Assistant Professor, New Jersey City University, Literacy Education Director, NJCU America Reads Program

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1 Name: Deborah Gee Woo, Ed.D. Department: Literacy Education Title: Chairperson/Assistant Professor 1. Academic Degrees Terminal Degree: Early Childhood/Elementary Education Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (Ed.D, 2005) Dissertation Title: America Reads: The Effects of a Federal Work-Study Tutoring Program on Literacy Achievement and Attitudes of Teachers, Tutors, and Children Master s Degree: Early Childhood/ElemEd with Certification N-8 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (M.Ed., 1997) Literacy Concentration Bachelor s Degree: Chemistry Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (B.A., 1977) 2. Professional Experiences 2008-Present 2005-Present Chairperson and Assistant Professor, New Jersey City University, Dept. of Literacy Education NJCU Director, Newark Public Schools/ NJCU Striving Readers Grant Partnership Director, NJCU America Reads Program Assistant Professor, New Jersey City University, Literacy Education Director, NJCU America Reads Program Instructor, New Jersey City University, Literacy Education Project Coordinator, Rutgers, The State University of New Graduate Assistant, Rutgers, The State University of New

2 Teaching Assistant, Rutgers, The State University of New Research Associate, Rutgers, The State University of New Research Assistant, Rutgers, The State University of New Co-Directress, Notre Dame Elementary School, Montessori Pre-primary Assistant Teacher, Deer Path Montessori School 3. Teaching Assignments (courses taught) Graduate Level: LTED 606 Literacy Learning in the Early Childhood Curriculum LTED 609 Literacy Strategies for the Early Childhood Classroom LTED 618 Pedagogy & Application of Children s Literature in the K-12 Classroom LTED 643 Practicum in Reading II LTED 646 Practicum in Reading I: Diagnostic Procedures LTED 648 Solving Reading Problems at the Elementary Level LTED 648 Solving Reading Problems at the Elementary Level (Taught in Newark as part of the Striving Readers Grant) Undergraduate Level: LTED 270 Emerging Literacy At Home and School LTED 330 Focus: Reading, Language, & Literacy LTED 350 Early Childhood Reading, Language, and Literacy Workshop LTED 360 Elementary Language Arts/Reading Workshop. LTED 090 Reading For College LTED 101 Reading and Study Skills 4. Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships New Jersey Reading Association, Past-President International Reading Association Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Association for Childhood Education International

3 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, NJCU representative New Jersey Association of Kindergarten Educators Monmouth County Reading Council Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, Delta Xi Chapter 5. Current Licenses/Certifications New Jersey Teaching Certification N-8 American Montessori Society Pre-primary Certification 6. Professional Practices in Scholarship 6a. Publications Bass, M. L., & Woo, D.G. (in review). A look at Comprehension Windows Strategy in action: Engaging students in the reading and writing of informational texts in the content areas. Schwanenflugel, P.J., Kuhn, M.R., Morris, R.D., Morrow, L.M., Meisinger, E.B., Woo, D.G., Quirk, M., & Sevcik, R. (2009). Insights into fluency instruction: Short- and long-term effects of two reading programs. Literacy Research & Instruction, 48, (4), Bass, M. L., & Woo, D.G. (2008). Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS): A comprehension strategy and prop for reading and writing informational text. The Reading Teacher, 61(7), Morrow, L.M., Vastola, C., & Woo. D.G. (2008). Practices in small group instruction in early childhood and elementary classrooms. The California Reader. Kuhn, M.R., & Woo, D.G. (2007). Fluency-oriented reading: Two whole-class approaches. In M.R. Kuhn & P.J. Schwanenflugel, (Eds.) (2007). Fluency in the classroom. New York: Guilford Press. Kuhn, M.R., Schwanenflugel, P.J., Morris, R. D., Morrow, L.M., Woo, D., Meisinger, B., Sevcik, R., Bradley, B., & Stahl, S.A. (in memoriam), (2006). Teaching children to become fluent and automatic readers. Journal of Literacy Research, 38(4),

