learning Center Teacher, 1974 – 1975 Title VII Reading Programs Thomas A. Edison Junior High School

Champaign Unit Four School District Champaign, Illinois

Substitute Teacher, May – June, 1973 Chicago Board of Education

SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE PRODUCTIVITY

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed or Invited Publications

Books and Monographs

Barnitz, J. G. 1985. Reading Development on Nonnative Speakers of English: Research and Instruction. In the

Language in Education: Theory and Practice series, No. 63. E. R. I. C. Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics. Washington, D. C.: Center for Applied Linguistics and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich International, ED 256 182. Re-published by Prentice Hall Regents, 115 pages.

Book Chapters

Barnitz, J. G. 2006. Linguistic Diversity Perspectives for Literacy Instruction. Guest chapter in Gipe, J.P.,

Multiple Paths to Literacy: Assessment and Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners, K-12. (5th Edition). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall, pp. 44-64.

Barnitz, J. G. 2002 Language Diversity Foundations for Literacy Instruction. In J. P. Gipe (Ed.), Multiple

Paths to Literacy (4th Edition). Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall, pp. 50-64. Barnitz, J. G. (2000). Commentaries on Linguistic Diversity Issues in Literacy Instruction. Commentary

10.1A: Alicia Uses “Her” Language (p. 173) ; Commentary 10.2A: Donna’s BEV Reading and Writing Connection (p.178); Commentary 10.3A: What Can I Do for Hasa? (p. 183). In Elementary Literacy Lessons: Cases and Commentaries from the Field, Chapter 10. Edited by J. Richards and J. Gipe. Mahweh, NJ: Erlbaum.

Barnitz, J. G. (1998). Discourse Diversity: Principles for Authentic Talk and Literacy Instruction.

Republished in Opitz, M. F. (Ed.), Literacy Instruction for Culturally and linguistically Diverse Learners: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 64-70. Previously published in Journal of Reading, 37, 1994, pp. 586-591.

Andersson, B. V. and Barnitz, J. G. (1998). Cross-cultural Schemata and Reading Comprehension Instruction.

Republished in Opitz, M. F. (Ed.), Literacy Instruction for Culturally and linguistically Diverse Learners: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 95-101. Previously published in Journal of Reading, 28, 1984, pp. 586-591.

Barnitz, J. G. 1998. Literacy Instruction in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms. Invited guest chapter Gipe, J.

P., Multiple Paths to Literacy: Corrective Reading Techniques for the Classroom Teacher, Chapter 13, Fourth Edition, Columbus, OH: Merrill / Prentice-Hall, pp. 340 – 359.

Barnitz, J. G. 1995. Reading Development of Linguistically Diverse Students. Invited guest chapter in Gipe, J.

P., Corrective Reading Techniques for the Classroom Teacher, Chapter 13, Third Edition, Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick Publisher, pp. 348-364

Barnitz, J. G. 1991. Reading Development of Linguistically Variant Children. Guest chapter in Gipe, J. P.,

Corrective Reading Techniques for the Classroom Teacher, Second Edition, Scottsdale , AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick Publisher, Chapter 11, pp. 299-313.

Barnitz, J. G., J. P. Gipe, and J. H. Miller. 1990. Toward Understanding Reading Assessment. In A. Rotatori,

R. Fox, D. Sexton, and J. miller (eds.), Comprehensive Assessment in Special Education: Approaches, Procedures and Concerns. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, pp. 147-180.

Barnitz, J. G. 1998. Linguistic and Psycholinguistic Foundations. In P. Lamb and R. Arnold (Eds.), Teaching

Reading: Foundations and Strategies, Third edition. New York: Richard C. Owen Publisher, pp. 48-73. Barnitz, J. G. 1988. Sociolinguistic and Cultural Foundations. In P. Lamb and R. Arnold (Eds.), Teaching

Reading: Foundations and Strategies, Third Edition. New York: Richard C. Owen Publisher, pp. 75-105.

Barnitz, J. G. 1987. Developing Reading of Linguistically Variant Learners. Guest chapter in Gipe, J. P.,

Corrective Reading Techniques for the Classroom Teacher, First Edition. Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch and Scarisbrick Publisher, Chapter 11, pp. 257-274.

Gipe, J. P. and Barnitz, J. G. 1987. Children’s Writing as a Language Art. Guest chapter in Personke, C. R.

and Johnson, D. D. (Eds.) Language Arts Instruction and the Beginning Teacher,, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall., Chapter 5, pp. 55-65.

Barnitz, J. G. 1986. The Anaphora Jigsaw Puzzle in Psycholinguistic and Reading Research. In J.W. Irwin

(Ed.), Understanding and Teaching Cohesion Comprehension. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 45-55.

Barnitz, J. G. 1984. Black English and Other Dialects: Sociolinguistic Implications for Reading Instruction. In

J. W. Newman and S. M. Vinocur (Eds.), Readings in Multicultural Education, second edition. Lexington, MA: Ginn Custom Publishing. Previously published in the first edition (1982) of the same book and also in The Reading Teacher, 33, 1980, pp. 779-786.

Barnitz, J. G. 1984. Developing Sentence Comprehension in the Reading. In A. J. Harris and E. R. Sipay

(Eds.), Readings on Reading Instruction, third edition. New York: Longman, pp. 283-293. Previously published in Language Arts, 56, 1979, pp. 902-908, 958.

Journal Articles

Barnitz, J. G. 2006. No Evacuee Left Behind: Brainstorming on Literacy Education after Hurricane Katrina.

Journal of Reading Education, 31, 5-10. Speaker, R. B., Jr. and Barnitz, J. G. 1999. Linguistic Perspectives in Literacy Education: Electronic and

Linguistic Connections in One Diverse Twenty-First Century Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 52, 874-877.

Barnitz, J. G., Gipe, J. P., and Richards, J. C. 1999. Linguistic Perspectives in Literacy Education: Exploring

Linguistic Benefits of Literature for Children’s Language Performance in Teacher Education Contexts. The Reading Teacher, 52, 528-531.

Barnitz, J. G. 1998. Linguistic Perspectives in Literacy Education: Revising Grammar Instruction for

Authentic Composing and Comprehending. The Reading Teacher, 51, 608-611. Barnitz, J. G. 1997. Linguistic Perspectives in Literacy Education: Emerging Awareness of Linguistic

Diversity for Literacy Instruction. The Reading Teacher, 51, 264-266. Barnitz, J. G., and Barnitz, C. G. 1996. Celebrating with language and literature at birthday parties and other

childhood events. The Reading Teacher, 50, 110-117. Gipe, J. P., Richards, J. C., and Barnitz, J. G. 1994/1995. Literacy Growth of Kindergarten Children in an

Urban Setting Experiencing Literature-Based Instruction. Louisiana Education Research Journal, 20, (2), 100-113.

Barnitz, J. G. 1994. Discourse Diversity: Principles for Authentic Talk and Literacy Instruction. Journal of

Reading, (special themed issue on “Classroom Talk About Text: What Teenagers and Teachers come to Know About the World Through Talk About Text”) 37, 586-591.

Gipe, J. P., Richards, J. C., and Barnitz, J.G. 1993/1994. Literacy Development of Urban Children Through

Literature-Based Reading / Language Arts Instruction. Louisiana Education Research Journal, 19, 27-39.

Barnitz, J. G. and R.B. Speaker, Jr. 1991. Second Language Readers’ Comprehension of a poem: Exploring

Contextual and Linguistic Aspects. World Englishes: Journal of English as an International and Intranational Language, 10, 2, pp 197-209.

Barnitz, J. G. 1986. Toward Understanding the Effects of Cross-Cultural Schemata and Discourse Structure on

Second Language Reading Comprehension. Journal of Reading Behavior: A Journal of Literacy, 18, 2, pp. 95-116.

Andersson, B. V. and Barnitz, J. G. 1984. Cross-Cultural Schemata and Reading Comprehension Instruction.

Journal of Reading, 28, 2, pp. 102-108. Barnitz, J. G. and A. L. Morgan 1983. Aspects of Schemata and Syntax in Fifth Grade Children’s Inferential

Reading Comprehension of Causal Relations. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 4, 4, pp. 337-348.

Barnitz, J. G. 1983. Language and Literacy Development of Linguistically Different Speakers Through In-

Service Teacher Training. Louisiana English Journal, 22, 1, pp. 32-41. Barnitz, J. G. 1982. Standard and Nonstandard Dialects: Principles for Language and Reading Instruction.

Reading: Exploration and Discovery, 5, 1, pp. 23-33.

Barnitz, J. G. 1982. Orthographies, Bilingualism, and Learning to Read English as a Second Language. The

Reading Teacher, 35, 5, pp. 560-567. Sections of this article were adapted from portions of Technical Report no. 57, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, January 1978. The Reading Teacher version was selected by the International Reading Association for inclusion in the microfiche edition of the William S. Gray Research Collection in Reading, Alvine Treut Burrow Institute, Inc.

