Presentations & Publications:

Teaching and Research

Family Literacy

Health Literacy

Other Literacy Issues

Papers and PowerPoint Presentations

Presentations & Publications

The Center provides extensive public service contributions that are based upon innovative interpretations and applications of cutting-edge research.  It does this, however, in a way that supports and extends more traditional notions of academic scholarship.  Many Center projects have led to presentations and publications by UIC faculty, colleagues from other universities, and graduate students. The following list of publications and presentations are grouped according to major topical issues addressed. Although several of these entries could be included in more than one category, for the purposes of reporting, each item only appears once. In addition, the Center for Literacy staff makes many of its PowerPoint presentations available for viewing. Click on the link to the left to view them.

Teaching and Research

Beach, R., Green, J., Kamil, M. L., & Shanahan, T. (Eds.) (2004). Multidisciplinary perspectives on literacy research (2^nd ed.). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Colomb, A. (1996, June). Establishing collaborative relationships. Paper presented at the Prevention Training Conference, UIC Prevention Research Center, Chicago, IL.

Ehri, L. C., Willows, D., Schuster, B., Yaghoubzadeh, Z., & Shanahan, T. (2001). Phonemic awareness instruction helps children learn to read: Evidence from the National Reading Panel’s meta-analysis. Reading Research Quarterly, 36, 250-286.

Ehri, L., Nunes, S. R., Willows, D. M., Schuster, B. V., Yaghoub-Zadeh, Z., & Shanahan, T. (2001). Phonemic awareness instruction helps children learn to read: Evidence from the National Reading Panel’s meta-analysis. Reprinted in R. B. Ruddell & N. J. Unrau,Theoretical models and processes of reading: Supplementary articles. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Enciso, P.  (1993-94). Integrating ‘cultural imagination.’ In T. Shanahan, B. Robinson, & M. Schneider (Eds.), Integrating Curriculum, The Reading Teacher, 47, 336-337. 

Ferroli, L., & Shanahan, T.  (1993).  Voicing in Spanish and English knowledge transfer.  In D. Leu & C. Kinzer, (Eds.), Examining central issues in literacy research, the­ory, and practice.  (Forty-second Yearbook of the National Reading Conference, pp. 413-418).  Chicago: Na­tional Reading Conference. 

Fitzgerald, J., & Shanahan, T. (2000). Reading and writing relations and their development. Educational Psychologist, 35, 39-50. 

Gomez, K. W., Teale, W. H., Raphael, T. E., Glasswell, K., Hynd, C. R.,

Shanahan, T., & Gavelek, J. (2003). Teaching reading? Not enough. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 31, 1, 5–6. 

Hampton, S.  (1994/1995).  Children doing the business of schools.  In T. Shanahan, B. Robinson, & M. Schneider (Eds.), Integrating Curriculum, The Reading Teacher, 48, 350-353. 

Knight, J.  (1994).  Learning in a community.  In T. Shanahan, B. Robinson, & M. Schneider (Eds.), Integrating curriculum, The Reading Teacher, 47, 498-499.   

Lobach, M. R.  (1995).  Kids explore heritage through writers workshops and profes­sional publication.  In T. Shanahan, B. Robinson, & M. Schneider (Eds.), Integrating curriculum, The Reading Teacher, 48, 522-524.   

Meehan, M. (1999, September).  Reading Strategies:  What we can learn from research.  Paper presented at the Palatine High School Reading Strategies Institute, Palatine, IL.

Meehan, M. (2001, January). What works in reading instruction, understanding the research. Paper presented at the annual conference of Literacy Volunteers of America-IL., Chicago, IL 

Meehan, M. (2002).  Chicago Reading Framework Professional Development Series.  Valley View School District.

Meehan, M. (2004, February).   Teaching vocabulary in adult literacy programs: What can we learn from the research.  Paper presented at the annual conference of Literacy Volunteers of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Meehan, M. (2004, February).  Fluency strategies in adult literacy programs: What works and why.  Paper presented at the annual conference of Literacy Volunteers of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Owen, V., Sakash, K., Li, R., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1994, April). Creating collaborative learning environments for Hispanic LEP students:  Connecting ESL/Bilingual teachers and LEP families with the culture of the school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Pearson, P. D., & Shanahan, T. (1998). The reading crisis in Illinois: A ten year retrospective of IGAP. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 26 (3), 60–67.

Power, K. (1995, February). Naming names:  Confessions of a white teacher-researcher. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on Women and Literacy, Atlanta, GA.

Power, K. (1995, April). The journey of a new researcher. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Chicago Language and Literacy Conference, Chicago, IL.

Power, K. (1996). No little I’s and no little you’s:  Language and equality in an adult literacy community. Democracy and Education, 10(2), 17-26.

Power, K. (1996, March). To be of use: Ethical challenges in the practice of action research. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Milwaukee, WI.

Power, K. (1996, December). The women empowerment hour:  A portrait of women constructing their own curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.

Power, K. (1997, March).  Responsibility and relationship in an adult literacy classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Power, K., Mogge, S., & Bohr, L. (1998). Journeying with student-tutors:  Undergrads describe community literacy work. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 26, 81-86.

Purves, A. C., Bloome, D., Golden, J. M., Lee, C., Hynds, S., Pressley, M., & Shana­han, T.  (1995).  Viewpoints:  A symposium on the usefulness of literacy research.  Re­search in the Teaching of English, 29, 326-348.  

Reyes, C. (1996). How religion informs literacy in the narrative of one adult learner. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Chicago Language and Literacy Conference, Chicago, IL.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., Colomb, A., Reyes, C., Sakash, K., & Schikore, M. (1995). Parental involvement in schools. Brochure for national dissemination (English and Spanish versions). Chicago: UIC Center for Literacy.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Sakash, K. (1994, April). Project teamworks:  Teachers working toward school reform and improvement in multilingual-multicultural settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association New Orleans, LA.

