Fuhui Tong, Ph

Last updated: 07/11/2011

FUHUI TONG, Ph.D. Department of Educational Psychology Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4225 Phone: (979)-845-7979 Facsimile: (979)-458-0192 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

2006 Ph.D. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX Major: Educational Psychology 2003 M.A. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Major: Applied Linguistics in English 2000 B.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Major: English in Business and Finance, Minor: Accounting

AWARDS

2010 Nominated for CEHD Advisory Council Outstanding New Faculty Award, TAMU 2007-2009 Fellow, Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center (MALRC), Texas A&M University 2007 Dissertation of the Year Dept. of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University 2007 Outstanding Research Award Nomination, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University 2007 Educational Research Exchange Poster Award 1st place Dept. of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University 2003.2006 Graduate Assistantship, Ladder Career Scholarship, Regent’s Fellowship Texas A&M University

RESEARCH INTEREST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Language and literacy development for bilingual/ELL students Teacher characteristics on minority students’ academic achievement Sept. 2007- Quantitative methodology in bilingual/ESL education Assistant Professor, Bilingual education in an international context Department of Second language assessment and testing Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University 2007 Research Associate, Department of Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University 2006 Summer Intern, Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ 2005–06 Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University 2003-06 Graduate Research Assistant, Texas A&M University Fuhui Tong 2

Project ELLA (English Language Learning and Acquisition, funded by Institute of Education Science, Department of Education). Project Rural Collaborative Comprehensive Grant (funded by USDOE) Project Bilingual Education System Wide Improvement (funded by USDOE) Project PODER (Project-Based Learning Opens Doors and Enables Reform, funded by USDOE. 2002-03 Scorer Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (CET4, 6) 2000-03 Teaching Assistant Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 2000-03 English Teacher, Siyuan Elementary School, China (all grade levels) 2000-03 English Instructor, Shanghai Shanda University, China 2002 Part-time English Instructor IELTS (International English Language Testing System), Shanghai, China 2000-02 Editorial Board Public English Testing System English-Chinese dictionary

PUBLICATIONS (*denotes previous/present students status)

A. Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Tong, F., & *Shi, Q. (in press). Chinese-English bilingual education in China: A case study of college science majors. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2011.607921 Irby, B. J., Tong, F., Nichter, M, Lara-Alecio, R., *Hassey, F., & *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (in press). Hispanic English learners’ self esteem related to instructional program type, language of instruction, and gender. TABE Journal. Irby, B. J., Tong, F., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2011). The symbiotic relationship between bilingual education and multicultural education. Multicultural Perspectives, 13(3), 130-137. doi: 10.1080/15210960.2011.594374 *Qurios, A., Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & Irby, B.J. (2011). The effect of a structured story reading intervention, story retell and higher order thinking for English language and literacy acquisition (STELLA). Journal of Research in Reading. doi: 10.1111/j.1467- 9817.2010.01472.x [ISI 2009 impact factor: 1.137]. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., & Mathes, G. P. (2011). The effects of an instructional intervention on dual language development among first grade Hispanic English learning boys and girls: A two-year longitudinal study. Journal of Educational Research, 104, 87- 99. doi: 10.1080/00220670903567364. [ISI 2010 impact factor: 0.75] Irby, B. J., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Mathes, P., Acosta, S., & *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2010). Quality of instruction, language of instruction, and Spanish-speaking English learners’ performance on a state high-stakes reading assessment. TABE Journal, 12(1), 1-42. Tong, F., Castillo, L., & *Perez, A. (2010). A psychological profile of acculturation, ethnic identity and teaching efficacy among Latino in-service teachers of English learners. International Education Studies, 3(3), 41-51. Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., Yoon, M., & Mathes, G. P. (2010). Hispanic English learners’ response to a longitudinal English instructional intervention and the effect of gender: A multilevel analysis. The Elementary School Journal, 110(4), 542-566. [ISI 2008 impact factor: 1.234] Fuhui Tong 3

