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Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century The Twenty-Eighth Yearbook A Peer Reviewed Publication of The College Reading Association 2006 Co-Editors Mary Beth Sampson Susan Szabo Texas A&M University-Commerce Francine Falk-Ross Northern Illinois University Martha F. Foote Patricia E. Linder Texas A&M University-Commerce Editorial Assistants Margie Adams Mario Campanaro Blake Bryant Texas A&M University-Commerce Copyright 2007 The College Reading Association Photocopy/reprint Permission Statement Permission is hereby granted to professors and teachers to reprint or photo- copy any article in the Yearbook for use in their classes, provided each copy made shows the copyright notice. Such copies may not be sold, and further distribution is expressly prohibited. Except as authorized above, prior writ- ten permission must be obtained from the College Reading Association to reproduce or transmit this work or portions thereof in any other form or by another electronic or mechanical means, including any information storage or retrieval system, unless expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to the College Reading Association, John A. Smith, Associ- ate Professor, Department of Elementary Education, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-2805 ISBN 1-883604-12-5 Printed at Texas A&M University-Commerce Cover Design: Carlyn Ross Schlechter ii COLLEGE READING ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS 2005-2006 Executive Officers President Jon Shapiro, University of British Columbia President-Elect Karen Bromley, Binghamton University, SUNY Vice President Ellen Jampole, State University of New York at Cortland Executive Secretary Joan Elliott, Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Emeri- tus) Treasurer John A. Smith, Utah State University Directors Connie Briggs, Emporia State University Bonnie C. Higginson, Murray State University Michael A. Martin, Eastern Kentucky University William Dee Nichols, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Jacqueline K. Peck, Kent State University Mary Roe, Washington State University Frederick J. Fedorko, East Stroudsburg University (Emeritus) Robert J. Rickelman, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Division Chairpersons Adult Learning, Gary Padak, Kent State University Clinical Reading, Jeanne B. Cobb, Eastern New Mexico University College Reading, Donna Marie Colonna, Sandhills Community College Teacher Education, Mary Beth Sampson, Texas A&M University-Commerce Editors/Co-Editors Reading Research and Instruction, Dianne Allen, University of North Texas; Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas; Kathleen A. J. Mohr, Uni- versity of North Texas The Reading News, Julie Kidd, George Mason University Literacy Cases On-Line, Barbara J. Walker, Oklahoma State University CRA Yearbook Patricia E. Linder, Texas A&M University-Commerce Mary Beth Sampson, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jo Ann R. Dugan, Ohio University Barrie A. Brancato, Clarion University iii Committee and Commission Chairpersons Conference Coordinator, Barbara J. Reinken, Grand Valley State University Program, Karen Bromley & Katherine Binsack, Binghamton University Reading Room, Linda K. Rogers, East Stroudsburg University; Allison Swan Dagen, West Virginia University Exhibits, Linda Hurst, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Elaine Marker, Rowan University Elections, Robert J. Rickelman, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Awards, Wayne Linek, Texas A&M University-Commerce Research, Julie Kidd, George Mason University; Charlene Fleener, Old Domin- ion University; Kristy Dunlap, George Mason University Publications, Timothy G. Morrison, Brigham Young University Organization Focus Membership, Angela M. Ferree, Western Illinois University; Doris Walker- Dolhouse, Minnesota State University-Moorhead Public Information, Sylvia Read (Webmaster) Utah State University; Marie F. Holbein, State University of West Georgia; Parker C. Fawson, Utah State University; Donna M. Harkins, State University of West Georgia Scholarship, Patricia Douville, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Historian, Dixie D. Massey, North Carolina A&T State University Photographer, Frederick J. Fedorko, East Stroudsburg University (Emeritus) Resolutions & Rules, Diana Quatroche, Indiana State University; H. Jon Jones, Western Illinois University Legislative & Social Issues, Barbara J. Fox, North Carolina State University Professional Affairs, Maryann Mraz, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Jill Mizell Reddish, State University of West Georgia iv CRA Editorial Advisory Board, 2005-2006 Vi Alexander, Stephen F. Austin State University Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia Mary Applegate, St. Joseph’s University Ernest Balajthy, State University of New York at Geneseo Allen Berger, Miami University