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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

  • Publication Posted 12/01/2009

    Understanding the Word-level Features of Texts for Students Who Depend on Schools to Become Literate

    Freddy has a chapter in the newly published book Bringing Reading Research to Life, edited by Margaret G. McKeown and Linda Kucan. The book is available at The Guliford Press.

    Hiebert, E.H. (2010). Understanding the word-level features of texts for students who depend on schools to become literate. In M.G. McKeown and L. Kucan (Eds.) Bringing Reading Research to Life, (pp. 207-231). The Guilford Press: New York, NY.

    Abstract Not Available

  • 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

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