Tong, F. (2009). In-service bilingual/ESL teachers’ teaching efficacy, attitudes toward native language instruction and perception on English language learners: What do we know from the field? TABE Journal, 11(1), 1-33. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Irby, B. J., & Mathes, P. (2009). Teachers’ pedagogical differences among bilingual and structured English immersion kindergarten classrooms in a randomized trial study. Bilingual Research Journal, 32(1), 77-100. doi: 10.1080/15235880902965938 Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., Mathes, P., & Kwok, O. (2008). Accelerating early academic oral English development in transitional bilingual and structured English immersion programs. American Educational Research Journal, 45(4), 1011-1044. [ISI 2007 impact factor: 1.930]. Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., & Mathes, P. (2008). The effectiveness of a three-year longitudinal randomized trial study on Hispanic bilingual students’ English and Spanish acquisition. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30(4), 500-529. [ISI 2007 impact factor: 0.705]. Tong, F. (2008). English learning and Chinese cultural orientation. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 12(4), 254-259. Irby, B. J., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Meyer, D., & Rodriguez, L. (2007). The critical nature of language of instruction compared to observed practices and high stakes tests in transitional bilingual classroom. Research in the Schools, 14(2), 27-36.

B. Book Chapters and Other Publications Tong, F. (in press). Literacy and language acquisition theory. In G. Brown, B.J. Irby, & R. Lara- Alecio (Eds.). Handbook of educational theories. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing Inc. McNamara, J., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B.J., Hoyle, J., & Tong, F. (2007). Doctoral Program Issues: Commentary on Companion Dissertations. In C. Mullen, T. Creighton, F. Dembowski, & S. Harris (Eds.) The handbook of doctoral programs in educational administration: Issues and challenges. NCPEA Press. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m14542/1.1/ Tong, F. (2006). A comparison between the use of beta weights and structure coefficients in interpreting regression results. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 495 688) Liu, X., Yu, L., & Tong, F. (2006). Vancouver--A pearl on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Shanghai, China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. Tong, G., Xu, J., Chen, X., Tong, F. (2004). English-Chinese dictionary on biochemistry and molecular biology. Beijing, China: Science Press. Tong, F., & Liu, X. (2002). Vocabulary Level 4. In G. Zhou, L. Yu, & Y. Yang (Eds.) National Public English Testing System (PETS) vocabulary handbook. Shanghai, China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. Tong, F. (2001). Pragmatic presuppositions—Relationship between semantics and pragmatics”. In K. Liu, M. Lin, and W. Fan (Eds). Research on Language and Communication. Vol. 1. Beijing, China: Da Di Press.

C. Manuscripts under Review Fultz, M., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B.J., & Tong, F. (invited resubmission). The Hispanic bilingual gifted screening instrument: A validation study. Journal for the Education of the Gifted. Fuhui Tong 4

Tong, F., Irby, B.J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (under review). A longitudinal study of integrating literacy and science for fifth grade Hispanic current and former English language learners: From learning to read to reading to learn. Science Education. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Irby, B.J., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., & *Huerta, M. (invited resubmission). An experimental study of science intervention among middle school English learners: Findings from first year implementation. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. *Cho, E., & Tong, F. Cross language morphological transfer from Korean to English and Chinese: In search for a third language acquisition model. Journal of Educational Psychology.

D. Manuscripts in Preparation Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. J. A randomized trial study of reading-integrated science intervention among low-SES ethnic minority middle school students: Findings from first year implementation. Irby, B.J., Tong, F., *Huerta, M., Lara-Alecio, R. Gender differences in second language acquisition: A research synthesis. Tong, F., & Castillo, L. Bilingual teachers’ psychological characteristics and their English learning students’ school performance: A multilevel perspective. Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & *Perez, A. The status of research- based instructional strategies for Spanish-Speaking English language learners in the US. Eesquierdo, J., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R. & Tong, F. Identifying Hispanic identifying Hispanic second language learners for gifted programs: a short version development an identification instrument. Tong, F., Yoon, M., Irby, B.J., & Lara-Alecio, R. Validation of a gifted and talented screening inventory for Hispanic English learners: A measurement invariance approach. Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., & *Garza, T. What are the effective ESL strategies for Spanish-speaking English learning children’s reading acquisition? An evidence-based longitudinal multi-level approach. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., & Mathes, G. P. Bilingual language and literacy acquisition among Hispanic English learners: Results from a four-year randomized intervention in elementary schools.