Barnitz, J. G., Edwards, J. C., and D. H. Garber. 1981. Language and Communication Must Still Be “Basic” in

Teaching Writing. Louisiana English Journal, 20, 2, pp. 47 – 55. Barnitz, J. G. 1981. Spelling Irregularity, Spelling Reform, and Learning to Read Meaningfully: A

Commentary. Spelling Progress Bulletin, 21, 2, pp. 2, 20. Barnitz, J. G. Spring 1981. Reading Comprehension of Anaphoric Syntactic Structures by Vietnamese

Bilingual Students in High School. Research on Reading in Secondary Schools: A Semi—Annual Report, Monograph No. 7, Reading Department, College of Education, University of Arizona, pp. 69 –87.

Barnitz, J. G. 1980. Nonstandard Dialects and Language-Reading Education: Some Professional Resources.

Illinois Libraries, 62, 10, pp. 883 – 886. Barnitz, J. G. 1980. Black English and Other Dialects: Sociolinguistic Implications for Reading Instruction.

The Reading Teacher, 33, 7, pp. 770 –786. Also Included by invitation in Readings in Multicultural Education edited by J.W. Newman and S. M. Vinocur, Lexington, MA: Ginn Custom Publishing, first and second editions, 1982 and 1984.

Barnitz, J. G. 1980. Linguistic and Cultural Perspectives on Spelling Irregularity. Journal of Reading, 23, 4,

pp. 320-326. Republished in Spelling Progress Bulletin, 20, 3, pp. 10-13. An earlier version also appeared in expanded form as part 3 of Technical Report No, 57, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978, pp. 18-31.

Barnitz, J. G. 1980. Syntactic Effects on the Reading Comprehension of Pronoun-Referent Structures by

Children in Grades Two, Four, and Six. Reading Research Quarterly, 15, 2, pp. 268-289. Selected by the International Reading Association for inclusion in the microfiche edition of the William S. Gray Research Collection in Reading, Alvine Treut Burrow Institute, Inc. An earlier version of this research article appeared as Technical Report No. 117, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979.

Barnitz, J. G. 1979. Developing Sentence Comprehension in Reading. Language Arts, 56, 8, pp.902-908, 958.

Also republished by invitation in Readings on Reading Instruction, edited by A.J. Harris and E. R. Sipay, 3rd, edition 1984. New York: Longman, pp. 286-293.

McClure, E., Mason, J., and J. Barnitz. 1979. An exploratory Study of Story Structure and Age Effects on

Children’s Abilities to Sequence Stories. Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2, 3, pp. 213-249. An earlier version appeared as Technical Report No. 122, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1979.

Barnitz, J. G. 1975. Toward Understanding Syntax in Reading Comprehension: A Review of Resources.

Studies in Language Learning, Unit for Foreign Language Study and Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1, 1, pp. 189-204. Also available on E.R.I.C., ED 140 604.

Barnitz, J. G. 1974. Bloom-p-field, Chom-p-sky, and Phonetic Epen-t-thesis. Studies in the Linguistic

Sciences. Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4, 2, pp. 1-13. Refereed Conference Proceedings Speaker, R. B., Jr., Barnitz, J.G., and Gipe, J.P. 1990. Lexical Cohesion in Comprehension and Composition:

A Synthesis of Research Issues. In Zutell, J. and McCormick, S. (Eds.), Literacy Theory and Research: Analyses from Multiple Paradigms, Thirty-ninth Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, pp. 287-294.

Other Publications

Invited Book Reviews and Book Notices

Barnitz, J.G. 2000. Invited Book Notice Review: Language and Its Normal Processing by Vivien Tartter. In

Studies in Second Language Acquisition. Vol. 22, No. 4. (December, 2000), p. 597-598. Barnitz, J. G. 1997. Book notice review of Cultural and Language Diversity and the Deaf Experience by Ila

Parasnis (Ed.), Cambridge University Press. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 19, 518-519. Barnitz, J.G. 1996. Review of Language Diversity and Thought: A Reformulation of the Linguistic Relativity

Hypothesis and Grammatical Categories and Cognition: A Case Study of the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis, both by John A. Lucy. Studies in the Social and Cultural Foundations of Language Series, Cambridge University Press. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 18, no. 2.

Barnitz, J.G. 1992. Review of Research in Reading in English as a Second Language, edited by J. Devine, P.L.

Carrell, and D. E. Eskey. Washington, DC: TESOL, 1987. Applied Psycholinguistics,, 13, 1, Barnitz, J.G. 1991. Book notice review of Learning to Read in a Multicultural Society: The Social Context of

Second Language Literacy by Catherine Wallace. Oxford: Pergamon Institute of English, 1986 ad New York: Prentice Hall International, 1988. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 13, 3, pp. 420-421.

Barnitz, J.G. 1990. Teaching English Rhythm. Review of Stress in the Speech Stream: The Rhythm of

Spoken English by Wayne B. Dickerson. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. World Englishes: Journal of English as an International and Intranational Language, 9, pp. 391-395.

Barnitz, J.G. 1988. Review of Constraints on Error Variables in Grammar: Bilingual Misspelling Orthographies by Philip Leulsdorff. Amsterdam: Benjamins, 1986. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 10, 3, pp 397-398.

Barnitz, J. G. 1988. Review of The Psychology of Language & Communication by Andrew Ellis and Geoffrey

Beatty. New York: Guilford Press, 1986. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 10, 1, pp. 91-93. Barnitz, J. G. 1981. Review of Language and Literacy: The Sociolinguistics of Reading and Writing by

Michael Stubbs. Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1980. Journal of Reading, 24, 4, pp. 354-356. Barnitz, J. G. 1980. Review of Recent Advances in the Psychology of Language: Language Development and

Mother-Child Interaction and Recent Advances in the Psychology of Language: Formal and Experimental Approaches edited by Robin N. Campbell and Philip t. Smith. New York: Plenum Press, 1978. Journal of Reading Behavior, 12, 4, pp. 342-345.

Technical Research Reports

McClure, E., Mason, J. and Barnitz, J. May, 1979. Story Structure and Age Effects on Children’s Ability to

Sequence Stories. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Technical Report No. 122. Also available on E.R.I.C., No. ED 170 732. 64 pages.

Barnitz, J. G. March 1979. Reading Comprehension of Pronoun-Referent Structures by Children in Grades

Two, Four, and Six. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Technical Report No. 117. Also available on E.R.I.C., No. ED 170 731. 38 pages.

Barnitz, J. G. January, 1978. Interrelationship of Orthography and Phonological Structure in Learning to Read.

Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Technical Report No. 57. Also available on E.R.I.C., No. ED 150 546. 55 pages.

Published Abstracts (appeared in:)

Twenty-Five Years of Linguistic Research and Teaching at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,

Special Issue of Studies in the Linguistic Sciences, Fall, 1992. Handbooks of the Linguistic Society of America conventions: 1988, 1982, 1981. Newsletter of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Winter, 1988. Various Other Publications

Barnitz, J. G. 2004. Al Barnitz: Guitarist and Organist. The Historian, vol. 18, no. 2, Rogers Park/West Ridge

Historical Society, Chicago, p. 2. (autoethnography related to creative arts and literacy)

Barnitz, J. G. 2003. Alley of Dreams: Looking Back. The Historian, vol. 18, no. 1, Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, Chicago, pp. 2-3 (autoethnography related to youth baseball and literacy).

Barnitz, J.G. 2002. Remembering Marie Marcus. Dialogue, UNO College of Education and Human

Development, 2. Barnitz, J. G. 1998. Enhancing Reading Comprehension. Introduction commentary to Part III in Opitz, M. F. (Ed.), Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A collection of Articles and Commentaries, Newark, DE: International Reading Association, pp. 91-94. Barnitz, J. G. 1997 and 1998. Introductory Commentary to “Dialect Barriers to Reading Comprehension

Revisited” by Kenneth S. Goodman and Catherine Buck. (Classics series) The Reading Teacher. March 1997, p. 454. Reprinted in Opitz, M. F. (Ed.), Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and Commentaries, Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1998, pp. 139-140.

Barnitz, J. G. 1993. Boys and Men Building Relationships That Will Last (Design of a community boys youth

ministry program). People of Praise Vine and Branches, July. Barnitz, J. G. 1987. The Role of Writing in Teaching Reading. Teacher to Teacher (Region I State Plan to

Upgrade Reading and Communication Skills, National Council of Teachers of English, April 4, 1983, ED 222 901.

Barnitz, J. G. 1982. Building on Children’s Language Abilities in the Inner City: In-service Considerations. In

Teacher Corps Reflections: The End of the Beginning? Multicultural Perspectives in New Orleans, Monograph. University of New Orleans and New Orleans Parish Public Schools.