Sakash, K. (1991, April). The relationship between gender perceptions and achievement among Mexican-American students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Sakash, K. (1991, April). The influence of social responsibility on the achievement of Mexican-American students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Sakash, K. (1997, February). Mainstream and bilingual/ESL teacher collaboration. Paper presented at the OBLEMA National Professional Development Institute, Albuquerque, NM.

Sakash, K. & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1995). Teamworks: Mainstream and bilingual/ESL teacher collaboration. Washington, DC:  National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

Shanahan, T. (1991, December). Assessment of outcomes in seven student literacy corps programs.  Paper presented to the National Reading Confer­ence, Palm Springs, CA.

Shanahan, T.  (1992). Towards a more complete literacy:  Reading and writing connec­tions.  In C. Gor­don, G. Labercane, & W. McEachern (Eds.), Elementary reading:  Process and practice, (pp. 263-273).  Needham, MA:  Ginn Press.

Shanahan, T. (1992, March). Reading comprehension as a dialogue with an author.  Paper presented to the Illinois Reading Council, Spring­field, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1992, September). Future directions in reading instruction.  Paper presented at the meet­ing of the Chicago Area Reading Association-Illinois Council on Affec­tive Reading Education-Suburban Council of the International Read­ing Association, Rosemont, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1992, December).  Assessment of outcomes in seven student Literacy Corps Programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1993, April). Starting a conversation:  The development of author awareness during reading.  Paper presented to the Ameri­can Edu­cational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. 

Shanahan, T. (1993, September). How readers change in their thinking about authors:  A critical part of critical read­ing. Paper presented at the Tenth Great Lakes Regional Reading Conference, Rosemont, IL.

Shanahan, T.  (1994).  Assessment, Theory and Practice.  In A. C. Purves (Ed.), Ency­clopedia of English Studies and Language Arts, pp. 93-97. Ur­bana, IL:  National Council of Teachers of English & Scholastic.

Shanahan, T. (1994). Assumptions underlying educational intervention research: A commentary on Harris and Pressley. Educational Psychology Review, 6, 255-262.

Shanahan, T. (1994). Building communities of learners. Journal of Reading Behavior, 26, 462-464.

Shanahan, T.  (1994). Cloze testing.  In A. C. Purves (Ed.), Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts, (pp. 197-198).  Urbana, IL:  National Council of Teachers of English.

Shanahan, T. (Ed.). (1994). Teachers thinking, teachers knowing. Urbana, IL:  National Conference on Research in English.

Shanahan, T. (1994, February). Professionalization of the adult educator.  Paper presented at the Illinois Partnership Conference, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1994, April). Literacy research:  At crossroads or cross-purposes?  Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1994, April). National standards for English language arts in elementary school.  Paper presented to the Literacy Educators and Advo­cates Forum of Ohio.  Columbus, OH.

Shanahan, T. (1995, March). The principal in the reading program:  A framework for instruction.  Paper presented to the Ball Foundation Reading Design Schools, Bloomington, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (1995, May). Standards for standards.  Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1995, October). Ten ways to help children think about authors.  Paper presented at the Keystone State Reading Association Conference, Hershey, PA

Shanahan, T.  (1996).  Children learning to read:  International concerns.  Journal of Cur­riculum Studies, 28, 490-491. 

Shanahan, T.  (1996).  Reading.  In P. P. Wilson (Ed.), The professional collection for elemen­tary educators, (pp. 40-55).  New York:  H. W. Wilson. 

Shanahan, T.  (1997).  Reading-writing relationships, thematic units, inquiry learning… In pursuit of effective integrated instruction. The Reading Teacher, 51, 12–19.

Shanahan, T. (1997, May). Applied literacy in national standards in the other content areas.  Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA. 

Shanahan, T. (1998). On the effectiveness and limitations of tutoring in reading. Review of Research in Education, 23, 217–234.

Shanahan, T. (1998.)  Readers’ awareness of author. In R. C. Calfee & N. Spivey (Eds.), The reading-writing connection. Ninety-seventh Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (part II, pp. 88–111). Chicago:  NSSE.

Shanahan, T.  (1998).  Reading recovery:  Its effectiveness and implications for teacher education.  The Literacy Professional, 9 (1), 3.

Shanahan, T.  (1998).  Relaciones entre lectura y escritura, unidades tematicas, aprendizaje mediante investigacion…En busca de la instruccion eficaz para una alfabetizacion integrada.  Lectura y Vida, 19, 17–26.

Shanahan, T. (1999, May). The implications of the national reading panel report. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, San Deigo, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1999, December). A progress report on the national reading panel. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000). Reading-writing relationships, thematic units, and inquiry learning. In N. D. Padak & T. Rasinski, et al. (Eds.), Distinguished educators on reading (pp. 305-316). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 

Shanahan, T. (2000). Research synthesis: Making sense of the accumulation of knowledge in reading. In M. L. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, R. Barr, & P. D. Pearson (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, vol. 3 (pp. 209-228). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, February). Building more specific reading comprehension strategies. Paper presented at the sixth annual conference of The Arab Reading Association, Manama, Bahrain. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, February). Improving reading achievement: Light a candle, don’t curse the darkness. Paper presented to the Utah Reading Council, Salt Lake City, UT. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, February). In pursuit of effective integrated literacy instruction. Paper presented at the sixth annual conference of The Arab Reading Association, Manama, Bahrain. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, March). The National Reading Panel and reading certification in Illinois. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College Instructors of Reading Professionals, Springfield, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, March). The Report of the National Reading Panel. Paper presented at the annual Illinois Reading Council Conference, Springfield, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, March). What administrators can do to improve reading achievement. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2000, May). National Reading Panel Report. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Indianapolis, IN. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, May 31). Reading panel: A member responds to a critic. Education Week, p. 38.

Shanahan, T. (2000, June). A framework for improving reading achievement. Paper presented to the Northern Illinois Reading Association, DeKalb, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, July). Advocacy for improving reading support. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Leadership Conference, Tysons Corner, VA. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, July). The role of research in advocacy. Paper presented to the World Literacy Congress, Auckland, NZ. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, July). We can improve reading achievement. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Leadership Conference, Tysons Corner, VA. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, September). National Reading Panel Report. Paper presented at the University of Texas at Brownsville, Governor’s Invitational Conference, Brownsville, TX.  