GRANT ACTIVITY A. Funded

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) & Costa Rica/United States of America Foundation for Cooperation (CRUSA) 01/01/2010-06/30/2011 Title: A Research Project of the Costa Rican Multilingual Program ($134,000). PI: Rafael Lara- Alecio. Role: Consultant/Internal Evaluator Responsibility: in charge of project design, language assessment, data management and analysis, ensuring methodological appropriateness, identifying critical areas that define the evaluation of the grant, and preparing evaluation and performance report.

National Science Foundation (NSF) 09/01/2008-08/31/2012 Fuhui Tong 5

Title: Collaborative Research: A Longitudinal Randomized Trial Study of Middle School Science for English Language Learners (Project MSSELL, $1,140,580). PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Co-PI/Internal Evaluator. Responsibility: in charge of assessment in language and content, data management and analysis, ensuring methodological appropriateness, identifying critical areas that define the evaluation of the grant, and preparing evaluation and performance report.

Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center, TAMU 01/01/2008-12/31/2009 Title: The Role of Latino Teachers’ Characteristics on Their English-learning Students’ School Success, ($5,000). Role: PI.

Texas Education Agency (TEA) 01/01/2009-12/31/2010 Title: Bilingual and ESL on-line training Project ($500,000). PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Evaluator Responsibility: refining and validating the proficiency level for the oral and written communication; in charge of analyzing data and making recommendations to improve instruction.

U.S Department of Education (DOE) 09/01/2007-08/31/2012 Title: Bilingual/ESL Online: Working All Together (WAT, $1,590,681). PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Mentor. Responsibility: mentoring, gathering data, and working with evaluation specialist.

Texas Education Agency (TEA) 11/01/2006-12/30/2008 Title: LEP SSI Online Bilingual/ESL Dual Certification Project ($422,170). PI: Rafael Lara- Alecio. Role: Advisory committee/mentor. Responsibility: providing advice according to evaluation report so as to improve instruction.

Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), DOE 09/01/2003-08/31/2009 Title: Project ELLA: English Language and Literacy Acquisition ($6,762,115). PI: Rafael Lara- Alecio. Role: Data Management/Analyst. Responsibility: supervising longitudinal assessment and data analyses, disseminating project results, and preparing annual and final performance report.

B. Under Review

National Science Foundation, 09/01/2011 – 08/31/2014 Title: Mar-Robotics for English language learners and economically disadvantaged middle school students ($1,348,487). PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Co-PI

Institute for Educational Science (IES), 09/01/2012-08/31/2015 Title: English Language and Literacy Acquisition Replication (ELLA-R) ($3,348,487). PI: PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Co-PI Fuhui Tong 6

C. Not Funded

Qatar National Research Fund (Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar) 09/01/2011-08/31/2014 Title: Strategic Teaching of Reading to Improve English reading skills of Students in Qatar ($1,000,000). PI: Zoreh Eslami. Role: Co-PI. ELLA/TOEC SCALE-UP I3 grant (Office of Innovation and Improvement, DOE) 09/01/2010- 08/31/2015, ($36,179,071). Role: Co-PI for assessment/data management

Scale-up competition under Education Research Grant (Institute for Educational Sciences, DOE) 12/01/2010-08/31/2015, ($8,269,856). Role: Co-PI

Qatar National Research Fund (Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar) 09/01/2010-08/31/2013 Title: Strategic Teaching of Reading to Improve English reading skills of Students in Qatar ($1,000,000). PI: Zoreh Eslami. Role: Co-PI.

U.S Department of Education (DOE) 08/01/2010-06/30/2015 Title: China Walk-China Talk (Project CWCT, $1,309,258). Role: Co-Project Director (IHE).

U.S Department of Education (DOE) 09/01/2009-08/31/2014 Title: China Walk-China Talk (Project CWCT, $1,431,625). PI: Frances McArthur. Role: Co- Project Director.

Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) 09/01/2009-08/31/2012 Title: Middle School Curriculum Reform for English Language Learners At-Risk- Project CREA ($1,558,513). PI: Rafael Lara-Alecio. Role: Co-PI.