Connie Briggs, Emporia State University Jeanne Cobb, Eastern New Mexico University Louise Cochran, Texas A&M University-Commerce Richard Culyer, Ed-Coker College Peggy Daisey, Eastern Michigan University Mayra Daniel, Northern Illinois University Kristy Dunlap, George Mason University Laurie Elish-Piper, Northern Illinois University Michelle Fazio, Northwestern State University Charlene Fleener, Old Dominion University Monica Gordon Pershey, Cleveland State University Valerie Hall, Marian College Donna Harkins, University of West Georgia Cindy Hendricks, Bowling Green State University Marie Holbein, University of West Georgia Ellen Jampole, State University of New York at Cortland Julie Kidd, George Mason University Kimberly Klakamp, Garland Independent School District Sherry Kragler, University of South Florida Susan L’Allier, Northern Illinois University Roberta Linder, Aurora University Wayne Linek, Texas A&M University-Commerce Barbara Marinak, Millersville University Mona Matthews, Georgia State University Claudia McVicker, Ball State University Virginia Modla, Las Salle University Kathleen Mohr, University of North Texas Timothy Morrison, Brigham Young University Maryann Mraz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Gary Padak, Kent State University Nancy Padak, Kent State University Larkin Page, University of North Texas John Ponder, University of West Georgia Diana Quatroche, Indiana State University v Joanne Ratliff, University of Georgia Sylvia Read, Utah State University Susan Roark, Nicholls State University Mary Roe, Washington State University Lynn Romeo, Monmouth University John Smith, Utah State University Jocelynn Smreker, Clarion University of Pennsylvania Aggie Stryker, Texas A&M University-Commerce Jane Thompson, Texas A&M University-Commerce Katherine Weisendanger, Longwood University Carol Wickstrom, University of North Texas vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments x Introduction xii PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 1 Another Pothole in the Road: Asserting our Professionalism Jon Shapiro 2 KEYNOTE ADDRESSES 13 Content-Area Literacy: The Spotlight Shifts to Teacher Educators Donna E. Alvermann 14 Living in the Promised Land . Or Can Old and New Literacies Live Happily Ever After in the Classroom? Linda D. Labbo 20 Thinking About Our Future as Researchers: New Literacies, New Challenges, and New Opportunities Donald J. Leu for The New Literacies Research Team— Jill Castek, Julie Coiro, Douglas K. Hartman, Laurie A. Henry, Donald J. Leu, Lisa Zawilinski 31 Writing about African Americans, Their Communities and their Quilts Bettye Stroud 51 RESEARCH AWARDS 54 Insights about Third-Grade Children’s Motivation to Read Doctoral Dissertation Award, Barbara Ann Marinak 55 Marginalization of Adult Basic Education in Workforce Preparedness Collaboration: A Case Study of Representation and Negotiation in a Local Interagency Partnership Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Master’s Thesis Award, Wendy D. Warnken 66 vii AFFECTIVE DIMENSIONS OF LITERACY 79 Does the Accumulation of Points Really Equate to Higher Motivation to Read? S. Michael Putnam 80 Teachers Rate Trade Books for Bullying and the Bystander Rosemary Murray, Mary Shea, and Rebecca Harlin 95 Teachers’ Use of Text to Deal with Crisis Events Mary Taylor Rycik 112 CLASSROOM LITERACY 127 An Investigation of the Knowledge Base and Use of Content Instructional Strategies in Primary Grades by Elementary Preservice Teachers I. LaVerne Raine, Susan Szabo, Wayne M. Linek, Alison Jones, and Mary Beth Sampson 128 Text to Test Comparison in Texas: An Analysis of Informational Texts in Basal Readers for Elementary Students Kathy E. Stephens 142 Three Views of Content-Area Literacy: Making Inroads, Making it Inclusive, and Making Up for Lost Time Donna H. Topping, Judith K. Wenrich, and Sandra J. Hoffman 157 INDIVIDUALIZED LITERACY ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION 170 Phonological Awareness and Working Memory in Children with Phonological Impairment Monica Gordon Pershey, Patricia A. Clickner 171 The Impact of University Reading Clinics: Parental Perceptions Stephan E. Sargent, Nancy Hill, and Susan Morrison 184 University-Based Reading Clinics: Where Are We Now? Sherrye Dee Garrett, Daniel L. Pearce, Laura Ann P. Salazar, and Roberta Simmacher Pate 198 Using the Critical Reading Inventory to Guide Differentiated Instruction Mary DeKonty Applegate 213 viii LITERACY AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION 225 Stepping Forward Together: Voicing the Concerns of Teacher Educators through Practical Applications and Collaborative Actions Francine Falk-Ross, Mary Beth Sampson, Barbara J. Fox, Allen Berger, Jill Lewis, Jack Cassidy, Wayne M. Linek, D. Ray Reutzel, Donna Alvermann, and Deborah Dillon 226 Writing Through the Arts: Promoting Teacher Efficacy Diana J. Quatroche, Kathryn Bauserman, Lisa Cutter, Bradford B. Venable, and Sean McKitrick