Shanahan, T. (2000, September 25). Reading panel identifies ways to improve teaching. Brownsville Herald. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, October). New horizons: Issues and trends in research and practice. Paper presented to the Plains IRA Regional Conference, St. Louis, MO. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, October). The Report of the National Reading Panel and what it says about disabled children. Paper presented to the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, Oakbrook, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, November). National Reading Panel Report: Where do we go from here. Paper presented to the National Council of Teachers of English, Milwaukee, WI. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, November). Research based reading curricula. Paper presented to Kent State University, Kent, OH. 

Shanahan, T. (2001). A conference in search of an agenda. NCRLL, 28 (2), 4–5. 

Shanahan, T. (2001). Improving achievement across the grades. Audiomaster Tape.

Shanahan, T. (2001). What does the Report of the National Reading Panel really tell us about teaching phonics? Response to Elaine Garan. Language Arts, 79, 70-71. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, January). What works in reading instruction. Paper presented at the annual conference of Literacy Volunteers of Chicago.   

Shanahan, T. (2001, February). The National Reading Panel Report. Paper presented at the Colorado Reading Council, Denver, CO. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, February). You can improve reading achievement. Paper presented at the Colorado Reading Council, Denver, CO. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, February). Myths about the NRP Report Summary of National Reading Panel Report. Paper presented at the Leadership Conference, National Institute for Literacy, Washigton, DC. 

Shanahan, T.  (2001, February). What works in reading. Paper presented at the Secretary of Education’s Reading Excellence Act Conference, U. S. Department of Education. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, March).  A framework for higher reading achievement. Paper presented at the Michigan Reading Association Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, March). A framework for improving reading achievement. Paper presented at the Masssachusetts Reading Association Conference, Sturbridge, MA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, March). The Report of the National Reading Panel. Paper presented at the annual Illinois Reading Council Conference, Springfield, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, March). We can improve reading achievement. Paper presented at the New Jersey Reading Association conference. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, May). A framework for success: How to improve reading achievement. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, November). Large-scale reading reform in urban school districts. Paper presented at the North Central Regional Education Laboratory Conference, Naperville, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, November). Putting reading first: What the research has to say about reading. Paper presented at the Maine Department of Education Fall Conference, Portland, ME. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, May). A framework for teaching K-12 reading effectively: An approach to help schools successfully deliver the goods. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of Title 1 Directors, New Orleans, LA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, May). Improving reading achievement across the grades. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, December). Writing for audience. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, December 2001. 

Shanahan, T. (2002). Research synthesis: Making sense of the accumulation of knowledge in reading. In M. L. Kamil, P. B. Mosenthal, P. D. Pearson, & R. Barr (Eds.), Methods of literacy research (pp. 133-150). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Shanahan, T. (2002). Research-based instruction. In B. Shearer & M. E. Vogt’s (Eds.), Reading specialists in the real world: A sociocultural perspective (pp. 18-20). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.   

Shanahan, T. (2002). What reading research says: The promises and limitations of applying research to reading education. In S. J. Samuels & A. Farstrup (Eds.), What research has to say about reading instruction (3^rd ed.) (pp. 8-24). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 

Shanahan, T. (2002, February). Improving reading achievement by improving instruction. Paper presented to the Wisconsin State Reading Association, Milwaukee, WI. 

Shanahan, T. (2002, March). Chicago Reading Initiative: A large urban school district’s response to children’s reading needs. Paper presented to the Michigan Reading Association, Detroit, MI.  

Shanahan, T. (2002, March). A framework for improving reading achievement. Paper presented to the Maryland Reading Council, Baltimore, MY.  

Shanahan, T. (2002, March). Flying an airplane while building it: Improving reading achievement in the Chicago Public Schools. Paper presented to the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2002, March). A framework for improving reading achievement. Paper presented to the Maryland Reading Council, Baltimore, MY.

Shanahan, T. (2002, May). The district perspective on reading improvement. Paper presented at University of California. Berekeley, CA.

Shanahan, T. (2002, July). Improving reading achievement: A report from the front lines. Paper presented at Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan.

Shanahan, T. (2002, August). Convergence of the instructional program with global, societal changes, demands and needs. Paper presented to the Illinois Literacy Foundation. Chicago, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2002, September). Understanding how children learn to read and deepening parental support in the process. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Comer School Development Parent Leadership Conference, Oakbrook, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2002, October). A sin of the second kind: The neglect of fluency instruction and what we can do about it. Paper presented to the Chicago Area Reading Association.

Shanahan, T. (2002, November). A research perspective on fluency instruction.  Paper presented at PREL (Pacific Resources for Education and Learning; U.S. Educational Laboratory for Pacific Region. Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Shanahan, T. (2002, December). The future of reading research. Paper presented at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Shanahan, T. (2003). Research-based reading instruction: Myths about the National Reading Panel Report findings. The Reading Teacher, 56, 646–655.

Shanahan, T. (2003, February 6). Research-based reading instruction: Putting the pieces together. Paper presented at the Rollins Center for Language and Learning, Atlanta, GA.

Shanahan, T. (2003, March). A framework for improving reading achievement. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Center for Family Literacy, Long Beach, CA.

Shanahan, T. (2003, March 21). Improving reading achievement: A pyramid of choices. Paper presented at the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, March 28). Research-based reading instruction. What is it? What does it matter? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association, Oak Brook, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, April 23). Sin of the second kind: Teaching reading fluency. Paper presented to the Fox River Valley Reading Association, Aurora, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May). Improving school reading programs: Coherence without scripts. Paper presented at the annual research conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May). Issues in literacy assessment: Implications for the field. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May). Putting fluency in context: Chicago Reading Framework. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, Fl.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May). Scientific reading research and practice—The influence of the National Reading Panels. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, October 3). The latest in reading research. Paper presented at the Family Literacy Alliance Regional Forum, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, November). The role of science in literacy: Finding common ground. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Francisco, CA.

