Parker Fawson
School of Teacher Education and Leadership
EEJ Endowed Chair in Early Education, Director of Center for the School of the Future
Contact Information
Office Location: ECERC 321Phone: 435-797-0240
Email: parker.fawson@usu.edu
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Biography
Fawson has taught k-6 early in his career and had served as faculty member, Department Chair, and Dean. He directs the Center for the School of the Future at USU.
Teaching Interests
Early Literacy
Reading Motivation
Literacy Professional Development
Learning Innovation and Improvement
Effective School Leadership
Research Interests
Early Literacy
Reading Comprehension
Reading Motivation
Effective Literacy Learning Systems
Effective School Leadership
Education Systems Improvement
Global Teacher Education
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Fawson, P.C, Reutzel, D.R, Read, S.R, Smith, J., Moore, S., (2009). The influence of differing the paths to an incentive on third-graders’ reading achievement and attitudes. . Reading Psychology, 30:6, 564-583.
- Reutzel, D.R, Read, S.R, Fawson, P.C, (2009). Using information trade books as models for teaching expository text structure to improve children’s reading comprehension: An action research project. Journal of Reading Education, 35:1, 31-38.
- Read, S.R, Reutzel, D.R, Fawson, P.C, (2008). Do you want to know what I learned? Using informational trade books as models to teach text structure. Early Childhood Education Journal36, 213-219.
Professional Journal
- Reutzel, D.R, Dole, J.A, Read, S.R, Fawson, P.C, Herman, K., Jones, C.D, Sudweeks, R., Fargo, J., (2011). Conceptually and methodologically vexing issues in teacher knowledge assessment.. Reading & Writing Quarterly.27, 1-30.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.