Manuscript Projects in Various Stages of Development

Barnitz, J. G. Baseballs, Bells and Ball Point Pens: An Autoethnography on Urban Sports and Creative Arts

for Adolescent Literacy (book length). Barnitz, J. G. Reflections on Literacy Acquisition: Early Childhood through Academic Career Years (a literacy

autobiography and family literacy autobiography) (monograph / book) Barnitz, J. G. (Ed.). Linguistic Topics in Literacy Education (a collection of articles and book chapters on Linguistic foundations of literacy education). Barnitz, J. G. For the Record: Phonographic Foundations of Childhood Music Literacy (article) Barnitz, J. G. Literacy for the Lord: Theo-Linguistic Aspects for Public Reading in Church and Community

Contexts (article)

OTHER CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

Film Documentary Interview on Hurricane Katrina and Aftermath: A New Orleans Story, Intelli-Films by

Stephen Rue (executive producer). Interviewed in January 2006 as an educator and evacuee, in Shreveport, LA, on LSU-S campus. (in production)

Extra as Sports Journalist, Glory Road, Disney Productions, filmed on October 16, 2004, on LSU campus Radio Interview on Baseball and Literacy Education, Sports Talk with Ron Swoboda, WGSO, Biz Radio AM

990, August 27, 2004. (based on autoethnography on youth baseball and literacy) Photograph Publications as part of a photo essay on Winter on the Far North Side of Chicago. The Historian, 17, p. 6. Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, Chicago. Legacy of the American Spirit, slide-music presentation, sponsored by Campus Programs and Services and the

Newman Foundation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976. This is Pottawattome Park, slide-music presentation, sponsored by Pottawattome Park, Chicago Park District,

for open house on recreation and athletic programs, April, 1973. Aspects of the Theory of Northeastern, slide-music presentation on faculty and student life in the Department of

Linguistics, Northeastern Illinois University, sponsored by the Linguistics Club, April 1973. Mame, Guys and Dolls, and Brigadoon, slide-music presentations on the Broadway productions of St. Jerome

Teen Club, 1971-1973. This is Gordon, (Producer, et. al.), WKGT-TV, Gordon Technical High School, video on curriculum and life of

Gordon Technical High School, presented at the conference of Illinois School Superintendents, Chicago, May 15, 1969. Second edition, August 29, 1969. Later transferred to 16mm film used by school as a recruitment video.

Saga of American Valor, (producer and director), WKGT-TV, Gordon Technical High School, documentary

program honoring Veterans, November, 1969. Other Television Documentary Specials in High Schools: Armistice Plus 50 (producer); Spirit of Thanksgiving, Christmas in Other Lands (co-producer), Man of

the Ages: Abraham Lincoln, (producer), WKGT-TV, Gordon Technical High School, Chicago, 1968 - 1969.

PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

Presentations

Barnitz, J. G. Discovering Dialect Diversity for Reading and Writing Literature. The Southern Louisiana

Chapter of the Romance Writers of America, Inc., Metairie, LA, February 24, 2007.

Barnitz, J. G. and R. R. Windham. New Literacy Education for English Language Learners in a Post-Katrina

and Post-Rita Society. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Baton Rouge, LA, November 2, 2006.

Barnitz, J. G. Baseball Artifacts as Language Texts for Youth Literacy Education. NINE Spring Training

Conference on Baseball’s Impact on Society, Tucson, AZ, March 20, 2005. Barnitz, J. G. Baseballs, Porches and Other Basics: Exploring Literacy and Linguistic Awareness in

Childhood, Adulthood, and Neighborhood. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Baton Rouge, LA, October 15, 2004.

Barnitz, J.G., Chauvin, B.A., and R. Windham, Exploring Museums as Language Contexts for Literacy.

Southeast Regional Conference of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, New Orleans, LA, September 25, 2003.

Barnitz, J.G., Barnitz, C.M., and R. M. Barnitz, Childhood Music in Literacy and Language Education.

Louisiana Reading Association, New Orleans, LA, December 16, 2003. Barnitz, J. G. Literacy, Language and Urban Neighborhood Baseball: An Autobiographical Educational

Journey in the Alley. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 23, 2003. Barnitz, J., Barnitz, C., Mehaffey, K., Babbitt, K., Culotta, S., and R. Windham. Integrating All Language Arts

for Literacy and Content Learning in Home, Community, and School Settings. Louisiana Reading Association, Baton Rouge, LA, December 12, 2001.

Barnitz, J. G. Reading, ‘Riting and Reviewing: Professional Development Through Reviewing for The Reading Teacher. International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA, May 2, 2001. Barnitz, J. G., Kortright, Y, Windhan, R., and J. Zadina. Discourse, Technology and the Brain: Exploring

Contemporary Contexts for Literacy. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Loyola University, New Orleans, April 6, 2001.

Barnitz, J. G. Instructional Strategies for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners in Urban Community

Contexts. Presented at the grand opening conference of the Lindy Boggs National Center for Community Literacy, Loyola University, New Orleans, October 22, 1999.

Barnitz, J. G. Proper Planning Prevents “Publish or Perish” Pressures. Writing for the The Reading Teacher.

International Reading Association, Orlando, FL, May 5, 1998. Barnitz, J. G., Gipe, J. P., and Richards, J. C. Literature-based Instruction, Teacher Education, and Urban

Children’s Literacy. Teachers of English to speakers of Other Languages, Chicago, IL, March 27, 1996.

Barnitz, J. G. Linguistic Diversity in Literacy Education for Second Language Learners. World Conference on Literacy, sponsored by the International Literacy Institute (University of Pennsylvania and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Philadelphia, PA , March 14, 1996.

Gipe, J. P., Richards, J. C., and Barnitz, J. G. Literacy Growth Over Three Years of Fifth Grade Urban Students

Engaged in Literature-Based Instruction. Louisiana Education Research Association. New Orleans, LA, April 3, 1995.

Barnitz, J. G. Developing Syntactic Aspects of Reading Comprehension Embedded in Whole-Discourse

Instruction. Southeast Regional Conference of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, New Orleans, LA, September 30, 1994.

Gipe, J. P., Richards, J. C., and Barnitz, J. G. Literacy Growth of Urban “At-Risk” Children Taught by

University Students Using Literature-Based Instruction. National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC, December 2, 1993. Resources in Education, ED 364 832, July, 1994.

Barnitz, J. G. Linguistic Rationale for Literature-Based Literacy Instruction. Presented as part of the

colloquium, Facilitating Literacy and Language Acquisition with Children’s Literature in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, March 27, 1993, New Orleans, LA.

Gipe, J. P., Richards, J.C., and Barnitz, J. G. Using Literature-Based Instruction to Enhance the Literacy

Development of Children in Urban Classrooms. Louisiana Education Research Association, February 12, 1992, New Orleans, LA.

Speaker, R. B., Jr., Kushnir, L. D., and Barnitz, J. G. Towards a Semiotic Analysis of Illustrated Children’s

Books: Multiplanar Views and Topomorphs. National Reading Conference, December 4, 1992, San Antonio, TX.

Gipe, J.P. , Richards, J. C., and Barnitz, J. G. Literacy Development of Urban At-Risk Children Through

Literature-Based Reading/Language Arts Instruction. National Reading Conference, December 2, 1992, San Antonio, TX.

Barnitz, J. G. Discourse Diversity and Authentic Literacy in Multicultural Classroom Learning. Paper

presented as part of the symposium, Developing Situated Literacy Activities for Learners with Special Needs. International Reading Association, May 10, 1992, Orlando, FL.

Barnitz, J. G., and J. C. Richards. Authentic Literacy Through Whole Discourse in Classroom Learning.

Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, April 3, 1992, Baton Rouge, LA. Barnitz, J. G., J.P. G ipe, and J. C. Richards. Authentic Language and Literacy Learning with Children’s

Literature. Louisiana Reading Association, October 4, 1991, Lafayette, LA.

Barnitz, J. G., S. J. Grubaugh, and J.A. Robisheaux. First and Second Language Literacy from a Whole-Language Literacy from a Whole-Language Perspective. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, March 9, 1991, New Orleans, LA.

Barnitz, J. G. Cross-cultural Discourse in Teaching Reading Comprehension. Louisiana Teachers of English to

Speakers of Other Languages, March 23, 1990, Baton Rouge, LA. Speaker, R. B., Jr., Barnitz, J. G., and J.P. Gipe. Lexical Cohesion in Composing and Comprehending. National

Reading Conference, December 1, 1989, Austin, TX. Barnitz, J. G., J.P. McLin, and R. H. Rosenberg. Coherence and Cohesion in Composing and Comprehending.