Shanahan, T. (2003, November 3). Teaching Johnny to read, the scientific way. Hagerstown (MD) Herald-Mail.

Shanahan, T. (2003, December 8). What No Child Left Behind has to say about reading instruction. Paper presented at the New York School Association for Comprehensive Education, Saratoga Springs, NY.

Shanahan, T. (2003, December 31). How Johnny can learn to read. Pittsburgh (PA) Courier.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Critiques of the National Reading Panel Report: Their implications for research, policy, and practice. In P. McCardle & Vinita Chhabra (Eds.), The voice of evidence in reading research (pp. 235–266). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Elements of reading: Fluency. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Improving reading achievement in secondary schools: Structures and reforms. In D. Strickland & S. Alvermann (Eds.), Bridging the literacy achievement gap grades 4–12 (pp. 43–55). New York: Teachers College Press.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Interviews on National Language Panels. In A. Teemant, S. Pinnegar, & R. Graham (Eds.), The second language literacy case: A video ethnography of teaching second language students content through literacy development: Parts I, II, III, IV. [CD-ROM]. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Overcoming the dominance of communication: Writing to think and to learn. In T. L. Jetton & J. A. Dole (Eds.), Adolescent literacy research and practice (pp. 59–74). New York: Guilford.

Shanahan, T. (2004, March). The National Reading Panel Report and Reading First: Scientific-based evidence. Paper presented at the State Reading First Conference, Louisville, KY. 

Shanahan, T. (2004, February). What do teachers need to know about reading? Paper presented to the Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2004, March). A sin of the second kind: The neglect of fluency instruction. Paper presented at the annual Illinois Reading Council Conference, Springfield, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2004, March). Research-based instruction: What it tells you… what it doesn’t. Paper presented at the annual Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference, Louisville, KY.

Shanahan, T. (2004, May). Applying reading research successfully: A decision-making pyramid. Paper presented to the International Reading Association Conference, Reno, NV.  

Shanahan, T. (2004, May). Gaining perspective through science: A history of research synthesis in reading.  Paper presented at the University of Delaware, Wilmington, DE.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, May). Improving reading achievement in secondary schools: Structures and reforms. Paper presented to the International Reading Association Conference, Reno, NV.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, May). Trends and issues in reading assessment. Paper presented to the International Reading Association Conference, Reno, NV.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, May). What the reading specialist should know about the reports of the national reading panels. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, July). Applying research and improving reading achievement. Leadership and Literacy Conference, Paper presented to the International Reading Association Regional Meeting, Portland, OR.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, August). The elements of reading improvement. Paper presented at the Washington State Reading First Conference, Bellevue, WA.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, August). Improving reading achievement. Paper presented to the Early Reading Acacemies, Pennsylvania State School Board, Philadelphia, PA.

 Shanahan, T. (2004, August). The new rules of the game: Reading research and public policy. Paper presented to the Texas Higher Education Collaborative, University of Texas, Austin, TX.

Shanahan, T. (2004, August). Scientifically-based reading research. Paper presented at the Indiana Special Education Roundtable, Kendallville, IN.

Shanahan, T. (2004, September). Applying research to reading in teacher preparation. Paper presented to the Colorado Higher Education Consortium, Denver, CO.

Shanahan, T. (2004, September). Implications of literacy research for second language learning. “Teachers for a New Era” Paper presented to the Higher Education Collaborative, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Shanahan, T. (2004, September). Improving reading achievement throughout the grades. Paper presented to the Northern Utah Curriculum Council, Murray, UT. 

Shanahan, T. (2004, September). What does the National Reading Panel Report for new teachers? Paper presented to the Reading First Pre-Service Teacher Conference, State of Georgia, Atlanta, GA. 

Shanahan, T. (2004, November). What it takes to help children read better. Paper presented to the New York State Reading Association, Saratoga Springs, NY. 

Shanahan, T. (2004, November). Reading-writing relationship research: What does it suggest about teaching? Paper presented to the California Reading Association Research Institute, San Jose, CA. 

Shanahan, T. (2004, November). Fluency today, tomorrow, and beyond. Paper presented to the Missouri State Council, Lake Ozark, MO.

Shanahan, T. (In press). But does it really matter? Kappan.

Shanahan, T. (In press). Developing fluency in the context of effective literacy instruction. In T. Rasinski (Ed.),      . Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 

Shanahan, T. (In press). Gaining perspective through science: A history of research synthesis in reading. In T. Trabasso, J. Sabatini, D. Massaro, & R. C. Calfee, (Eds.), From orthography to pedagogy: Essays in honor of Richard L. Venezky.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Improving reading achievement in high school and middle school: Structures and reforms. In D. Alvermann & D. S. Strickland (Eds.), Bridging the achievement gap: Improving literacy for pre-adolescent & Adolescent learners (Grades 4–12) (pp. 43–55). New York: Teachers College Press. 

Shanahan, T. (In press). Relations among oral language, reading, and writing development. In C. A. MacArthur, S. Graham, & J. Fitzgerald, Handbook of writing research. New York: Guilford.  

Shanahan, T. (In press.) Review of DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (6^th ed). In Buros Mental Measurement Yearbook. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Shanahan, T. (In press.) Review of Multiple Assessment Series for the Primary Grades. In Buros Mental Measurement Yearbook. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Shanahan, T. (In press). Where does writing fit in Reading First? In C. Cummins (Ed.), Successful implementation of Reading First: A simple guide to a complex issue. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T., & Barr, R.  (1997).  A response to Pinnell.  Reading Research Quar­terly, 32, 114-115.

Shanahan, T. & Barr, R. (with Blackwell, L. & Burkhardt, A.), (1994). Reading Recovery: An independent evaluation of the efforts of an early instructional intervention for at risk learners. Oakbrook, IL: North Central Educational Regional Laboratory.

Shanahan, T., & Barr, R. (with Blackwell, L. & Burkhardt, A.). (1995).  Reading Recovery: An independent evaluation of the efforts of an early instructional intervention for at risk learners. Reading Research Quarterly, 30, 958-998.