4 Fitzgerald, J., Morrow, L.M., Gambrell, L., Calfee, R., Venezky, R., Woo, D.G., & Dromsky, A. (2002). Federal policy and program evaluation and research: The America Reads example. Reading Research and Instruction, 41, (4), Morrow, L.M., & Woo, D.G. (Eds.) (2001). Tutoring Programs for Struggling Readers: The America Reads Challenge. Guilford Press: New York, Woo, D.G., & Morrow, L.M. (2001). Introduction to tutoring issues. In L.M. Morrow & D.G. Woo, (Eds.), Tutoring programs for struggling readers: The America Reads Challenge. New York: The Guilford Press. Morrow, L.M., & Woo, D.G. (2001).. The Effects of an America Reads tutoring program on literacy achievement and attitudes of teachers, tutors, and children In L.M. Morrow & D.G. Woo, (Eds.), Tutoring programs for struggling readers: The America Reads Challenge. New York: The Guilford Press. Pressley, M., Wharton-McDonald, R., Allington, R., Collins Block, C., Morrow, L., Tracey, D., Baker, K., Brooks, G., Cronin, J., Nelson, E., & Woo, D. G. (2001). A study of effective first-grade literacy instruction. Scientific Study of Reading, 5(1), Morrow, L.M., Woo, D.G., & Radzin, A. (2000). Implementation of an America Reads tutoring program. Reading Online, 4(4), October 2000.Available: index.asp?href=/articles/morrow.index.html. Morrow, L.M., Tracey, D.H., Woo, D.G., & Pressley, M. (1999). Characteristics of exemplary first-grade literacy instruction. The Reading Teacher, 52, (5), pp b. Presentations, Grants, Others Presentations: A Look at the Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) in Action: Supporting the Comprehension of Reading and Writing of Informational Text in Grades 3-8, session, with Mary Lee Bass, International Reading Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, (April, 2009)

5 Using the Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) to Support the Reading and Writing of Informational Text Grades 3-8., session at the New Jersey Department of Education s Literacy Mini- Conference 2009, Reading and Writing in the Content Areas, New Brunswick, NJ, (Dec., 2009). Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) and Prop: A New Comprehension Strategy for Reading and Writing Informational Text, session, with Mary Lee Bass, International Reading Association Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN, (May, 2009) Using the Comprehension Windows Strategy (CWS) to Help Striving Readers Move Beyond Literal Comprehension of Informational Text Newark Public Schools Professional Development Workshops for Striving Readers Grant Project ( August 11-14, 2008) Using the Storyboard Strategy to Support the Writing Process Newark Public Schools Professional Development Workshops for Striving Readers Grant Project (August 11-14, 2008) Moving Beyond Literal Comprehension of Informational Text: Engaging Students in Critical Thinking Using Collaborative Comprehension Strategies, workshop, with Mary Lee Bass, Fran Levin and Allan De Fina. International Reading Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, (May, 2008) A Longitudinal Study of the Development of Reading Fluency and Comprehension in the Early Elementary School Years with Paula Schwanenflugel, Melanie Kuhn, et al, American Educational Research Association Conference (April, 2008) Students Comprehending Together: Innovative Comprehension Strategies for Informational Text microworkshop, with Mary Lee Bass, Fran Levin and Elizabeth Asbury, International Reading Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada, (May, 2007). Scaling up Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction (FORI) A Pilot Study, with Melanie Kuhn, Paula Schwanenflugel, and Lesley Morrow, Society for Scientific Study of Reading, Toronto, Canada, June, Symposium: Teaching Children to Become Fluent Readers-Year 3, with Melanie Kuhn, Claire Smith, Sunday Cummins, Allison Friedman, National Reading Conference, December 3, 2004.