International Reading Association, May 2, 1989, New Orleans, LA. Barnitz, J. G., R. B. Speaker, J. P. McLin, and S. G. Quarles. Exploring First and Second Language Readers’ Interpretations of Poetry. Conference on Reading Research, International Reading Association and Center for the Study of Reading, April 29, 1989, New Orleans, LA. Barnitz, J. G., and R. B. Speaker, Jr. Exploring First and Second Language Readers’ Literal and Inferential

Comprehension of Poem. American Association for applied Linguistics, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, December 28, 1988, New Orleans, LA.

Barnitz, J. G., S. J. Grubaugh, and R. B. Speaker, Jr. The Use of Language Variable and Developing

Sociolinguistic / Sociocultural Awareness for Better Classroom Discipline and Reading Instruction. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, April 9, 1988, Baton Rouge, LA.

Barnitz, J. G., and J. P. McLin. Composing and Comprehending: holistic Essentials of Elementary Language

Arts. Southeastern Regional Conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, April 7, 1988, Biloxi, MS.

Barnitz, J. G. and R. B. Speaker, Jr. The Roles of Context and Linguistic Structure in Second Language

Readers’ Comprehension and Retention of a Poem. Colloquium on Research in Reading in a Second Languages, March 11, 1998, Chicago, IL.

Barnitz, J. G. and R. B. Speaker, Jr. An Exploratory Study of Inferential Poetry Comprehension: The Effects

of Context on Second Language Learns’ Inferences. National Reading Conference, December 3, 1987, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

Barnitz, J. G. and S. J. Grubaugh. Developing Reading Vocabulary of Nonnative English Speaking Students.

Louisiana Teachers of English to Speaker of Other Languages, March 27, 1987, New Orleans, LA. Barnitz, J. G. Teaching Cross-Cultural Reading Comprehension to Non-native Speakers. Southeastern

Regional Conference of Teachers of English to Speakers on Other Languages, November 7, 1986, New Orleans, La.

Barnitz, J. G. Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Trends in Research on Cross- Cultural Reading Comprehension. Colloquium for faculty and doctoral students, Department of Education, Purdue University, April 29, 1986, West Lafayette, IN.

Barnitz, J. G. Developing Second Language Learners’ Reading Abilities. Louisiana teachers of English to

Speakers of Other Languages, April 5, 1986, New Orleans, LA. Barnitz, J. G. Reading/Composition Development for Linguistically and Culturally Variant Children.

Louisiana Reading Association, October 11, 1985, Baton Rouge, LA. Barnitz, J. G. Toward Understanding the Effects of Cross-Cultural Schemata and Discourse Structure on

Second Language Reading Comprehension. National Reading Conference, November 29, 1984, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

Barnitz, J. G. Fourth Graders’ Inferential Reading Comprehension of Causal Syntactic Structures. National

Council of Teachers of English, November 18, 1983, Denver, CO. Barnitz, J. G. English Reading Development of Non-Native Speakers: Some Psycholinguistic Perspectives.

Colloquium on Language and Development: An International Perspective, Fifth South Asian Language Roundtable, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, May 20, 1983, Urbana, IL.

Barnitz, J. G. Psycholinguistic Aspects of Reading Comprehension Instruction. Louisiana Teachers of English

to Speakers of Other Languages, February 26, 1983, New Orleans, LA. Barnitz, J. G. and B.V. Andersson. Cross-Cultural Schemata and Reading Comprehension. Southeastern

Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, November 4, 1982, Biloxi, MS. Barnitz, J. G. Recent Developments on Language and Reading Comprehension. Louisiana Reading

Association, October 30, 1982, Shreveport, LA. Barnitz, J. G. and A. L. Morgan. Schematic vs. Syntactic Effects on Children’s Inferential Reading

Comprehension of Causal Structures. International Reading Association, April 29, 1982, Chicago, IL. Barnitz, J. G. Facilitating Children’s Langauge and Reading Comprehension. Mississippi Reading Association,

January 29, 1982, Biloxi, MS. Barnitz, J. G. On the Role of Syntax in the Interactive Reading Process. American Association for Applied

Linguistics, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, December 28, 1982, New York City.

Barnitz, J. G. Standard and Nonstandard Dialects: Implications for the Reading Classroom. In the symposium

on Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Reading Reading: Black English and Other Dialects, April 30, 1981, New Orleans, LA (ERIC: ED 211 983)

Thompson, B. and J. G. Barnitz. Applications of Latent Trait Measurement in Reading Research, Southwest Educational Research Association, January 30, 1981, Dallas, TX. (ERIC: ED 199 266.

Barnitz, J. G. Experimental Research in Psycholinguistics and Reading. Session on Applied Linguistics in Education, American Association for Applied Linguistics, held in conjunction with the Linguistic Society of America, December 28, 1980, San Antonio, TX.

Barnitz, J. G. Reaing Comprehension of Anaphoric Syntactic Structures by Vietnamese Bilingual Students in High School. Mid-South Educational Research Association, November 12, 1980, New Orleans, LA.

Barnitz, J. G. Toward Comprehending IT in Context: Children’s Development of Synbtactic Aspects of Reading: Linguistics Seminar Lecture Series, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 11, 1978, Urbana, IL.

Barnitz, J.G. Perspectives in Reading Research: The Center for the Study of Reading. Conference of College Instructors of Reading Professionals, October 30, 1976, Springfield, IL.

Barnitz, J. G. Exorcism in English Orthography: An Historical Perspective. Linguistics Seminar Lecture Series, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 26, 1976, Urbana, IL. Conference Sessions Chaired

Using the Creative Arts to Enhance Literacy in Louisiana Classrooms. Louisiana Reading Association,

December 2001, Baton Rouge, LA. Discourse, Technology and the Brain: Exploring Contemporary Contexts for Literacy. Louisiana Teachers of

English to Speakers of Other Languages, Loyola University New Orleans, April 6, 2001. Facilitating Literacy and Language Acquisition with Children’s Literature in Culturally Diverse Classrooms.

Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, March 27, 1993, New Orleans, LA. Developing Situated Authentic Literacy Activities for Learners with Special Needs. (co-organizer: R. B.

Speaker, Jr.) International Reading Association, May 10, 1992, Orlando, FL. Improving L2 Comprehension and Vocabulary Using Pre- & Post-Reading Mapping. Louisiana Teachers of

English to Speakers of Other Languages, March 27, 1987, New Orleans, LA. Reading and Writing in Content Areas. National Council of Teachers of English, Spring Conference, March 21,

1986, Phoenix, AZ. Pragmatics and the Reading Comprehension of Children’s Literature. International Reading Association, May

7, 1985, New Orleans, LA. Discourse Analysis: Implications for Teaching E. S. L. Reading. Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of

Other Languages, Regional ESL Workshop, St. Mary’s Dominican College, September, 24, 1983, New Orleans, LA.

Correlates of Teacher Effectiveness in Elementary Reading Instruction. Southeastern Regional Conference,

International Reading Association, November 4, 1982, Biloxi, MS.

A Theoretical Model to Bring Change to Readers and Reading Programs. Mississippi Reading Association,

January 30, 1982, Biloxi, MS. The Need for Regional Informal Reading Inventories. Mississippi Reading Association, reading Association,

January 30, 1981, Biloxi, MS. Knowledge of Language and Language of Language. National Reading Conference, November 30, 1979, San

Antonio, TX.

OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Editorship

Columnist/Department Editor, Linguistic Perspectives in Literacy Education. The Reading Teacher,

International Reading Association, 1997 – 1999. Memberships on Editorial Boards for Professional Publications

Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Reading Education, International Reading Association journal on

teacher education, 2006 – present. Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, International Reading

Association, 2005 – present. Member, Editorial Review Board, Reading Research Quarterly, International Reading Association, 1994 –

1997, 1998 – 2001. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Reading Teacher, International Reading Association, 1988 – 1999;

2000 – 2004. Member, Editorial Review Team, The Reading Teacher, International, Reading Association, 1999 - 2000. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994,

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Reading Behavior: A Journal of Literacy, National Reading

Conference, 1987-1989; 1991 – 1992. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Louisiana English Journal, Louisiana Council of Teachers of English,

1981.

Member, Editorial Review Board, Technical Reports, Center for the Study of Teaching, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1978.

Guest Manuscript Reviewer for Professional Publications

Reviewer, He Touched ‘Em All: Wally Pontiff, Jr. – An Abbreviated Life, by Richard Trimble. Baltimore:

Publish America, 2006.. Reviewer, Linguistics and Education, May, 1998. Reviewer, Journal of Literacy Research, thematic issue on literacy of diverse populations, 1998. Reviewer, Dialects in Schools and Communities (chapter on dialect diversity and reading performance) by W.