Shanahan, T., & Cretu, N. (2000, July). Strategies for improving reading comprehension. Paper presented at RWCT: Transforming Teaching and Learning, Lake Balaton, Hungary.

Shanahan, T. & Ferroli, L. (1992, December). The early spelling development of bilingual children:  Transfer and interference.  Paper presented at the Na­tional Read­ing Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Shanahan, T., & Kamil, M.L. (1994). Academic research libraries. Urbana, IL: Center for the Study of Reading & National Conference on Research in English. 

Shanahan, T., & Kamil, M. L. (2004). Multiple disciplinary perspectives and issues of research design. In R. Beach, J. Green, M. L. Kamil, & T. Shanahan (Eds). Multidisciplinary perspectives on literacy research (2^nd ed.) (pp 1-4). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.

Shanahan, T., & Knight, L. (1991).  Guidelines for judging and selecting language arts text­books:  A modest proposal.  Concept Paper No. 1.  Urbana, IL:  National Council of Teachers of Eng­lish. 

Shanahan, T. & Knight , L. (1992, November). The examination of language arts textbooks.  Paper presented to the National Council of Teachers of English, Louisville, KY.

Shanahan, T., Lonigan, C., & Landry, S. (2004, March). The National Early Literacy Panel: A progress report. Paper presented at the National Family Literacy Conference, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T., Lonigan, C., & Schatschneider, C. (2003, March). Synthesis of scientific research on the development of literacy in young children. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Center for Family Literacy, Long Beach, CA.

Shanahan, T., Meehan, M., & Mogge, S. (1994). The professionalization of the teacher in adult literacy education. Philadelphia, PA: National Center on Adult Literacy.

Shanahan, T., Mulhern, M., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.  (1995).  Project FLAME:  A lit­er­acy program for language minority families.  The Reading Teacher, 48, 586-593. 

Shanahan, T., Mulhern, M., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.  (1995).  Project FLAME:  A lit­er­acy program for language minority families. In L. M. Morrow, S. B. Neuman, J. R. Paratore, & C. Harrison (Eds.), Parents and literacy, (pp. 40-47).  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T., & Neuman, S. (1997). Literacy research that makes a difference. Reading Research Quarterly, 32, 202–210.

Shanahan, T. & Neuman, S. (1997, May). When research makes a difference: The 13 most influential literacy studies of the last 30 years. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.

Shanahan, T., & Neuman, S. (2004). Literacy research that makes a difference. In Baker, M. (Ed.). Preparing reading professionals: A collection form the International Reading Association. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T., Robinson, B., & Schneider, M.  (1993).  Integration of curriculum or inter­action of people?  The Reading Teacher, 47, 158-161.

Shanahan, T., Robinson, B., & Schneider, M.  (1994).  Black History Month resolutions:  Fifth graders construct their heritage.  The Reading Teacher, 47, 660-662.

Shanahan, T., Robinson, B., & Schneider, M.  (1995).  Avoiding some of the pit­falls of thematic units.  The Reading Teacher, 48, 718-719. 

Shanahan, T., Robinson, B., & Schneider, M.  (1995).  Avoiding some of the pit­falls of thematic units.  in M. Opitz (Ed.), Teaching reading:  A cultural perspective.  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T., Robinson, B., & Schneider, M.  (1998). Black history month resolutions: Fifth graders construct their heritage.  In M. Opitz (Ed.), Literacy instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students (pp. 168-172).  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1995, December 16).  Making the grade. Chicago Tribune, p. 23.

Shanahan, T., & Shanahan, C. (2004, July). Oral reading fluency: Teaching and assessing an essential component of learning to read. Paper presented at the World Congress of the International Reading Association, Manila, Philippines.

Shanahan, T. & Shanahan, S. (1996, May). Chart it again: A strategy for teaching children about character intentions.  Paper presented to the Interna­tional Reading Association, New Orleans, LA. 

Shanahan, T., & Shanahan, S.  (1997).  Character perspective charting:  Helping children to develop a more complete conception of story.  The Reading Teacher, 50, 668-677.

Shanahan, T., & Shanahan, S. (2002). Character perspective charting: Helping children to develop a more complete conception of story. In Evidence-based reading instruction: Putting the National Reading Panel Report into practice (pp. 156-165). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. 

Shanahan, T., & Teale, W. H. (1999). Learning to accept less than perfection. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 27 (2), 5-6.

Shanahan, T., & Teale, W. H. (2000). ISAT: Raising reading standards? Illinois Reading Council Journal, 28 (3), 5–7.

Shanahan, T., & Teale, W. H. (2000). On angry mail carriers, professional amnesia, and telling stories that everybody knows. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 27 (4), 5-6.

Shanahan, T., & Teale, W. H. (2000). The truth reading educators and policymakers seem to have forgotten: The team with the highest score at the end wins the game. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 27 (3), 5-7.

Shanahan, T., & Teale, W. H. (2001). Getting on board this new comprehension fad.  Illinois Reading Council Journal, 29 (1), 5–7.

Shanahan, T., & W. H. Teale (2001). You’ll love this editorial—We guarantee it!  Illinois Reading Council Journal, 29, 5-7.

Shanahan, T., & Trabasso, T. (2003, March). The National Reading Panel: What the experts reported about reading. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of America, Chicago, IL.

Stotsky, S.  (1994).  Connecting writing and reading with a civic twist.  In T. Shanahan, B. Robinson, & M. Schneider (Eds.), Integrating Curriculum, The Reading Teacher, 47, 172-174. 

Strickland, D. S., & Shanahan, T. (2004). Laying the groundwork. Educational Leadership, 61, 74–77.

Strickland, D., & Shanahan, T. (2004). Laying the groundwork for literacy. Educational Leadership, 61(6), 74-77.

Teale, W. H., Glasswell, K., Gomez, K. W., Shanahan, T., Hynd, C., & Raphael, T. (2003). On reader outrage and literacy learning. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 31, 2, 8–10).

