Section Links

• Research Biography
• Degrees
• Key Professional Appointments
• Activities & Honors
• Grants
• Selected Publications

Research Biography

Degrees

• Ph.D., Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
• M.S., Education, State University of New York, Cortland, 1977
• A.B., Sociology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1968

Key Professional Appointments

• Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001--
• Faculty Affiliate, Latina/o Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997--
• Zero-time appointment, Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1993--
• Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995-2001
• Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989-1995
• Senior Research Scientist, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988-1994

Activities & Honors

• University Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003-2006
• Member, National Literacy Panel on language minority students, Institute of Education Sciences, 2002-2004
• Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching, Honorable Mention, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000
• Member, Reading Study Group on Skillful Reading, RAND, 2000
• Elected Member, Board of Directors, National Reading Conference, 1998-2000
• Distinguished Scholar Award, College of Education, 1997

Grants

• Principal Investigator, A Comprehensive Approach to Improve the Preparation of University Faculty, Pre-service and In-service Teachers to Effectively Teach Limited English Proficient Students, U.S. Department of Education, 2007
• Principal Investigator, Instruction of Reading Comprehension: Cognitive Strategies or Cognitive Engagement, Institute of Education Sciences, 2003
• Co-Principal Investigator, Teachers for the 21st Century: Recruiting, Mentoring & Placing Culturally Diverse Teachers, U.S. Department of Education, 1996

Selected Publications

• García, G. E., McKoon, G., & August, D. (2008). Language and literacy assessment. In D. August & T. Shanahan (Eds.), Developing reading and writing in second language learners: Lessons from the report of the National Literacy Panel on language minority Children and youth (pp. 251-274). NY: Routledge, Center for Applied Linguistics, and the International Reading Association.
• García, G. E. & Bauer, E. B. (forthcoming, 2009). Assessing student progress in the time of No Child Left Behind. In L. Mandel Morrow, R. Rueda, & D. Lapp (Eds.) Handbook of research on literacy instruction: issues of diversity, policy, and equity (pp. 384-418). NY: Guilford Publications.
• García, G. E., McKoon, G., & August, D. (2006). Language and literacy assessment of language-minority students. In D. August & T. Shanahan (Eds.), Developing literacy in second-language learners: Report of the national literacy panel on language-minority children and youth (pp. 597-630). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Garcia, G. E., Bray, T. M., Mora, R. A., Primeaux, J., Ricklef, M. A., Engel, L. C., et al. (2006). Working with teachers to change the literacy instruction of Latino students in urban schools. National Reading Conference Yearbook, 55, 155-170.
• McCarthey, S. J., & Garcia, G. E. (2005). English language learners' writing practices and attitudes. Written Communication, 22(1), 36-75.