Wolfram, C. T. Adger and D. Christian, Erlbaum, 1998. Reviewer, Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 1997. Reviewer, Reading Research Quarterly, International Reading Association, 1993. Reviewer, Journal of Reading Behavior, National Reading Conference. 1986, 1991. Reviewer, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1989, 1993. Reviewer, Research in the Teaching of English, National Council of Teachers of English, 1985, 1986 Manuscript Reviewer for Publishing Companies

Complete text of Grammar for Language Arts Teachers (2003) by A. Calderonello et al., Longman, June 2007. Prospectus for Linguistics Is for Kids, Cambridge University Press, 2007. Entire text of Multiple Paths to Literacy by Joan Gipe for future plans for 6th edition, PrenticeHall, Spring

2007. Eleven chapters and Table of Contents of Grammar for Language Arts Teachers by A. Calderonello, V. Martin,

and K. Blair, Longman, July 2001. Partial manuscript of An Integrated Language Perspective in the Elementary School, 3rd edition, Pappas, C,

Kiefer, and L. Levstik. Addison-Wesley-Longman, Spring 1998. Prospectus and full manuscript of Classrooms That Work: They Can All Read and Write, 2nd edition, P. M.

Cunningham and R. L. Allington. Addison-Wesley-Longman, Fall 1997.

Prospectus and two chapters of Teaching the Language Arts: An Interactive Approach, Addison-Wesley-Longman, Spring 1997.

Prospectus and selected chapters from ESL Literacy Instruction: Guidebook to Theory and Practice by Lee

Gunderson, Prentice-Hall, Inc., November, 1988. Prospectus for Language, the Learner, & the School by Johanna S. DeStefano and Evelyn B. Freeman, 2nd

edition, Teachers College Press, Spring, 1988. University Program Reviewer

Institutional Report for the English as a Second Language Certification Endorsement Program, Georgian Court

University, New Jersey, 2007.

Grant Reviewer

Mini-grants program, Louisiana Reading Association, 1991.

Test Reviewer

Head Injury Prevention Assessment Instrument for elementary school children. Injury research and Prevention

section, State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, November, 1996. Hm, Study Skills Program pre-test/post-test, National Association for Secondary School Principals, 1988. Sawyer Test of Auditory Seqmentation, Teachers College Press, Summer, 1986. Review Panelist, Reading Content, National Teacher Examination (NTE) Core Battery Validation Study in

Louisiana, State Department of Education, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 13, 1982. Reviewer and test scorer, Criterion Reference Tests in Reading, Department of Research and Evaluation,

Chicago Board of Education, 1975-1976. Program Reviewer for Professional Meetings

Reviewer, Proposals for the National Reading Conference national conventions, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2004,2005. Reviewer, Proposals for Reading Research Section, American Educational Research Association, 1989. Reviewer, Proposals for Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 1987.

Board and Committee Member in Professional Organizations

Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana College Teachers of Reading, 1989 – 1992. Served at co-author of a

draft of the position paper on the role of phonics in beginning reading instruction and teacher preparation programs.

Member, Steering Committee and Board Representative for the rejuvenation of the Greater New Orleans

Council of Teachers of English, 1990 – 1991. Secretary, Executive Board, Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, 1989 – 1990. Chair, Teacher Education Special Interest Group, Louisiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other

Languages, 1987 – 1989. Co-Chair, Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee, UNO Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, 1989. Member,

1988. Member, Registration Committee, Conference on College Composition and Communication, National Council

of Teachers of English, New Orleans, LA March 12, 1986. Member, Promotion Committee, International Reading Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.

Chair of publicity to related organizations, 1980 - 1981. AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, PRIZES (Academic Honors) The Brommel, Kramer and Barnitz Scholarship in Communication , Media, and Theatre. Northeastern Illinois

Unviersity Foundation, endowed by Bernard Brommel who co-named scholarships with former NEIU students. Chicago, August 5, 2005.

University Research Professor. Honorary title and rank awarded to full professors through university level peer

review at the University of New Orleans, Awarded on the bases of scholarly productivity, commitment to research, and evidence of established national/international reputation, 1987 – 1990 term. Title continues.

Gordon Technical High School Hall of Fame. Alumni award based on career achievement, community/church

service, and personal character. Presented at the commencement exercises held at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Delivered a commencement address, June 4, 1988.

University of New Orleans Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching, May 1988. Phi Delta Kappa Education Honor Society. Inducted into the University of New Orleans Chapter, May 15,

1981.

National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to study a second year of the Hindi language, 1976. Declined the award to accept research assistantship at the Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois, 1976 – 1978.

Awarded Tuition and Fee Waiver scholarships by the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-

Champaign, to study theoretical and applied linguistics, 1973-1974; 1975-1976. Phil Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of Illinois Chapter. Inducted on the basis of high academic

achievement, September 11, 1974. Certificates for High Academic Achievement and Service to the University, Northeastern Illinois University,

1972 and 1973.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Grants and Contracts Received

Principal investigator, co-principal investigator

Speaker, R. B., Jr., Barnitz, J. G., and Gipe, J. P. The Development of Procedures for the Analysis of Linguistic

Contexts: Lexical Cohesion in Oral and Written Language Chains. Funded by the University of New Orleans Research Council, July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1991, $4,995.00 (Co-principal investigator)

Barnitz, J. G. Language Knowledge for Reading Instruction. Contract with Merrill (now Macmillan)

Publishing Co., 1989 – 1991. Released in good standing. Speaker, R. B. Jr., J. G. Barnitz, and J. P. McLin. Roles of Context and Grade Level in Poetry Comprehension:

An Exploratory Study of Literal and Inferential Processing. Funded by committee on Organized Research, College of Education, University of New Orleans, November 1987 – May 1988, $1,616. (Co-principal investigator)

Speaker, R. B. Jr., J. G. Barnitz, and J. P. McLin. Roles of Context and Grade Level in Second Language

Learner’s Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Experimental and Descriptive Study of Oral and Written Language Performance. Funded by committee on Organized Research, College of Education, University of New Orleans, November 1985 – May 1986, $800. (Principal investigator) (Research continued without additional funding with R. B. Speaker, Jr. through 1987 – 1988.)

Barnitz, J. G. A Psycholinguistic Study of the Interaction of Syntax and Semantics in Fourth Grade Children’s

Inferential Reading Comprehension of Pragmatic Causal Relations. Funded by the Graduate Research Council, University of New Orleans, 1981 – 1982, $1144. (Principal Investigator)

Barnitz, J. G. A Psycholinguistic Study of the Interaction of Syntax and Semantics in Fourth Grade Children’s

Inferential Reading Comprehension of Pragmatic Causal Relations. Funded by the Organized Research Committee, College of Education, University of New Orleans, 1980 – 1981, $700. (Principal Investigator)

Barnitz, J. G. Syntactic Effects on the Reading Comprehension of Vietnamese Students in High School.

Funded by the committee, College of Education, University of New Orleans, 1979 – 1980, $431. (Principal Investigator)

Co-investigator

Gipe, J. P., Richards, J. C., Barnitz, J. G. , and Salley, C. Improving the Language and Literacy of At-Risk

Children Through a University/Public School Collaboration Intervention Program. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund, June 1, 1991 - May 31, 1994, approx. $223,000.

Other Research Projects

Barnitz, J. G. Intergenerational Auto-ethnography on Urban Youth Sports and Creative Arts Related to

Adolescent Literacy Acquisition (in progress).

Barnitz, J. G. Reflections on Language and Literacy: Early Childhood through Academic Career Years. University of New Orleans, 1998 – present (non-funded).

Thompson, B. and J. G. Barnitz. Latent Trait Models in Psycholinguistic Reading Research. University of

New Orleans, Fall 1979. (non-funded). McClure, E., Mason, J. and J. G. Barnitz. Story Structure and Age Effects on Children’s Ability to Sequence

Stories. Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1977 – 1978. Barnitz, J. G. Children’s Development of Syntactic Aspects of Reading Comprehension: Pronoun-Referent

Structures. Doctoral dissertation in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, part by the Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois, 1977 – 1978.

Barntiz, J. G. Exploration of the Interrelationship of Writing System Characteristics and Phonological

Structures in Learning to Read First and Second Languages. Supported in part by the Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976 – 1978.

DISSERTATION AND THESIS DIRECTION AND COMMITTEE SERVICE

Major Advisor and Committee Chair

Hui-Chuan Liao, Effects of Cooperative Learning on Motivation, Learning Strategy Utilization and Grammar Achievement of English Language Learners, December, 2005 (Dissertation Co-Chair), Awarded

Outstanding Dissertation of the College of Education and Human Development. Barbara Chauvin, How a Museum Exhibit Functions as a Literacy Event for Viewers, August 2005

(Dissertation Chair)

Adrian Evans, Teacher and Student Perspectives on English and Kiswahili: Exploring Kenya’s Official

Language Policy, May 2003 (Dissertation Chair) Joshua C. Posey, Exploring First Language Transfer of Verb Morphology for Japanese and Chinese Learners of

English as a Second Language, May 2003 (Master’s Thesis Chair) Patricia W. Shelton, Perceptions of the Changing Role of the Library Media Specialist, May 2002 (Dissertation

Chair) Tsu-Yi Hsu, Teachers’ Views on National Discourses about Social Pluralism, October 2001 (Dissertation Co-

Chair) Andrea Izzo, The Relationship of Phonemic Awareness and Reading Ability for Deaf Students, December

2000 (Dissertation Chair) Designated as one of top ten dissertations by the International Reading Association.