U.S Department of Education (DOE) Title: Introductory Mandarin Chinese for Elementary Students (Project IMCES, $722,373). Role: Co-PI and Project Director

Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Title: Project TISEL: Training for Improving LEP Students’ English Language and Literacy ($1,558,015) Role: Data Management/Evaluation Specialist

U.S Department of Education (DOE) Title: Project Texas 2+2: Certifying Bilingual/ESL Teachers Attending Community Colleges + IHE ($1,539,647). Role: Data Management/Evaluation Specialist

COURSES TAUGHT

BIED 610 Bilingual Assessment and Monitoring EPSY 613 Biliteracy BIED 617 Evaluation of Programs with Bilingual/language Minority Students K-12 EPSY 683 Field-practicum EPSY 684 Professional Internship Fuhui Tong 7

EPSY 685 Direct Studies EPSY 691 Research PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (*denotes previous/present students status)

A. Presentations at Referred Conferences *Cho, E., & Tong, F. (2012, April). Cross language morphological transfer from Korean to English and Chinese. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tong, F., Irby, B. J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2012, April). Longitudinal intervention integrating literacy and science for fifth grade Hispanic current and former English learners. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., *Guerrero, C., *Fan, Y., *Huerta, M., *Xu, S. (2012, April). Preliminary findings from a randomized literacy-integrated science intervention among Low-SES minority middle school students. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Tong, F., *Perez, A. (2012, April). The causal relationship between Bilingual/ ESL teachers’ characteristics and English learners’ success: A multilevel approach. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B.J., Tong, F., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., & Rodriguez, L. (2011, April). Learning academic science language among intermediate English learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., Rodriguez, L., Guerrero, C. (2011, April). Middle School Science for English Language and Literacy Acquisition (MSSELL): A randomized trial longitudinal discovery research K-12 (DR-K12) study. Paper discussion presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Blanco, M., Alvarez-Marinelli, H., Faith, H., Stanley, K., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & Brown, G. (2011). Development of a randomized trial study internationally: a story of cooperation and technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., & *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2011, February). Promoting bilingualism and biliteracy: Programmatic difference between one-way dual language and transitional bilingual programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, New Orleans, LA. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B.J., & Tong, F. (2010). Project MSSELL: Middle school science for English language learners: first year findings from a National Science Foundation- funded randomized trial study. Poster presentation for the annual NSF DRK-12 PI Meeting, Washington. DC. *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. J. (2010, April). Spanish- speaking English learners' performance on high-stakes reading assessment. Paper discussion presented at the symposium of annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Fuhui Tong 8

Tong, F., Irby, B., Lara-Alecio, *Hassey, F., Nicher, N. (2010, April). Hispanic English-learners’ self-esteem in language competency: the influence of intervention, language of instruction and gender. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. *Walichowski, M., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., Durodola, S., & Goodson, P. (2010, April). Systematic development of the semantic and syntactic scoring system for oral proficiency and expressive vocabulary for kindergarten English language learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., Mathes, P. (2010, April). Project ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition): Longitudinal findings. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. *Perez, E.A., Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R. (2010, April). The status of research-based instructional strategies for Spanish-speaking English language learners in the US. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO. *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. (2010, February). Promoting bilingualism and biliteracy: Programmatic difference between one-way dual language and transitional bilingual programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Denver, CO. Tong, F., &*Xu, S. (2010, February). The importance of math in elementary schools. Parent Institute conducted at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Denver, CO. Tong, F., & *Xu, S. (2010, February). The importance of math in secondary schools. Parent Institute conducted at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Denver, CO. Tong, F., & *Xu, S. (2010, February). The importance of science in elementary schools. Parent Institute conducted at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Denver, CO. Tong, F., & *Xu, S. (2010, February). The importance of science in secondary schools. Parent Institute conducted at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Denver, CO. *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. J. (2009, October). Spanish- Speaking English learners’ performance on a high-stakes reading assessment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Texas Association of Bilingual Education, Houston, TX. Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., Johnson, E., Tong, F., Achilles, C. (2009, August). Considerations for experimental research design employed in schools. Paper presented at National Council of Professors of Educational Administration Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. Tong, F., *Perez, E. A. (2009, April). In-service bilingual/ESL teachers’ teaching efficacy, attitudes toward native language instruction, and perception on English learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2009, April). Promoting bilingualism and biliteracy: A four-year longitudinal comparison between one-way dual- Fuhui Tong 9