6 Teaching students to become fluent readers: A three-year review, with Melanie Kuhn, Steven Stahl, and Paula Schwanenflugel, The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June, Panel member for New Jersey Reading First, NJ DOE, Professional Development Distance Learning Module on Reading Fluency, May, What Actually Happens in the Classroom? An Observational Study, Presentation at a Pre-Convention Institute at 2004 International Reading Association Annual Convention, May 2, An Observational Study of Fluency Instruction-Year 2, with Melanie Kuhn and Claire Smith, American Educational Research Association Conference, April 13, An Observational Study of Second Grade Fluency Instruction, with Melanie Kuhn,Barbara Bradley, and Claire Smith, National Reading Conference, December 3, Examining the Parent Component of Fluency Instruction, with Lesley Morrow and Melanie Kuhn, American Educational Research Association Conference, April 23, Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction: Instructional Effects, with Steven Stahl, Barbara Bradley, Claire Smith, Melanie Kuhn, Paula Schwanenflugel, Beth Meisinger, and Lesley Morrow, American Educational Research Association Conference, April 23, Developing Fluent Reading: A Collaborative Project, with Melanie Kuhn, Lesley Morrow, Marilyn Birnbaum, Jane Schumann- Grazioso, Antoinette Plewa, and Al Roman, Rutgers University 35 th Annual Conference on Reading and Writing, March, Developing Fluency in Classrooms, with Melanie Kuhn, Steven Stahl, and Barbara Bradley, National Reading Conference, December 7, Creating, Implementing, and Evaluating a Volunteer Tutoring Program for Struggling Readers, Presentation to the National Academy of Education of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5, Connecting Literacy Research to Practice (K-5), 32 nd Annual Rutgers Conference on Reading and Writing, March 17, 2000.

7 Rutgers University s America Reads Project: The Training, The Tutoring, and Research Outcomes, with Lesley M. Morrow and Adah Radzin, 15 th Annual Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education, March 16, Honors: Recipient of Rutgers University Graduate School of Education Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Dissertation, May, 2006 Recipient of the Edward Fry Endowment Fellowship for outstanding doctoral student in the area of literacy development, March Professional Practices in Services, within the past 5 years, (to the university and the broader community) For the University: Chairperson of NJCU, Department of Literacy Education, Oct. 1, Present Director of Striving Readers Grant Project, Oct. 1, 2008-Present Director of NJCU America Reads Program, Present New Jersey City University Representative, AACTE, Present Member of the Advisory Board for M. Jerry Weiss Center for Children s and Young Adult Literature at NJCU, Present Member of the NJCU Institutional Review Board, March, Present (Alternate Board Member, ) Senator, Representing the Department of Literacy Education, NJCU University Senate, 2007-Present Member of the University Senate Executive Committee, 2010-Present Member of the University Senate Curriculum & Instruction Committee, 2009-Present Member of the NJCU College of Education Executive Council, Present

8 Member of the NJCU College of Education Curriculum Committee, Present Member of the NJCU College of Education Accreditation Committee, 2008-Present Member of the NJCU College of Arts and Sciences General Studies Working Group, 2010-Present Co-Chair of the Speaking and Writing Across the Disciplines Universitywide Committee, Present Member of the Speaking and Writing Across the Disciplines Universitywide Committee, Faculty Advisor of the NJCU College of Education Student Affairs Committee, Liaison for Literacy Education Department with the Early Childhood Department, Member of the NJCU College of Education Field Experience Committee, Member of the NJCU College of Education Faculty Committee, Member of the NJCU College of Education Research Committee, For the broader community: President of New Jersey Reading Association, Advisory Board member for the Center for Literacy Development at Rutgers University, Member of the 2004 Program Committee for the International Reading Association Annual Convention Assistant Director of the 15 th Annual Rutgers Invitational Symposium on Education, Tutoring Programs for Struggling Readers: The America Reads Challenge, March 16, 2000.

9 Proposal Reviewer for International Reading Association Annual Convention Proposal Reviewer for National Reading Conference, Area V, Learning/Teaching Processes Reviewer of Book Proposals and Manuscripts for Guilford Press Evaluator for Sadlier-Oxford s Beginning Literacy Program