Sylvia Read
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Professor & Associate Dean
Contact Information
Office Location: EDUC 101Phone: 435-797-2714
Email: sylvia.read@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Biography
Sylvia Read is associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. Her degrees are from the University of Illinois and Utah State University. She began teaching at USU in 2003 and received tenure and promotion in 2009 and promotion to full professor in 2017. Her teaching and research focus on effective writing instruction.
Awards
Carnegie Professor of the Year, nominee, 2009
Utah State University
Teacher of the Year, School of Teacher Education and Leadership, 2009
2003
Teacher of the Year, North Park Elementary, Cache County School District
William Chandler Bagley Scholar, 1990
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Phi Kappa Phi, 1989
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Phi Beta Kappa, 1985
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Publications | Books
- Smith, J., Read, S.R, (2009). Early Literacy Instruction: Teaching Reading and Writing in Today’s Primary Grades: K-3, 2nd ed. .
- Smith, J., Read, S.R, (2005). Early Literacy Instruction: A Comprehensive Framework for Teaching Reading and Writing, K-3. .
- Mohr, K.A, Read, S.R, Jorgensen, A.L, (2015). High expectations: Increasing productivity and complexity in EL writing. : Research and Practice that Makes a Difference in English Learners’ Success.
- Hruby, G., Read, S.R, Landon-Hays, M., (2011). Tracing Instructional Tensions in the Teaching of English Language Arts:: A Primer. Handbook of Research on Teaching in the English Language Arts, 3rd edition. Routledge/Taylor & Francis. *
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Read, S., Spooner, M., (2017). Writing instruction for English learners in a translingual classroom. Journal of English as an International Language, 12:2, 103-118.
- Read, S.R, Leavitt, A., (2016). Narrowing the discourse possibilities: An examination of second grade curriculum materials for teaching writing. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, 38, 103-116.
- Read, S.R, Lott, K.H, (2015). Map it and then write it! Using graphic organizers for early childhood writing in science. . Science and Children, 53:3, 46-52.
- Read, S.R, Landon-Hays, M., Martin-Rivas, A., (2014). Gradually Releasing Responsibility to Students Writing Persuasive Text. The Reading Teacher, 67:6, 469-477.
- Read, S.R, (2014). Inspiration and Emulation: Using Mentor Texts to Teach Poetry Writing. . The Dragon Lode, 31:2, 3-11.
- Read, S.R, Landon-Hays, M., (2013). The Knowing/Doing Gap: Challenges of Effective Writing Instruction in High School. Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education, 2:2, 6-15.
- Clark, S.A, Read, S.R, (2012). An Examination of Pre-service Partnerships during a Reading Methods Course: Do they Strengthen Percpetions of Ability?. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education
- Lott, K.H, Read, S.R, (2012). “Is a mealworm really a worm?”: Promoting better writing and concept formation in science notebooks. Science and Children, 49:5, 32-37.
- Read, S.R, (2010). A model for scaffolding writing instruction: IMSCI. The Reading Teacher, 64:1, 47-52.
- 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, (2008). Becoming teachers of writing: Evaluating the language arts methods course. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8:3, 119-129.
- 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.
- Read, S.R, Sorenson, B., (2007). Interactive read-aloud with informational books. The Utah Journal of Reading and Literacy, 11:1, 15-22.
- Read, S.R, (2007). Judging the accuracy of multicultural historical fiction: Guidelines for teachers. The Dragon Lode: The Journal of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association, 25:2, 13-19.
- Read, S.R, (2005). First- and second-graders writing information text. The Reading Teacher, 59:1, 36-44.
- Read, S.R, (2005). Nonlinear nonfiction writing and the I-chart: Scaffolding for success. 2005 . College Reading Association Yearbook27, 170-181.
- Read, S.R, (2004). Young children as researchers: A close look at the reading process. International Journal of Learning, 11, 301-307.
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.
- Camicia, S.P, Read, S.R, (2011). Engaging public Issues through dialogue journals: Preservice teachers and elementary students read and respond. Social Studies Research and Practice, 5:1, 21-34.
- Wilson, S., Avery, C., Ford, K., Hancock, M., Read, S.R, Stephens, E.C, Young, T.A, (2007). The 2007 Orbis Pictus award winner and other outstanding nonfiction books. Language Arts, 85:2, 164-170. *
- Read, S.R, (2006). Tapping into students’ motivation: Lessons from adolescents’ blogs. Voices from the Middle, 14:2, 38-46.
- Wilson, S., Avery, C., Ford, K., Hancock, M., Louie, B.Y, Read, S.R, Stephens, E.C, (2006). The 2006 Orbis Pictus award winner and other outstanding nonfiction books. Language Arts, 84:2, 198-204. *
- Read, S.R, (2005). The writing moment, or, a little writing theory can make all the difference. Arizona English Bulletin, 47:2, 57-60.
- Read, S.R, (2001). “Kid mice hunt for their selfs:” First and second graders writing research. Language Arts, 78:4, 333-342.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
Newsletter
- Read, S.R, (2007). Words, words, words: Children’s books featuring words. TOP: Tips on Parenting *
- Read, S.R, (2006). Math in books for children. TOP: Tips on Parenting *
- Read, S.R, (2006). Reading aloud easy chapter books. TOP: Tips on Parenting *
- Read, S.R, (2006). The natural world in children’s books. TOP: Tips on Parenting *
- Read, S.R, (2005). And the award goes to.... Tips on Parenting *
- Read, S.R, (2005). True stories, real lives, compelling stories: Biographies for children. TOP: Tips on Parenting *
Newspaper
- Read, S.R, (2004). Reading Nonfiction with Children. RoughDraft, Weber County Public Library
- Read, S.R, (2004). Wow! I didn’t know that. Deseret News
Miscellaneous Extension
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.