language and transitional bilingual models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Tong, F., Irby, B. J., Lara-Alecio, R., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2009, April). Gender differences on English language/literacy acquisition among Hispanic second language learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Eesquierdo, J., Irby, B. J., Tong, F., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2009, April). Identifying Hispanic second language learners for gifted programs: Development of a short version of a screening instrument. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. (2009, February). Promoting bilingualism and biliteracy: Programmatic difference between one-way dual language and transitional bilingual programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Tampa, FL. Tong, F. (2009, February). In-service bilingual/ESL teachers’ teaching efficacy, attitudes toward native language instruction, and perception on English learners: What do we know from the field? Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. Irby, B., Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Rodriguez, L., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2009, February). One-way developmental dual language model: Practical application of scientifically- based research components. Paper presented at the Dual Language Immersion SIG Pre- conference of annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Austin, TX Eesquierdo, J., Irby, B. J., Tong, F., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2009, February). Identifying Hispanic second language learners for gifted programs: Development of a short version of a screening instrument. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. (2008, October). Gender difference in bilingual education: What should educational administrators know? Paper presented at the annual meeting of University Council for Educational Administration, Orlando, FL. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., Mathes, P. (2008, March). Project ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition): Third-year findings. Paper presented at the symposium of annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Mathes, P., & Kwok, O. (2008, March). Academic oral English development: A comparative study of transitional bilingual and structured English immersion models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Mathes, P. (2008, March). The effect of language of instruction: Comparing English-only and dual-language models. Paper discussion at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Mathes, P., *Nie, Y., *Guerrero, C., & *Cox, K. (2008, March). Gender differences on English language/literacy acquisition among Hispanic second language learners. Paper discussion at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Tong, F. (2008, April). Language of instruction and oral English development. Paper presented at the annual convention of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language, New York, NY. Fuhui Tong 10

Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. (2008, March). Promoting bilingualism and biliteracy: Programmatic difference between one-way dual language and transitional bilingual programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Bilingual Education, Tampa, FL. Tong, F., *Cox, K., *Trevino, E., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Mathes, P. (2007, October). Accelerating language/literacy: A longitudinal comparison of Hispanic male and female 2nd grade bilinguals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Research on Women Education, San Antonio, TX. *Cox, K., Tong, F., Guerrerro, C., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Mathes, P. (2007, October). Empowering struggling readers: The impact of small group direct instruction on second grade Hispanic females. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Research on Women Education, San Antonio, TX. *Cox, K., Tong, F., *Guerrerro, C., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Mathes, P. (2007, October). Empowering 2nd grade struggling readers: a small group English reading intervention. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Texas Association of Bilingual Education, San Antonio, TX. Tong, F., *Cox, K., *Trevino, E., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Mathes, P. (2007, October). Gender difference on language/literacy acquisition among 2nd grade Hispanic English learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Texas Association of Bilingual Education, San Antonio, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Rodríguez, L., Helms, S., & Tong, F. (2007, April). Making programmatic decisions for language learners based on scientifically based research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., Mathes, P., Rodríguez, L., Qurios, A., et al. (2007, April). Project ELLA (English Language/Literacy Acquisition): Second-year findings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Irby, B., Rodríguez, L., Quiros, A., Guerrero, C., & Cox, K. (2007, April). Using an observation protocol in bilingual and ESL classrooms in Institute for Education Science-funded research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. (2007, January). Oral English development: A comparative study of transitional bilingual and structured English immersion models in Project ELLA. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, J. B., Mathes, P., & Tong, F. (2006, April). Project ELLA: English language and literacy acquisition. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Tong, F. (2006, February). A comparison between the use of beta weights and structure coefficients in interpreting regression results. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 495 688) Tong, F. (2006, February). China English, a variety of English? Paper presented at the annual meeting of Southwest Educational Research Association, Austin, TX. Fuhui Tong 11

You, Z. & Tong, F. (2006, February). An analysis of teachers’ communication strategies in reducing students’ misconception: The case of comparing fractions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Research Council on Mathematics Learning, Las Vegas, NV. Tong, F. (2006, January). An exploratory study on a fourth-year performance evaluation report of a rural school dual language program. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX. You, Z., & Tong, F. (2006, January). An analysis of teachers’ use of representation in one middle school mathematics classroom. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX. Treviño, P., Tong, F., Kemp, J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2006, January). Professional development for teachers of English language learners: Evaluation of distance education for a Master’s degree. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX. Tong, F. (2005, March). The impact of English culture on English language learners in China. Paper presented at the annual Convention of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language, San Antonio, TX.