Teale, & W. H. & Shanahan, T. (1999). What is research-based reading instruction? Illinois Reading Council Journal, 27 (1), 5–7.

Teale, W. H., & Shanahan, T. (2000). Gardening and shopping are really not the same thing at all when it comes to reading programs. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 28 (1), 5-8.

Teale, W. H., & Shanahan, T. (2001). The grave truth about literature in the elementary school curriculum. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 28, 5-6.

Teale, W. H., & Shanahan, T. (2001). Ignoring the myths about fluency. Illinois School Journal, 29(3), 5–8.

Westberg, L., Lonigan, C., Fischel, J., & Shanahan, T. (2004, August). Applying research to early childhood and family literacy policy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Even Start State Coordinators, Washington, DC. 

Family Literacy

Bevington, K. E., Rodriguez,-Brown, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1993, April).  Empowerment through family literacy:  A “training of trainers” model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Colomb, A. (1995, December). Developing a research agenda for family literacy and parent involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Colomb, A. (1996). Project FLAME: Pilsen women as literacy trainers. Paper presented at the annual Illinois State Bilingual Conference, Oakbrook, IL.

Colomb, A. (1996, April). Marginalized women in Pilsen and a family literacy program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Chicago Language and Literacy Conference, Chicago, IL.

Colomb, A. (1996, May). Project FLAME: Women and research in the family literacy program. Paper presented at the annual Illinois Family Literacy Conference, Bloomington, IL.

Colomb, A. (1996, June). Establishing collaborative relationships. Paper presented at the Prevention Training Conference, UIC Prevention Research Center, Chicago, IL.

Fitzgerald, L. M., Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Bensman, D. (1994, April).  Intersubjectivity in home-school partnerships in two inner-city school settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Izzo, C.V., Weiss, L., Rodriguez, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1997, April).  Parental self-efficacy, social support and parenting behavior as predictors of children’s social adjustment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Izzo, C.V., Nunez, A., Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1997, May).  Predictors of parenting among Mexican immigrant mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Columbia, SC.

Izzo, C., Weiss, L., Shanahan, T., & Rodriguez-Brown, F. (2000). Parental self-efficacy and social support as predictors of parenting practices and children’s socioemotional adjustment in Mexican immigrant families. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 20, 197–213.

Maxwell, S., & Kilgore, V. (1997, March). Family literacy: More than story time. Paper presented at the Literacy Volunteers of America Illinois Conference, Chicago, IL.

Maxwell, S., McDonald, L., & Ferme, G. (1997, August).  FAST Computer Center:  Using commercial software in family literacy programs. Paper presented at the annual Showcase of Adult Literacy Technology, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1998, March).  Building family literacy partnerships.  Paper presented at the Day Care Action Council Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1998, February).  Collaborations that work – what makes the difference?  Paper presented at the Chicago Department of Human Services Collaborative Partnership Training, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1999, February).  Integrating federal workstudy students into your programs.  Paper presented at the Literacy Volunteers of America-IL annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Mulhern, M, Rodriguez, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1994). Family literacy for language minority families: Issues for program implementation.  Washington, DC:  National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

Owen, V., Li, R., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1993, April). Parent attitudes: Critical perspectives on the changing nature of parents’ pedagogical theories. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. BE 019 226).

Purcell-Gates, V. & Shanahan, T. (1997, May). Conversations about literacy in families, homes, and schools: Learning to connect what we have learned. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, GA.

Reyes, C. (1996). The funds of knowledge: A FLAME project. Paper presented at the Luis Moll Symposium, UIC Center for Literacy, Chicago, IL.

Reyes, C. (1996). Narratives of Project FLAME parents as teachers. Paper presented at the annual Illinois State Family Literacy Conference, Bloomington, IL.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1993, April). Project FLAME: A family literacy program in the Latino community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1993, July).  Family literacy and parent training. Paper presented at the Multifunctional Resource Center, Washington, DC.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1994, February). Family centered education: A partnership that yields routine results for everyone. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Bilingual Education, Los Angeles, CA.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V.  (1994, November). Parents as participants in literacy development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education, Houston, TX.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1994, November). Parents as educators: Experiences from Project FLAME. Paper presented at the Migrant Education Conference, Padre Island, TX.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1995, January).  Challenges and questions in the development and implementation of family literacy programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Bilingual Education, Phoenix, AZ.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1996, May). No excuses: We can make a difference in our children’s lives through family literacy. Paper presented at the Institute for Hispanic Parents, Discovery Center, Rockford, IL.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Meehan, M. (1998). Family literacy and adult education: Project FLAME.  In M. C. Smith (Ed.). Literacy for the 21st Century: Research, policy, practices, and the National Adult Literacy Survey. Westport, CT: Greeenwood Publishing.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., Shanahan, T. (1992, February). Project FLAME: A family literacy program in the Hispanic community. Paper presented at the annual Statewide Conference for Teachers of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students, Oakbrook, IL. 

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1994, February). Towards an ethic of family literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council for Teachers of English Research Assembly, Chicago, IL.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., Shanahan, T., Colomb, A. & Newman, S. (1994, December). Exploring the conceptual and ethical issues of family literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.

Senechal, M., Shanahan, T., & Westberg, L. (2004, March). The effect of parent involvement on their children’s acquisition of reading from kindergarten to grade three. Paper presented at the National Family Literacy Conference, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T. (1993, December). Exploring the conceptual and ethical issues of family literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1994, April). Family literacy and school practices: critical theoretical issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Franciso, CA.

Shanahan, T. (1994, May). Family literacy programs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, Toronto, ON.

Shanahan, T. (1995).  Project FLAME. In L. M. Morrow, D. H. Tracey, C. M. Maxwell (Eds.).  A survey of family literacy in the United States (pp. 75-76). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Shanahan, T. (1995, March). Family literacy: Encouraging parent involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1995, December). Agenda setting in family literacy: A research workshop. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Shanahan, T. (1997, February). Creating families of readers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Suburban Council of the International Reading Association, Skokie, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1997, March). Family literacy: Encouraging parent involvement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, May). Eight key steps for sustaining successful parent involvement in children’s reading. Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Indianapolis, IN. 