Courtney Millet, The Effects of Graphic Organizers on Reading Comprehension Achievement of Second Grade

Students, May 2000 (Dissertation Chair) Doris Williams-Smith, Motivating Audience Awareness: A Literacy Journey with a Multicultural Middle

School Language Arts Discourse Community, May 1996 (Dissertation Chair) Debbie G. Cannizzaro, The Treatment of Religion in Public Schools: Education and Its Influence on the

Morality of America’s Youth, 1994 (Bachelor’s Honors Thesis Co-Chair) Jo Ann Robisheaux, Aspects of Culture, Language and Teacher Expectations in Public Schools: Implications

for Spanish Speaking Students, 1993 (Dissertation Chair) Stephen L. Pearce, Esq., Roman Education: An Historical Investigation of the Transfer of Advanced Literacy

from Greek to Latin, 1988 (Dissertation Chair) Ruth Herzberger Rosenberg, Text Mapping as Procedural Facilitation for Teaching Argument to Basic Writers

in a Community College, 1987 (Dissertation Chair) Janet Pettey McLin, Coherence and Cohesion in the Writing of Eighth Grade Students (Dissertation Chair) Andrea Smith, A Functional Discourse Analysis of Airline Ticket Agent Interaction: Implications for Teaching

English for Special Purposes, 1983 (Master’s Thesis Chair) P. Jane (Fell) Greene, The Morpheme Conceptualization Barrier: Adult Non-Inflected Langauge Speakers’

Acquisition of English Morpheme Structures, 1981 (Dissertation Chair) Received Outstanding Dissertation Award from the College of Education.

Argiro L. Morgan, Children’s Inferential Comprehension of Pragmatic Causal Relations in Reading: A Study of Some Semantic, Contextual and Syntactic Variations, 1980 (Dissertation Chair) Received Outstanding Dissertation Award from the College of Education.

Service as Committee Member for Dissertations and Theses

Darilyn Mercadel Butler, Implementing Peer Coaching in a State Funded Pre-Kindergarten Program: An

Autoethnography, May 2007 (Dissertation) Kathryn Fiddler Butcher, The Efficacy of Peer Review in Improving E.S.L. Students’ Online Writing, 2006

(Dissertation) Noriko Sasaki Lastrapes, Use of Computers and the Internet in Japanese as a Foreign Language Courses:

Student Evaluation of Web-based CALL Programs, May 2005 (Thesis) David Dutt, Louisiana Charter Schools Leading in High Stakes Testing: Teacher’s Perpective on their Charter

Schools’ Success, 2005 (Dissertation) Tadayuki Suzuki, Fifth Graders’ Perceptions and Interpretations When Reading Multicultural Literary Works

from Two Different Asian Cultures, May 2005 (Dissertation) Leona Diane Vautrot, Why Don’t They Come?: Perceptions of Illiterate Adults in an Appalachian Mountain

Region Regarding Nonparticipation in an Adult Literacy Program, May 2004 (Dissertation) Rated in Top Ten dissertations of the International Reading Association. Chengmei Chang, The Transformation of Women in Taiwan: Educational Attainment and Political

Liberalization, December 2003 (Dissertation) Lili Bruess, Univesity ESL Instructors’ Perceptions and Use of Computer Technology in Teaching, 2003

(Dissertation) Lang Pham, Vietnamese Speakers’ Learning German and English: Theory-Building Cases Supporting a

Piagetian-Structuralist Method, 2002 (Thesis) Etta Grice Finn, Returning Adult Students’ Perceptions of Selected Issues and Concerns Regarding Higher

Education, December 2000. (Dissertation). Idell Wade Adams, Exploring the Efficacy of Cooperative/Collaborative Learning: The Experience of College

Teachers of ESL, May 2000 (Dissertation) Scott A. Weems, Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Hispanic and Vietnamese Descent Students in a Metropolitan

Public School System, May 1997 (Thesis)

Janice Cook Bax, An Investigation of the Differential Effects of Mira Manipulative Use on Secondary Students’ Development of Geometric Proofs Involving Perpendicular Bisectors in Polygons, December 1996 (Dissertation)

Jill Berlin Slack, Achievement Test Performance in Accelerated Schools: A Longitudinal Analysis of

Transient and Nontransient Learners, Summer 1996 (Dissertation) Susan Gomez Madison Public Preschool Teachers’ Construction of the Classroom Literacy Environment, 1993

(dissertation) Patricia June Austin, The Effects of Process Instruction and Teacher Feedback on Revision of Writing Tasks by

Fourth Grade Students Within the Naturalistic Context of the Classroom, 1987 (Dissertation) Nancy L. Heausler, The Effects of Dance/Movement as a Learning Medium on the Acquisition of Selected

Word Analysis Concepts and the Development of Creativity of Kindergarten and Second Grade Children, 1987 (Dissertation)

Paula S. Currie, Reading and Writing Miscues of Selected learning Disabled Students, 1986 (Dissertation).

Recipient of the College of Education Outstanding Dissertation Award. Janet Clarke Richards, Theoretical Orientation and First and Third Grade Teachers’ Reading Instruction, 1985 (Dissertation) Renee M. Casbergue, An Investigation of the Cloze Reading Inventory as a Quantitative and Qualitative

Measure of Reading Proficiency of Selected Suburban School Children, 1984 (Dissertation) Donald J. Phillips, Reading in a Second Langauge: Specific Teaching Alphabets for Minimizing English Oral

Reading Errors in Adult Migrants from Three Language Backgrounds, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, 1983 (Dissertation)

Pam Brennan, Post-Vocalic “r” in New Orleans, Department of English, 1983 (Thesis) Vicki Gallo Sullivan, Standardization of the Cloze Reading Inventory as a Measure of Reading Comprehension

in the Odd Grades 3 Through 11, 1983 (Dissertation) Murray Pitts, The Effects of Cognitive Styles on Inferential Reading Comprehension, 1982, (Dissertation).

Rated in the Top Ten dissertations of the International Reading Association. Billie V. Andersson, Creativity as a Mediating Variable in Inferential Reading Comprehension, 1981

(Dissertation) Delores H. Alexander, A Study of the Effects of a Remedial Reading Program Upon Reading Attitude, Reading

Achievement, Self-Concept, and Intellectual Achievement Responsibility of Selected Students of the Fourth and Fifth Grades, 1980 (Dissertation).

AREAS OF CREATIVE OR RESEARCH INTERESTS

Katrina and Evacuee Education: Literacy and Language Issues of Culturally Dispersed Learners. Linguistic Aspects of Literacy Education in Urban Schools, Families, and Communities

Creative Arts, Sports and Other Out-of-School Influences on Language, Literacy and Communication of Urban Youth.

Language and Dialect Diversity Issues in Literacy Education Linguistic, Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Processes of Literacy Performance Language Knowledge Bases for Curriculum and Instruction Textual, Syntactic, and Cultural Aspects of First and Second Language Reading Comprehension

Teacher Education in Reading, English Language Arts, and English as a Second Language (ESL) fields Communicate Arts in Literacy Acquisition and Development

Courses Taught

EDCI 3400 Foundations of Literacy (Both on-campus and on-line/Internet sections)

EDCI 3440 Practicum in Corrective Reading EDCI 4400 Foundations of Literacy Development (Both on-campus and on-line sections) EDCI 4410 Early Childhood Literacy Development EDCI 4220 Methods of Teaching Secondary English.

EDCI 3420 Materials and Methods in Teaching Language Arts and Reading.

EDCI 4421 Linguistic Applications in Reading/Language Arts (Formerly: Linguistics and Language Teaching) EDCI 4423 Teaching Reading and Language Arts in a Multicultural Society (formerly: Language Problems in a Multicultural Society) EDCI 4432 Teaching Reading in Content Areas

EDCI 6434 Developmental Reading, a course required for reading specialist certification. EDCI 6436 Diagnostic and Remedial Reading EDCI 6490 Seminar in Reading and Language Arts (Seminar topics varied each offering.) Topics: Psycholinguistics and Reading Comprehension

Bilingualism and Second Language Reading

Writing Development Related to Reading Development Exploring the Visual, Musical and Other Communicative Arts in Urban Literacy Education Exploring Out-of-School Experiences in Urban Language and Literacy Education: Creative Arts, Sports, and Hurricane Katrina EDCI 6492 Doctoral Research Seminar: Literacy and Language Topics: Writing for Publication: Research Syntheses and Theory-Practice Interaction Articles on Linguistic Diversity and Communicative Arts in Literacy Education OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Course/Program Design and Development

Master’s Program Redesign for Advanced Track in Language and Literacy Studies, 2007 – present. Course and Program Redesign of Language and Literacy Education Sequence in Teacher Education Programs,

2002-present. Redesign of literacy foundations courses, post-Katrina, to on-line sections, 2005-present. Restructuring Governance of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1993-1995. Governance Planning

Documents: “Toward a Re-Newed Enthusiasm in Curriculum and Instruction (November, 1993); “Governance, Committees and Advising in Curriculum and Instruction (September, 1994 – 2001).