B. Invited Presentations Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F. (2010). Project ELLA: English Language and Literacy Acquisition, a Four-Year Randomized Trial Study. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F. (2010). Project ELLA: English Language and Literacy Acquisition, a Four-Year Randomized Trial Study. Meeting with IES officers, Washington, D.C. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C., & Mansfield, T. (2010). Project MSSELL: Middle school science for English language learners. NSF reverse site visit, Arlington, VA. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., *Guerrero-Valecillos, C. (2009). Experimental investigations of instruction and the language of instruction with Spanish-speaking English-language learners. Fourth Annual IES Research Conference, Washington D.C. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & *Treviño, P. (2007, May). TAMU online ESL certification prep course. Title III Management Institute, San Antonio, Texas. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & *Treviño, P. (2007, January). TAMU online ESL certification prep course. Promoting Academic Success and Accountability. Superintendent's Leadership Symposium English Language Learner Emphasis, Austin, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., & *Treviño, P. (2007, January). TAMU online ESL certification prep course. Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) Midwinter Conference, Austin, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Mathes, P., Rodríguez, L., Guerrero, C., Quiros, A., Tong, F. (2006, October). Project ELLA: English language and literacy acquisition. Fifth Annual Celebrate Our Rising Stars Summit, hosted by the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) of the U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC. Lara-Alecio, R., & Tong, F. (2006, September). Project ELLA: Second year intervention. Brown Bag Seminar, Sponsored by the SPSY doctoral training grant, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Fuhui Tong 12

Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Kemp, J., & Treviño, P. (2006, January). Performance evaluation of a master’s Bilingual Education Program delivered via TTVN. Annual conference of Trans- Texas Videoconference Network, Galveston, TX.

TECHNICAL REPORTS Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Tong, F., (2011). Project EILE-Primary Year 1- Initial Components Analysis. Final first year report submitted to the Costa Rica Multilingual Foundation. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Tong, F., (2011). Project MSSELL 3rd year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF). Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B.J., Tong, F. (2010). Preliminary results: Project EILE (Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera). Progress Report to the Costa Rica Multilingual Foundation, Banco Interamericano Desarollo, and CRUSA Rodriguez, L., Tong, F., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2010). A comparison of performance in TPRI and Tejas Lee—do students who attended PK in Aldine ISD do better than who did not? A summary report submitted to the Board of Education, Aldine ISD, TX. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Tong, F., (2010). Project MSSELL 2nd year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF). Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Tong, F., (2009). Response to report on NSF reverse site visit: Project MSSELL. Report submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF) Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., & Tong, F., (2009). Project MSSELL 1st year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to National Science Foundation (NSF). Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., & Mathes, G. P. (2009). Project ELLA final evaluation. Final performance report submitted to Institute for Education Sciences (IES), DOE. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., & Mathes, G. P. (2008). Project ELLA 5th year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to Institute for Education Sciences (IES), DOE. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., & Mathes, G. P. (2007). Project ELLA 4th year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to Institute for Education Sciences (IES), DOE. Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Tong, F., & Mathes, G. P. (2006). Project ELLA 3rd year annual evaluation. Annual performance report submitted to Institute for Education Sciences (IES), DOE.

STUDENT COMMITTEES

Dissertation Committee Chair/Co-chair  Amber Penn, Bilingual Education (BIED), EPSY, CEHD, Graduated Fall, 2010  Tracy Spies, BIED, EPSY, CEHD, Graduated Spring, 2011 Milken National Educator Award  Marla Rea, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Yadira Tabaoda, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  David Jimenez, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Margarita Huerta, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Eunhee Cho, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Suchen Xu, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Fuhui Tong 13

