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Donna Werderich
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Professor Werderich teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in language arts and writing methods. Her research interests include adolescent literacy, motivation and strategy instruction in writing, and teacher education.
Farris, P. A., McGinty, A., & Werderich, D. E. (in−press). Turning kids on to science through biographies. Science and Children.
Koss, M. J., & Werderich, D. E. (Spring, 2012). Chester’s Masterpiece: Using a picture book as a mentor text for middle school writers to develop the trait of voice. Reading in the Middle, 10−16.
Koss, M. J. & Werderich, D. E. (Spring, 2012). Picture books as mentor texts for the middle school grades: A bibliography. Reading in the Middle, 16−17.
Farris, P.J., & Werderich, D.E. (2011). Language arts: Process, product, and assessment for diverse classrooms (5th ed.). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
Farris, P. J., Kuhrt, B. L., & Werderich, D. E. (2011). Facilitating learning through strategic instruction in social studies. In P.J. Farris (Ed.). Elementary and middle school social studies: An interdisciplinary multicultural approach. (pp. 189−234). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press.
Werderich, D. E., & L'Allier, S. K. (2011). Merging genre studies with the ideas trait of writing. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 39(3), 14−19.
Werderich, D.E. (2011, August 21). Interview by Larissa Chinwah State keyboard push
could cut into cursive writing. Daily Herald Newspaper. Retrieved from
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110821/news/708219859/#ixzz1Vy5NL000
Werderich, D. E. (2011, July 19). Interview by Bernie Tafoya [Audio recording]. Professor Bemoans Decline of Cursive Writing, WBBM Newsradio 780. Retrieved from http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/07/19/professor−bemoans−decline−of−cursive−writing/
Werderich, D. E. (2010). Responding to boy readers: A closer look at the role of the teacher in dialogue journals. Middle Grades Research Journal, 5(2), 91−106.
Werderich, D. E. (2010). Supporting your teen writer. The NIU Collaborative on Early Adolescence (NIU−CEA) internet resources for parents and educators. http://www.niu.edu/cea/publications/newsletters/niu-ceanewsletters.shtml
Werderich, D.E. (2009). Bringing family and community into the writing curriculum. In
M. M. Caskey (Ed.), Middle Level Education Research Annual: Connecting with Parents and Families, (pp. 77-84). Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association. (Reprinted from Middle School Journal, 39(3), 34-39).
Farris, P.J., Werderich, D.E., Nelson, P.A., & Fuhler, C.J. (2009). Male call: Fifth-grade boys’ reading preferences. The Reading Teacher, 63(3), 180-188.
Farris, P.J., & Werderich, D.E. (2009). “You gotta hear this one!”: Creating listening centers to support content area instruction. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 38(1), 15-21.
Werderich, D. E. (2008). Literacy in a suitcase: What to pack for middle school students. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 36(1), 3−9.
Werderich, D. E., & Pariza, J. L. (2007). Teaching the love of reading. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 35(2), 22−31.
Werderich, D. E. (2002). Individualized responses: Using journal letters as a vehicle for differentiated reading instruction. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 45(8), 746−754.
Werderich, D. E., & Carger, C. L. (2012, June). Closing the gap: Reading and writing connections for bilingual learners. Session presented at the 39th Annual NIU College of Education Summer Literacy Conference. Wabonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL.
Werderich, D. E., McGinty, A., Rosenstock, B., & Slade, S. B. (2012, May). Interact with fact: Strategies for extending nonfiction in the classroom and beyond. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, Chicago, IL.
Werderich, D. E., Wedwick, L, & Farris, P. J. (2011, December). Mentoring teachers and inviting students into literary conversations: The reader, the text, and the author. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Reading Forum, Sanibel, FL.
Werderich, D. E., & Armstrong, S. A. (2011, December). Cross-Level Motivation to Write Profile: A mixed−methods study of writers’ self-perceptions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Literacy Research Association, Jacksonville, FL.
Werderich, D. E. (2011, November). The multi-media memoir: An integration of technology and writing. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Chicago, IL.
Werderich, D. E. (2010, November). Responding to boy readers: A closer look at the role of the teacher in dialogue journals. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL
Werderich, D.E., & Armstrong, S.A. (April, 2010). Affect matters: Writers’ self-perceptions across educational levels. Research poster session presented at IRA’s 55th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
Larson, K., McGinty, A.B., Walker, S., Farris, P.J., Wedwick, L., & Werderich, D.E. (April, 2010). The Reader, the text, and the author: How to invite students into conversations about books. Symposium presented at IRA’s 55th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL
Werderich, D. E., & L'Allier, S. K. (2010, September). Enliven students’ writing with joyful reading of mentor texts. Session presented at the Northern Illinois Reading Council Fall Reading Conference, Northern Illinois Reading Council, Malta, IL.
Werderich, D. E., & L’Allier, S. K. (March, 2010). Mentor texts help us light the way to powerful writing instruction for grades 4-9. Session presented at Illinois Reading Council Conference, Normal, IL.
Werderich, D. E. (2010, April). Terrific tips for teaching the traits. Session presented at the Annual Student Conference of the Illinois Education Association, Champaign, IL.
International Reading Association's 2010-2011 Local Council Community Service Award Committee.
Editorial Review Board, Middle Grades Research Journal, 2008-present.
Editorial Review Board, Teacher Education Quarterly.
Editorial Review Board, Reading Horizons.
Editorial Review Board, Illinois Reading Council Journal.
LTLA 341: Language Arts in the Elementary School .
LTLA 543: Writing in the Elementary School.
LTLA 760: Seminar in Elementary Education: Language Arts.