Shanahan, T. (2000, July). Project FLAME. Paper presented at the World Literacy Congress, Auckland, NZ.

Shanahan, T. (2002, September). Understanding how children learn to read and deepening parental support in the process. Tenth Annual Comer School Development Parent Leadership Conference, Oakbrook, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, March 6). Right at the root: Parents helping children to read and succeed. Paper presented at the Michigan Reading Association, Grand Rapids, MI.

Shanahan, T., Mulhern, M. & Rodriguez, F.V. (1995). Project FLAME: A literacy program for language minority families. The Reading Teacher, 48,  586-593.

Shanahan, T., Patrikakou, E., Weissberg R., & Anderson L. (1998, April). Effective school-family partnership strategies. Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Shanahan, T., & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1993, April). Project FLAME: The theory and structure of a family literacy program for the Latino community.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Atlanta, GA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. BE 019 223).

Shanahan, T. & Rodriguez-Brown, F. V. (1994). Towards an ethic of family literacy. Berkely, CA:  Center for the Study of Writing.

Wagner, S. (1997, January). FLAME: Helping language minority parents become involved in their children’s learning. Paper presented at the annual Illinois State Bilingual Conference, Oakbrook, IL.

Wagner, S. (1997, February). FLAME: Helping language minority parents become involved in their children’s learning. Paper presented at the National Association of Bilingual Education Parent Institute, Albuquerque, NM.

Westberg, L., & Shanahan, T. (2004). Evidence-based practices for parents

      to support their children’s reading acquisition. Connecting, 4 (1), 8–12.

Health Literacy

Meehan, M. (1997, November). Linking literacy to health and safety training:  Thoughts for new trainers.  Paper presented at the Great Lakes Center Weekly Seminar Series, UIC School of Public Health, Chicago, IL

Meehan, M., Diamond, S., Murphy, D., & Douglas, W. (1994, January). Health literacy:  Meeting the needs in an urban community.  Paper presented at the annual Illinois State Partnership for Literacy Conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M., Murphy, D., & Douglas, W. (1996, October). Health literacy: A primary health care project.  Paper presented at the Primary Health Care: Working Together for Healthier Urban Communities Conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M., & Nickels, L. (1996, March). Health and safety training: The literacy connection.  Paper presented at the Downstate Illinois Occupational Health and Safety Conference, Peoria, IL.

Meehan, M. & Nickels, L. (1997, January).  Linking literacy to health and safety training.  Paper presented at the annual Illinois Literacy Workforce Development Conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. & Nickels, L. (1997, March).  The right to understand: Linking literacy to health and safety training. Paper presented at the Central Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Urbana, IL.

Meehan, M., & Parker, R. S. (1999). Health literacy: Meeting the needs of an urban community.  In B. J. McElmurry, C. Tyska, & R. S. Parker (Eds.), Primary health care in urban communities. New York: National League for Nursing.

Other Literacy Issues

August, D., Geva, E., & Shanahan, T. (2004, May). The national literacy panel on language minority children and youth.  Reading Research Conference, International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

Blanton, G., Garcia, D. Hasson, M. T., Mahony, M. T., Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Yabu, S. (1995, March). Developing capacity to continue literacy projects after the funding period. Symposium presented at the California State Department of Education, Costa Mesa, CA.

Colomb, A. (1996, September). Marginalized communities: Building bridges. Paper presented at the Louis Moll Symposium, UIC Center for Literacy, Chicago, IL.

Gandy, S., Teale, W., Shanahan, T., Raphael, T., & Hynd, C. (2003, March 21). Your name in print: Writing for publication in the Illinois Reading Council Journal. Paper presented at the Illinois Reading Council, Springfield, IL.

Glasswell, K., Teale, W. H., Shanahan, T., Gavelek, J., Hynd, C., Gomez, K. W., & Raphael, T. (2002). From the mouths of babes. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 30 (4), 5-7.

Hynd, C. R., Shanahan, T., Teale, W. H., Gavelek, J., & Raphael, T. E. (2002). Be careful when walking in Bloomington—Or, why it is good that there are new Illinois teacher preparation standards in reading. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 30 (2), 5-7. 

Langenberg, D. N., Correro, G., Ehri, L., Ferguson, G., Kamil, M. L., Marrett, C. B., Samuels, S. J., Shanahan, T., Shaywitz, S. E., Trabasso T., Williams, J., Willows, D., & Yatvin, J. (2000). Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching children to read. Washington, DC: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Maxwell, S. (1998, April). Working in a community-university collaboration: Family Start Learning Center Project. Paper presented at the annual Conference on College Composition Communication, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1997, December).  Writing in the workplace.  Paper presented at the Learning Enterprise, University of Illinois at Chicago. 

Meehan, M. (1998, August).  Understanding the business of writing.  Office of Student Financial Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1998, August).  Understanding the business of writing.  Office of Human Resource Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1999, September).  Collaboration panel presentation.  Illinois Head Start Association Conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (1999, May).  Understanding the business of writing.  Office of Human Resource Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (2001, August).  Using the Internet to access child support resources.  Paper presented at CEDA Spring Collaboration Meeting, Illinois Department of Public Aid, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. (2002, April).  The new GED steps into the workplace.  Paper presented at the annual Literacy Volunteers of  America-IL annual conference, Chicago, IL.

Meehan, M. & Maxwell, S.  (1999, October).  Project I-CARE: A Successful Collaboration.  Paper presented at the Illinois Head Start Association Fall Conference, Chicago, IL.

Mogge, S., Heller, C., Power, K., & Mahoney, F. (1997, March). Two or three things we think we know about what we need to know about each other. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Nunez, A., Izzo, C.V. & Rodriguez-Brown, F.V. (1997, May). Emotional versus tangible support as predictors of depression among Mexican immigrant mothers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Raphael, T.E., Gavelek, J., Hynd, C. R., Teale, W. H., & Shanahan, T. (2002). Christmas trees are great, but not as models for instructional coherence in literacy. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 30 (3), 5-7.