Dissertation Committee Member  Noelle Eason, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated in December, 2010  Norma A. Ramos, Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University Graduated May 2010 2011 NABE Dissertation Award 3rd Place  Sandra Acosta, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated in May, 2010 2011 NABE Dissertation Award 2nd Place  Yi-Chun Liu, ESL, TLAC, CEHD Graduated Fall, 2009  Miranda Walichowaski, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Fall, 2009  Ana M. Cruz Quiros, BIED, Educational Psychology (EPSY), CEHD Graduated in Summer, 2008  Kathleen Cox, ESL, Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC), College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) Graduated Spring, 2008  Cindy Guerrero-Valecillos, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Tiberio Garza, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Susana Elena E. Franco-Fuenmayor, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Alma Contreras, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Vivina Yukari Rivera, School Psychology, EPSY, CEHD  Martha Trejo, Department of Educational Administration (EDAD), CEHD  Carolina Martinez, EDAD, CEHD  Rodolfo Torrez, EDAD, CEHD  Trudy Freer, ESL, TLAC, CEHD

Master’s Committee Chair/Co-chair  Qing Shi, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Spring, 2011  Sara Treviño, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Spring, 2011  Blanca E. Moya, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Daniel Anthony De La Rosa, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Elizabeth W. Cruz, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Betsy Hernandez, BIED, EPSY, CEHD

Master’s Committee Member  Irma Lyn Guerrero, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Spring, 2008  Tiberio Garza, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Summer, 2008  David Jimenez, Hispanic Studies, Modern Language Department, College of Liberal Arts Graduated Spring 2009  Amanda Longsworth, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Fall 2009  Roiann Foco, Hispanic Studies, Modern Language Department, College of Liberal Arts Graduated Fall 2009  Nancy Hutchins, Special Education, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Fall, 2009  Bertha Naomi Carrera, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated May 2010  Beatriz Adriana Saldierna, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated May 2010 Fuhui Tong 14

 Daniela Garza, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated May 2010  Yessinia Vega, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated May 2010  Iris Goines, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Fall, 2011  Sheri Lowe, BIED, EPSY, CEHD Graduated Fall, 2011  Ebony Bailey, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Kara Sutton-Jones, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Xiaowei Liu, ESL, TLAC, CEHD

Mentoring students  Aida Perez, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Yinan Fan, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Polly Trevino, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Cynthia Alvarez, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Rosy Saenz, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Annabelle Nelson, BIED, EPSY, CEHD  Enrika Oliva, BIED, EPSY, CEHD

SERVICES A. Professional

2011 Ad hoc Reviewer: Annals of Dyslexia, Educational Policy, Language Learning, NCPEA Invited Review Panel American Education Research Association (AERA) for Bilingual SIG; Division H-Applied Research in School, Program Evaluation in School Settings; C - Reading, Writing and Language Arts Editorial Board: Action in Teacher Education

2010 Editorial Board: Action in Teacher Education, TABE Journal Assistant Editor: International Journal of Organizational Innovation (2009- ) Ad hoc Reviewer: American Educational Research Journal (AERJ-TLHD), Annals of Dyslexia, TABE Invited Review Panel American Education Research Association (AERA) for Bilingual SIG; Division H-Applied Research in School, Program Evaluation in School Settings; C - Reading, Writing and Language Arts

2009 Editorial Board: Action in Teacher Education Assistant Editor: International Journal of Organizational Innovation (2009- ) Ad hoc Reviewer: American Educational Research Journal (AERJ-TLHD), Bilingual Research Journal, TABE Journal Grant Reviewer (invited): Foreign Language Assistance Program, NCELA, DOE Invited Review Panel American Education Research Association (AERA) for Bilingual SIG; Division H-Applied Research in School, Program Evaluation in School Settings; C - Reading, Writing and Language Arts 2008 Reviewer: Conference Proposals, National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Fuhui Tong 15

Discussant: University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), Florida Reviewer: Conference Proposals, American Education Research Association (AERA) for Bilingual SIG; Second Language SIG; Division H-Applied Research in School, School Evaluation and Program Development, Program Evaluation in School Settings; Hispanic SIG, Division C - Reading, Writing and Language Arts Reviewer: Conference Proposals, University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA) Discussant: American Educational Research Association, NY, Sessions include: Perspectives on Race, Class, Gender in Second / Foreign Languages, and Research on Second/Foreign Language Teacher Interactions with Learners 2007 Reviewer: Conference Proposals, National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) Reviewer: Conference Proposals, American Education Research Association (AERA) for Bilingual SIG, Longitudinal Studies SIG, Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans SIG, Second Language Research, and Division H-School Evaluation and Program Development 2005 Reviewer: Conference Proposal, Southwest Educational Research Association