Review and Revision of Doctoral Program Procedures and Policies on Doctoral Screening, Doctoral Qualifying

and General Examinations, and Dissertation Proposals and Dissertation Defenses, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1991-1992, which later merged into the departmental doctoral program handbook, 1993.

Theory and Practice Interaction Model / Conceptual Framework for Curriculum Design of College of Education Programs, Committee Chair of NCATE Committee Document, August, 1991.

Literacy and Language Studies Doctoral Program Redesign and Development, Department of Curriculum and

Instruction, 1989-1992. Doctoral Program Development in Curriculum and Instruction, collaborated in developing doctoral seminars

and procedures for screening and qualifying examinations, 1986-1987. Development of undergraduate independent study course. Assisted in the development of the Add-On Certification Endorsement course sequence in English as a Second

Language. Developed the course proposal for EDCI 6460 Psychology of Reading, 1985. Revisions and title changes of EDCI 4421, 4423, and 6490 courses to include expanded applied linguistics and

literacy content. Throughout the years, collaborated in the redesign of field experiences for the reading/language arts courses in

undergraduate teacher education. Special Recognition for Teaching

Recipient of the University of New Orleans Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1987.

Also, nominated for the same award in 1984 and 1985.

Academic service

On-Campus

University Level (UNO)

University Honors and Awards Committee, 2006 – present. Advisory Council for the Bachelor of General Studies Program, 2006 – present. College of Education Liaison to University Honors Program, 2000 - 2003. Member, Graduate Research Council, 1987 – 1992; 2000 – 2001. Member, Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee, 1993 – 1996. Member, UNO Student Judicial Committee, 1991 – 1992.

Member, Screening Committee for Search of Dean of the College of Education, 1990. Chair, Committee on University Admissions, 1986 – 1987; Member 1986-1988. Member, Committee on Admissions, Standards and Awards, 1985 – 1986. Member, Faculty Council Committee on Remediation, 1983 – 1985. Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Dissertations, Graduate School and College of Education, 1984. Member, Committee on Research, UNO Self-Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Re-

Accreditation, 1982 – 1983. Chair, Junior Division Academic Review Board, 1983 – 1984. Member, Junior Division Academic Review Board, 1980 – 1984.

College of Education and Human Development, UNO

Member, NCATE Self-Study Committee on Faculty, 2006 – 2007. Member, Distinguished Dissertation Committee, 2006 - 2008. Member, Teacher Education Task Force Sub-Committee on English Language Arts, 2001. Member, Task Force on Faculty Work Loads, 2001. Member, Task Force on Human Development Mission, 2000 – 2002. Member, Administrative Council, 1994-2001. Member, Committee on Teaching Diverse Learners, Connect-Ed, funded by State of Louisiana grant to the

College of Education, 1998 – 2000.

Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 1994-2001. Chair, NCATE Knowledge Base Committee for Development of the Conceptual Framework of Theory-Practice

Interaction, 1991-1992. Member, NCATE Evaluation Development Committee, 1994-1995. Member, College of Education Committee on Part-Time Faculty, 1994.

Member, Board of Regents Review of Doctoral Programs Committee for Self-Study, Site Visit, and Rejoinder. 1983-1985; 1992-1994.

Member, College Executive NCATE Committee, 1992-1993. Member, College of Education Graduate Council, 1985-1988, 1991-1993. Member, Distinguished Dissertation Award Committee, 1983-1986; 1988-1992. Chair, Committee on Curriculum Design and Knowledge Bases, NCATE, 1990-1991. College Representative, United Way Campaign, 1989. Member, Tuition Exemption Appeals Committee, March 1988. Member, NCATE Steering Committee for Self-Study and Site Visit, 1985-1989. Chair, Committee on Organized Research, 1982-1985. Member, Committee on Organized Research, 1981-1985. Member, NCATE Committee for Interim Review, 1982-1983. Member, Dean’s Grant Advisory Committee for Mainstreaming the Handicapped, 1979-1981. Member, Committee on Field Based Experiences, 1979-1982.

Department of Curriculum & Instruction, UNO

Member, Literacy Courses Re-Design Committee, 2002-present. Member, Committee for SPA Report on Secondary English (NCATE/NCTE), 2004-2005. Member, Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2004-2005. Member, Graduate Program Development Committee, 2001-present. Co-Chair, NCATE Folio Review Committee for Professional Standards of the National Council of Teachers of

English. Chief Compiler for Folio in 1993-1994. Participated in rejoinder in 1995. Co-Compiler of Folio for 1998-1999.

Member, NCATE Folio Reviews for Professional Standards of the Association for Childhood Education

International, 1994. Chair, Doctoral Screening Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 1992 – 1993.

Member, Search Committee for Assistant Professor, Doctoral Enhancement Position, 1993. Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Advising, 1992 – 1993. Member, Secondary English Undergraduate Program NCATE Folio Review Committee, 1992 – 1993. Chair, Graduate Faculty Committee on Doctoral Program Policies and Procedures, 1991 – 1992. Coordinator, Departmental Faculty Observations for Act 800, 1991. Chair, Language and Literacy Doctoral Program Development Committee, Department of Curriculum &

Instruction, 1989 - 1991. Member, Doctoral Screening and Qualifying Committee, Language and Literacy Education

Programs, 1978 – 1991. Chair, Graduate and Undergraduate Appeals Committee, 1987 – 1988. Member, Graduate and Undergraduate Appeals Committee, 1989 - 1990. Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Merit Procedures, 1987 – 1988. Member, Mathematics Faculty Search Committee, 1986 – 1987. Chair, Committee on Doctoral Program Development, 1985 – 1988. Co-Chair, Reading Faculty Search Committee, 1984 – 1985. Chair, Committee on Academic Vitae, 1984 – 1986. Secretary, Courses and Curricula Committee, 1983 – 1984. Chair, Undergraduate Grade Appeals Committee, 1983 – 1984. Representative for Library Acquisitions, 1982 – 1983. Member, Act 800 Faculty Observation Committee, 1982 – 1983. Member, Committee on Professional Improvement Program, 1982 – 1983. Chair, Instructor and Course Evaluation Committee, 1980 – 1981. Member, Student Evaluation of Faculty Committee, 1979. Chair, Undergraduate Student Grade Appeals Committee, Summer 1979, 1983 – 1984, 1987 – 1988.

Member, Undergraduate Student Grade Appeals Committee, 1978 – 1979, 1980 – 1981, 1982 – 1985, 1986 –

1987. Member, Library Acquisitions for Reading and Language Arts, 1978 – 1980.

Department of English, UNO

Education Advisor for Master of Arts in the Teaching of English Program.

Departments of Linguistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Coordinator of departmental Linguistics Seminar Lecture Series, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign,

1975 – 1976. Linguistics Club Colloquium Series, Northeastern Illinois University at Urbana – Champaign, 1975 – 1976.

Professional Services Off-Campus

In-Service Workshops: Teacher / Staff Development

Language and Literacy Instruction in Diverse Schools through Contemporary Communicative Approaches.

Jefferson Parish Public Schools, November 4, 2002 and January 17, 2003, follow-up in May 2004. Facilitating Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development of Middle School Content Texts. Riverdale

Middle School, August 21, 2001, and follow-up workshops in Fall, 2001. Linguistic Diversity Considerations in Teaching Writing and Reading in Urban Schools. Benjamin Banneker

Elementary School, Orleans Parish Title I staff development series, January – May 2000. Developing Children’s Writing Abilities and Performance: Toward Meeting the Standards. Benjamin Banneker

Elementary School, Orleans Parish Title I staff development series, September 21, September 29, October 26, November 17, November 30, December 14, 1999.

Portal School Project; Literature-Based Instruction and Teacher Education (based on research by Joan Gipe,

Janet Richards and John Barnitz). Presented to a delegation of educators and educational administrators from Germany, Council for International Visitors of New Orleans, June 3, 1999.

Reading and Spelling Words: Some Basic Linguistic Concepts. McDonogh #24 Elementary School, Orleans

Parish Title I Program, April 20, 1999.

Helping Children Comprehend the Texts They Read. Washington Elementary, Jefferson Parish Public Schools, April 15, 1999.