Raphael, T., Hynd, C., Shanahan, T., Teale, W. H., Gavelek, J., Glasswell, K., & Gomez, K. W. (2003). Professional development: How quality can make a difference. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 31, 3, 5–9.

Rodriguez-Brown, F.V., & Shanahan, T. (1993, April). Cross cultural replication: Carrying a program from the Mexican-American community to the Puerto Rican community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.  (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. BE 019 225).

Shanahan, T. (1991, April). The student literacy corps:  The undergraduate perspective. Paper presented to the American Edu­cational Re­search Asso­cia­tion, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (1994, March). Parent involvement: Just another way of blaming victims? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Maryland Reading Association, Towson, MD.

Shanahan, T. (1995, December). Access to literacy:  Interventions and issues across school and home contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Shanahan, T. (2000). The role of spelling in American education. Contemporary Psychology, 45, 12-14.

Shanahan, T. (2000, May 6). Letter to the editor. Indianapolis Star.

Shanahan, T. (2001). A conference in search of an agenda. Newsletter of the National Council for Research on Language and Literacy, 28 (2), 4-5. 

Shanahan, T. (2001). Review of Burns and Roe informal reading inventory. In B. S. Plake, & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 196–198). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. 

Shanahan, T. (2001). Review of Reading Evaluation Adult Diagnosis (READ). In B. S. Plake, & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 989–991). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Shanahan, T. (2001, February). Legislative mandates and reading. Paper presented at the International Reading Association Government Relations Workshop, Washington, DC. 2001.

Shanahan, T. (2001, March). Government relations and reading. Panel discussion with state legislators and state school board members. Michigan Reading Association, Grand Rapids, MI. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, March). Keeping informed on reading policy. Paper presented at the Massachusetts Reading Association Conference, Sturbridge, MA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, April). National Reading Panel methodology. Paper presented at the Center for Applied Linguistics Invitational Conference on Second Language Learning. Washington, DC. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, May). What is the role of NCRLL in the coming decade? Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council of Research on Language and Literacy. New Orleans, LA. 

Shanahan, T. (2001, December). The role of the National Reading Panel in establishing a national literacy policy. Paper presented at the Educational Regional Chiefs Conference, U.S. Department of Education, San Antonio, TX.

Shanahan, T. (2002). National Reading Conference. In B. Guzzetti  (Ed.), Literacy in America. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Shanahan, T. (2002). National Reading Panel. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Shanahan, T. (2002). NCLB: Interview with Tim Shanahan about Reading First. From National Governor’s Association Web site: http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/1,1188,C_ISSUE_BRIEF%5ED_4155,00.html.

Shanahan, T. (2002, May 22). Reading report’s unending debate. Education Week, p. 38.

Shanahan, T. (2003, April 23). Adult literacy. ProLiteracy WorldWide & Literacy Volunteers of Illinois State Conference, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May 2). Is literacy right for preschoolers? Paper presented at the Chicago Center for Early Education, Chicago, IL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, May). Reading First implementation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T. (2003, December). Strategies and professional development for promoting literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

Shanahan, T. (2004). Letter to Assemblywoman Connie Myers. In J. Lewis, K. S. Jongsma, & A. Berger, Educators on the frontline (p. 189). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.         

Shanahan, T.  (2004). Modes of inquiry in literacy studies and issues of philosophy of science. In R. Beach, J. Green, M. Kamil, & T. Shanahan (Eds.), Multidisciplinary perspectives on literacy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum (pp. 5–19; 2^nd ed.).

Shanahan, T. (2004, March). What works in second language literacy instruction. Paper presented to the Reading Faculty Forum, University of California-Berkeley and California State University System Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Shanahan, T. (2004, September). National Early Literacy Panel: An update. Paper presented at the Reading First State Directors Meeting, Washington, DC.

Shanahan, T. (2004, October). National Reading Panel. Paper presented to the Dyslexia Association of New Jersey, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

Shanahan, T, Barclay, K., & Gandy, S. (2004, March). Publishing in the Illinois Reading Council Journal. Paper presented at the annual Illinois Reading Council Conference, Springfield, IL. 

Shanahan, T., & Hardison, L. (2001, May). IRA State Advocacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA.

Shanahan, T. & Lonigan, C. J. (2004, May). Overview of the National Early Literacy Panel: Goals, processes, and products of the research synthesis.  Paper presented to the International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

Shanahan, T., Lonigan, C., & Landry, S. (2004, March). The National Early Literacy Panel: A progress report. Paper presented at the National Family Literacy Conference, Orlando, FL.

Shanahan, T., Lonigan, C. J., Schatschneider, C., Strickland, D. S., & Westburg, L. (2004, May). The National Early Literacy Panel: A synthesis of what the research has to say about young children’s literacy development. Reading Research Conference, International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

Shanahan, T., & Rodriguez-Brown, F. (2000). The National Reading Conference Yearbook (vol. 49). Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference.

Strickland, D., Shanahan, T., & Escamilla, K. (2004, November). Laying the groundwork for literacy: The National Early Literacy Panel synthesis of research. Paper presented to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA.

Teale, W. H., Hynd, C. R., Raphael, T. E., Carter, S., Gavelek, J., & Shanahan, T. (2002). Testing, testing… 4, 5, 6. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 30 (1), 5-6. 

Teale, W. H., Glasswell, K., Gomez, K. W., Shanahan, T., Hynd, C., & Raphael, T. (2003). On reader outrage and literacy learning. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 31, 2, 8–10).

Teale, W. H., Raphael, T., Shanahan, T., Hynd, C., Glasswell, K., Gomez, K. W., & Gavelek, J. (2004). Parting thoughts: Literacy education and the state of the state. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 32 (3), 5–8.

Teale, & W. H. & Shanahan, T. (1998). Welcome back and thank you. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 26 (4), 5–7.

Wagner, S. (1996, October). Parent involvement in children’s education.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Association of School Administrators, St. Louis, MO.