B. University, Program & Community

2011 Committee: 2011 College of Education Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award, CEHD Director Bilingual Data Processing Center, BIED, EPSY Director Chinese enrichment program in Bryan ISD Committee: Undergraduate admission in BIED, EPSY, CEHD Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in Student Research Week

2010 Invited Panel Discussion: Rising Stars Program, Sam Houston State University Director Bilingual Data Processing Center, EPSY Invited Presentation at TAMU Brain, Cognitive Sciences and Education Interdisciplinary Seminar Series Invited Presentation at Bryan ISD for Project ELLA and MSSELL In-field Judge for TAMU student research week poster session Attending meeting representing Bilingual program for Title II Institutional and Program Report Card on the Quality of Teacher Preparation Undergraduate admission committee Bilingual program Nominating faculty for University Faculty Senate

2009 Search Committee: Faculty position in Bilingual Program, EPSY, CEHD Appeals Committee: Undergraduate admission in Bilingual Education Program, EPSY Reviewing and Providing input to accountability measures of undergraduate programs in Bilingual Education Program, EPSY Reviewing graduate applications in Bilingual Education Program Attending EPSY Executive Committee meeting representing bilingual education program for master’s online degree program Fuhui Tong 16

Attending Texas A&M system Faculty Senate meeting representing bilingual education program Providing Consultation to the establishment of Confucius classroom with Bryan ISD, TX (attending meetings, advising on curriculum and instruction, and selecting materials) Assisting local school district (Bryan ISD) in the application of foreign language grant, DOE 2008 Revising two proposals for master’s degree program in Bilingual Education, EPSY Revising undergraduate course syllabi for Bilingual Education Program, EPSY Speaker at Texas A&M University E3 Research Experiences for Teachers Summer Research Program (funded by NSF) Committee: review applications for undergraduate program in Bilingual Program, EPSY, CEHD Committee: Texas A&M University Study Abroad scholarship Guest Speaker BEFB 470 Bilingual Assessment and Monitoring, EPSY, CEHD, Advisory committee on Bilingual/ESL Dual Certification Project, Texas Education Agency 2007 Search Committee: Faculty position in Bilingual Program, EPSY, CEHD, TAMU Guest Speaker INST 332 Second Language Instruction & Assessment, Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, CEHD, TAMU Task force committee on Bilingual Program as a stand-alone program, TAMU Advisory committee on Bilingual/ESL Dual Certification Project, Texas Education Agency Volunteer, teaching at Bryan Collegiate High 9th grade enrichment class Guest Speaker BEFB 425 Student Teaching in Bilingual and ESL education Bilingual Program, Texas A&M University Guest Speaker BEFB 470 Bilingual Assessment Bilingual Program, CEHD, TAMU Guest Speaker INST 332 Second Language Instruction & Assessment, Dept. of Teaching, Learning and Culture, CEHD, TAMU Mentoring doctoral students in proposal writing, Bilingual Program, CEHD, TAMU

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2010 Summer Institute for Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, TAMU (Item Response Theory, Propensity Score) 2009 Teleform Data Capture System Training, Diem Technologies, Richardson, TX 2009 Summer Institute for Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, TAMU (Hierarchical Linear Modeling) 2009 College Tenure and Promotion Workshop, CEHD, TAMU 2008 College Tenure and Promotion Workshop, CEHD, TAMU 2008 Summer Institute for Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, TAMU (Structural Equation Modeling) 2008 Chinese Teaching Seminar, Confucius Institute (TAMU), Chinese Language Teachers Associations of Texas 2007 Grant Writing Workshop, Mexican American and U.S. Latino Research Center, Office of Professional Development, TAMU Fuhui Tong 17

2007 Summer Institute for Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, TAMU (Growth modeling, Missing data, Effect size estimation)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) Teaching English to Speakers of other Language (TESOL) National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) American Psychological Association (APA)

LANGUAGES Chinese, English and Japanese (Japanese Proficiency Level 2): fluent in listening, speaking, and reading and writing Spanish: beginning in listening and speaking