Motivating Children’s Writing and Literacy Skill Development. McDonald #24 Elementary School, Orleans

Parish Title I Program, April 13, 1999. Continuing Connections of Writing and Reading Instruction. Washington Elementary, Jefferson Parish Public

Schools, March 9, 1999. Facilitating Children’s Literacy through Writing Process Instruction. Washington Elementary, Jefferson Parish

Public Schools, January 12, 1999. More Trends in Children’s Language Education for Developing Their Literacy. McDonogh #24

Elementary School, Orleans Parish Title I Program, December 15, 1998. Current Trends in Children’s Literacy Education. McDonogh #24 Elementary School, Orleans Parish Title I Program, November 17, 1998. More Classroom Writing for Developing Children’s Literacy. McDonogh #24 Elementary School, Orleans

Parish Title I Program, May 26, 1998. Developing Children’s Literacy Through Writing Process Instruction. McDonogh #24 Elementary School,

Orleans Parish Title I Program, May 12, 1998. Reading and Language Process Instruction for Enhancing Children’s “Skills” and Achievement. McDonogh

#24 Elementary School, Orleans Parish Title I Program, April 28, 1998. Perspectives on Communicating with Parents. Moderator of panel presentation. State of Louisiana Region I

Consortium on Pre-Service Teacher Education, Audubon Zoo Education Center, New Orleans, May 15, 1996.

Facilitating Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Acquisition, and learning with Secondary School Texts.

Hahnville High School, St. Charles Parish Public Schools, October 19-20, 1995. Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Elementary School Textbooks. St. Louis King of France Elementary

School, Archdiocese of New Orleans, August 13, 1993. Children and Teachers as Poets: Composing Poetry in Elementary Schools. New Sarpy Elementary School, St.

Charles Parish Public Schools, September 13, 1990. Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Elementary School Texts. Arabi Elementary School, St. ernard Parish

Public Schools, January 24, 1988. Cross-cultural Perspectives on Classroom Behavior, Management and Reading Instruction. Bilingual/Bicultural

Education Program, Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, Clarenton, LA, May 20, 1988 (with Steve Grubaugh).

Developing Writing Process Abilities of Standard and Nonstandard English Speaking Children. Immaculate

Heart of Mary School, Archdiocese of New Orleans, October 21, 1987. Rehearsing, Drafting and Revising: The Writing Process in High School. Redeemer High School, Archdiocese

of New Orleans, January 19, 1987. Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Content Area Textbooks. Norbert Rilleaux Elementary School.

Waggamon, LA, Jefferson Paish Public Schools, January 8, 1987. Enriching the Reading Program Through Creative Writing. St. Charles Parish Council of the International

Reding Association, February 27, 1986. Developing Children’s Writing Abilities. State of Louisiana Professional Improvement Program, Jefferson

Parish Public Schools, November 7, 1985. Facilitating Reading Comprehension of Elementary School Textbooks. St. Gab riel the Archangel School,

Archdiocese of new Orleans, October 25, 1985. Developing Oral Communication Abilities of Nonstandard English Speakers. State of Louisiana Professional

Improvement Program, Jefferson Parish Public Schools, July 24, 1984. Nonstandard English Speaking Students and Standard English Compositions. Greter New Orleans Council of

Teachers of English, September 17, 1983. Teaching Oral language Competence in Urban Classrooms. Accelerated Education Program Junior High

School Communications teachers, Orleans Parish Public Schools, July 13, 1983. Recent Developments in Understanding Reading Comprehension. Greater New Orleans Council of Teachers of

English. New Orleans, May 7, 1983. Perspectives on Reading Comprehension. St. James Major Elementary School, Archdiocese of New Orleans,

October 20, 1982. Teaching (Nonstandard) Dialect Speakers to Read and Write. Jefferson Parish Council of the International

Reading Association, Kenner, LA, September 11, 1982. Teaching Standard English to Speakers of Urban Nonstandard Dialects. Orleans Parish Schools, Junior High

School Communications Teachers, July 23, 1982. Developing Children’s language and Reading Comprehension. State of Louisiana Professional Improvement

Program, University of New Orleans, March 20, 1982. Teaching Standard English to Speakers of Non-Standard Dialects. State of Louisiana Professional

Improvement Program. Bissonet Plaza Elementary School, Metairie, LA, November 14, 1981.

Teaching Standard English to Speakers of Non-Standard Dialects. State of Louisiana Professional Improvement Program, University of New Orleans, October 31, 1981.

Standard English, Nonstandard English, and Langauge Arts Instruction. John McDonogh Senior High School,

Orleans Parish Public Schools, February 20, 1981. English Language Arts in the Inner City Classroom. Sylvanie Williams Elementary School, Teacher Corps,

University of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Public Schools, October 10, 1980. Teaching Reading and Standard English to Speakers of Non-standard Dialects. St. Charles Parish School

District, September 18, 1980. Motivating Children in Creative Writing Through the Use of Poetry. Bonnabel High School, Jefferson Parish

Public Schools, August 21, 1980. Developing Language and Reading Comprehension in the Primary Grades. Presented at the Title II Basic Skills

Workshop, State Plan for Upgrading Reading (SPUR), Region VIII, Schneckenburger Elementary School, Jefferson Parish, August 14, 1980.

Standard and Nonstandard Dialects: Implications for Instruction in Reading-Language Arts. Presented as part

of the Teacher Corps Summer Institute, College of Education, Unviersity of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Public Schools, June 18, 1980.

Language and Reading Comprehension: Research and Classroom Practice. Presented as part of the Teacher

Corps Summer Institute, College of Education, Univesity of New Orleans and Orleans Parish Public Schools, June 16, 1980.

Language, Conceptual Background and Reading Comprehension. State Plan for Upgrading Reading (SPUR),

University of New Orleans, March 21, 1980. Dialects, Langauge Awareness and Literacy. Charles J. Colton Junior High School, Orleans Parish Public

Schools, February 15, 1980 (with Darrell H. Garber). Creative Writing in Grades K-3: Children’s Development of Writing Abilities; Motivational Techniques in the

Primary Grades; Creating Poetry in the Classroom. Mimosa Park Elementary School, St. Charles Parish Public Schools, August 22, 1979.

Other Professional Community Service

Member, Development of a University Consortium in the Central Southern Region for Teacher Education in

Bilingual and ESL. Southeastern Education Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2000 - 2002. Consultant, Reading Education, Benjamin Banneker (McDonald #24) Elementary School, Orleans Parish Public

Schools, Title I Program, December 1997 – 2000. (See section on in-service workshops)

Consultant, Reading Education, Washington Elementary School, Jefferson Parish Public Schools, Title I Program, September 1998 – 1999. (See section on in-service workshops)

Consultant Mentor for Revisiting Reflective Practitioners’ Research: Launching Publications and Presentations Through Mentoring. Spencer Foundation Grant, College of Education, University of New Orleans, 1997-1978

Member, Committee for producing Communicating with Parents: A Facilitation Guyide. State of Louisiana

Learn for the 21st Century, Region I Educational Service Center, 1996-1997. Member, Committee for producing Communicating with Parents: A Resource Guide for Pre-Service Teachers,

State of Louisiana Region I Consortium of Universities and School Systems on Pre-Service Teacher Education, 1996.

UNO College of Education representative to the Greater New Orleans Area Louisiana LEARN Program

(formerly Goals 2000), Region I Consortium of Universities and School Systems on Pre-Service Teacher Education, 1995-1997.

Member, Advisory Council, Bidialectal program for High Potential Minority Students, Orleans Parish Public

Schools, 1980-1982. Member, Teacher Corps Program Facilitation Team, College of Education, University of New Orleans and

New Orleans Public Schools, 1980-1981. Member, English and Language Arts Curriculum Guide Committee, Department of Education, State of

Louisiana, 1979-1981. Volunteer, TV Studio, Northeastern Illinois State College, 1969-1970. Free-lance writer, Northeastern Print, College newspaper, Northeastern Illinois University, 1972-1973. Additional Community Service Contributions

New Orleans Local Branch Editor, People of Praise Vine and Branches, 2002-present Lector and Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, St. Catherine of Siena Church and other parishes,

Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1979 – present.

Member, School Board, St. Catherine of Siena Elementary School, Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1988 – 1991;

re-elected 1991 – 1994. Member, Development Advisory Board, St. Catherine of Siena School and Parish; contributed to development

of mission, goals, and strategic plan for future of school and parish, 1991.

Head, Boys Youth Ministry (elementary school age children). People of Praise Community, New Orleans Branch, 1987 – 1994. Young Children’s Youth Minister, Community of Jesus the King, New Orleans, 1981 – 1986. Co-organizer of boys youth group, 1998.

Various student ministries, Newman Foundation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1974 – 1978. Assistant Coordinator, Summer Softball Program for Elementary School Boys, St. Jerome School and Parish

Athletic Association, Chicago, 1970 – 1973. Free-Lance Photographer, Special events associated with St. Jerome Parish, Archdiocese of Chicago;

contributed to the Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Yearbook, 1970.