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Curriculum & Instruction Faculty:D's
Christina DeNicolo
Assistant Professor
My broad research interests include equity and the literacy education of culturally and linguistically diverse students, biliteracy in multilingual classrooms, and student use of cultural and linguistic resources in language arts classrooms. An additional focus of mine is the development of cross-cultural understandings by teachers and students in multicultural settings. Currently, I am interested in the influence of teacher ideology on literacy instruction in schools experiencing an increase in bilingual and multilingual students. My goal is to develop an understanding of why some teachers embrace the opportunity to work with bilingual students and others do not.more information...
Mark Dressman
Associate Professor
My research investigates the underlying cultural, philosophical, economic, and historical assumptions that shape research and practice in the teaching of literacy across a wide range of textual modes. The goal of this research is to refine and improve current practice in language and literacy curriculum and teaching. Currently, I am working on two projects. One is a study of the teaching of poetry in U.S. secondary schools from the early twentieth century to the present.more information...
Anne Haas Dyson
Professor
My research focuses on language and literacy development in the early childhood years. By literacy, I do not mean simply children's handwriting and spelling; I mean children's use of print to represent their ideas and to interact with other people. I use qualitative and sociolinguistic research procedures to examine written language use from children's points of view--from within their own social lives. I have aimed to situate children's literacy development within the social and ideological complexity of urban schools and contemporary times.more information...