What's New
NRC Integrative Research Review
Last November Freddy took part in a debate at the National Reading Conference. A video of the debate has been posted by the NRC organizers. Take a look, it’s the fourth video on the list.
NRC Integrative Research Review: A Debate with Ourselves about the Contributions of Literacy Research to Practice and Policy – Moderated by Dianne L. Schallert
Posted 03/01/2010, Updated 03/01/2010
TextProject's first webinar!
Freddy’s first live webinar is now available for viewing! Click here to view her presentation entitled Changing Readers, Changing Texts: 1960-2010.
Posted 02/10/2010, Updated 02/10/2010
New chapter in Bringing Reading Research to Life
Freddy has a new publication in Bringing Reading Research to Life. Click here for more information.
Posted 12/01/2009, Updated 01/18/2010
Recent Additions to the TextProject Library
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Jeanne Chall Memorial Lecture at Harvard University
Presentation Posted 02/10/2010
Changing Readers, Changing Texts: 1960-2010
Dr. Elfrieda H. (Freddy) Hiebert presented the fifth annual Jeanne S. Chall Memorial Lecture on February 10, 2010 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.
Presentation Synopsis
Jeanne Chall’s (1967) landmark study showed how differences in first-grade textbooks influence children’s reading acquisition. The ensuing years have seen massive changes in first-grade reading books and in the demographics of American classrooms. In this presentation, I trace the changes in texts and demographics of first-grade students over the past 50 years. This analysis shows that, in 2010, the discrepancy between the tasks of first-grade textbooks and the skills of those students who depend on schools to become literate is substantial. I illustrate how first-grade textbooks could be changed to support the changing profile of a first-grade cohort.Includes Presentation Slides Accompanied by Audio of the Lecture
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Paper Posted 04/23/2009
Morphological Knowledge and Learning to Read in English
Hiebert, E.H., & Bravo, M., (in press). Morphological knowledge and learning to read in English. In D. Wyse, R. Andrews, & J. Hoffman (Eds.), International Handbook of English, Language and Literacy Teaching. Oxford, UK: Routledge.
April 23, 2009 version is available now!
Abstract Not Available
Download Full Text: "Hiebert-Bravo-morphological-knowledge.pdf" (PDF, 142.26KB)
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Published book
Freddy’s book Reading More, Reading Better: Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy was published by Guilford in late May, 2009.
Hiebert, E.H. (Ed.) (2009). Reading more, reading better: Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy. NY: Guilford.
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Paper Posted 03/18/2009
Increasing Opportunities to Acquire Knowledge Through Reading
Cervetti, G.N., Jaynes, C.A., & Hiebert, E.H. (May, 2009). Increasing opportunities to acquire knowledge through reading. E.H. Hiebert (Ed.), Reading more, reading better: Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy. NY: Guilford.
Abstract Not Available
Download Full Text: "Cervetti-Jaynes-Hiebert-increasing-opportunities.pdf" (PDF, 130.99KB)
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