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Program Summary
PROGRAM:
Inside
GRADE(S):
Grades 4-8
SUBJECT(S):
ESL/ELD, Language Arts, Middle/High School Resources, Phonics/Phonemic Awareness
SERVES:
English Learners, Striving Readers, Striving Writers
KEY FEATURE:
Reading, Writing, and Language Instruction Working Together to Accelerate Achievement

David W. Moore, Ph.D. Professor of Education Arizona State University Dr. David Moore taught high school social students and reading in Arizona public schools before entering college teaching. He currently teaches secondary school teacher preparation courses in adolescent literacy. He co-chaired the International Reading Association’s Commission on Adolescent Literacy and is actively involved with several professional associations. His twenty-five year publication record balances research reports, professional articles, book chapters, and books. Noteworthy publications include the International Reading Association position statement on adolescent literacy and the Handbook of the Reading Research chapter on secondary school reading. Recent books include Teaching Adolescents Who Struggle with Reading (2nd ed.) and Principled Practices for Adolescent Literacy.
Download Dr. David Moore’s Author Monographs:
Robust Vocabulary Instruction
Build Reading Power: Strategies for Comprehension
Direct Instruction: Targeted Strategies for Student Success

Deborah J. Short, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Center for Applied Linguistics Dr. Deborah Short is a co-developer of the research-validated SIOP Model for sheltered instruction. She has directed quai-experimental and experimental studies on English language learns funded by the Camegie Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the U.S. Dept. of Education. She recently chaired an expert panel on adolescent ELL literacy and prepared a policy report: Double the Work: Challenges and Solutions to Acquiring Language and Academic Literacy for Adolescent English Language Learners. She has also conducted extensive research on secondary level newcomer programs. Her research articles have appeared in the TESOL Quarterly, Journal of Educational Research, Educational Leadership, Educational and Urban Society, TESOL Journal, Social Education, and Journal of Research in Education.
Download Dr. Deborah Short’s Author Monograph:
Structural Supports for English Learners
Comprehensive and Responsive Assessment (with Dr. Alfred Tatum)

Alfred W. Tatum, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director of UIC Reading Clinic, University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Alfred Tatum began his career as an eighth-grade teacher, later becoming a reading specialist and discovering the power of texts to reshape the life outcomes of struggling readers. His current research focuses on the literacy development of African American adolescent males, and he provides teacher professional development to urban middle and high schools. He serves on the National Advisory Reading Committee of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and is active in a number of literacy organizations. In addition to his book Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap, he has published in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Educational Leadership, Journal of College Reading and Learning, and Principal Leadership.
Download Dr. Alfred Tatum’s Author Monographs:
Becoming An Insider: Reaching All Students
Reading Fluency
Comprehensive and Responsive Assessment (with Dr. Alfred Tatum)
Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Ph.D. Dr. Tinajero specializes in staff development and school-university partnership programs and has consulted with school districts in the U.S. to design ESL, bilingual, literacy, and bi-literacy programs. She has served on state and national advisory committees for standards development, including the English as a New Language Advisory Panel of the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and the Texas Reading Academies. She is currently professor of Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at El Paso and was President of the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1997–2000.
Download Dr. Josefina Villamil Tinajero’s Author Monograph:
Teaching the Fundamentals: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Decoding, and Spelling
Gretchen Bernabei Teacher Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas Gretchen Bernabei's teaching career spans more than twenty-five years, teaching middle school and high school language arts. She most recently taught in San Antonio, Texas, where she was named Educator of the Year in 2003. She has shared her experience with other teachers through seminars, articles, and books—offering field-tested techniques for teaching writing to adolescents. Her newly published The Good Writer's Kit is a multi-component program for inspiring adolescent writers. Other recent publications include Sparklers: High Scoring Test Essays and What We Learn from Them and Teaching the "Neglected R": Rethinking Writing Instruction in Secondary Classrooms.
Download Gretchen Bernabei's Author Monograph:
Build Writing Power