Instructional Leadership & Academic Curriculum Department

          Degree List and Curriculum Vitae

          • B.A. - University of Dallas - Irving, TX
          • M.Ed. - Texas A&M - College Station, TX
          • Ph.D. - University of California - Riverside, CA
          • Curriculum Vitae

          Table of Contents

          • Research Interests
          • Courses Commonly Taught
          • Recent Publications, Grants & Presentations
          • Honors and Awards
          • Editorships
          • Democracy Building in Schools
          • Links
          • Photo Gallery

          Research Interests

          • Young children's sense of being literate and its relationship to their literacy development
          • Effective literacy practices in elementary classrooms
          • Critical literacy
          • Teacher development as literacy leaders

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          Courses Commonly Taught

          • Undergraduate:
            • Theories of Literacy for the Young Learner
            • Methods/Materials for the Young Learner

          • Graduate:
            • Theories of Literacy/Reading (Syllabus)
            • Current Issues & Research in Literacy/Reading (Syllabus)
            • Developmental Reading
            • School-wide Literacy Programs: Organization and Supervision (Syllabus)

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          Recent Publications

          • Beach, S.A. (2004). Oral history: connecting the past to the future. Inovacie v skole (Innovations in Schooling: Proceedings of the 3rd National Slovak Conference on Innovations in Education) (pp13-15). Dolny Kubin: Zdruzenie Orava pre demokraciu vo vzdelavani.

          • Ward, A. & Beach, S.A. (2004). Reflective practice and teacher research. In S. Mirseitova (Ed.), RWCT Philosophy and methods in action. (pp. 115-121). Almaty: IzdatMarket (Published in both Russian and Kazakh).

          • Beach, S.A. & Ward, A. (In Press). What does it mean to practice critical literacy? In S. Mirseitova (Ed.) National Reading Conference. Almaty: IzdatMarket. (Russian and Kazakh versions to be published in Fall, 2004).

          • Beach, S.A. (2003). An interview with Judith Viorst. World Literature Today, 3(3-4), 69-72.

          • Beach, S. A., Fry, P. & Collins, J. (Eds.) (2002). Perspectives on reading: Preparing teachers for the 21st Century. Norman, OK: College of Education, University of Oklahoma.

          • Ward, A., Beach, S.A. & Mirseitova, S. (2004). Teachers' understandings of critical literacy in Canada, the United States, and Kazakhstan. Thinking Classroom/Peremena, 5(3), 15-22.

          • Beach, S. A. & Willner, E. (2002). The power of Harry Potter: The impact of J. K. Rowling’s books on young readers. World Literature Today, 76(1), 102-106.

          Recent Grants

          • Co-author and Reading Consultant, SOONER TALK (Teachers Advocating Literacy to Kids): Early Reading First. (2003-2005). U.S. Department of Education. Award Amount: $4.0 million.

          • Co-author and grant recipient, Early Steps to Literacy: A professional Development program for early childhood educators. (2001-2004) U.S. Department of Education. Award Amount: $1,522,290.

          Recent National and International Presentations

          • Beach, S.A., Ward, A., & Mirseitova, S. (2004, December). A Moment in Time: The Influence of History, Gender, and Power on Literate Identity. Alternative session to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

          • Beach, S.A., Dunn, L., Biscoe, B., Ball, R.A., & Kimmel, S. ( 2004, December) Early Steps to Literacy: The impact of professional development on preschool teachers and the children in their classrooms. Symposium to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.

          • Beach, S. A. (2004, November). Writing for Thinking: The RAFT procedure. Paper presented at 5. celoslovenska konferencia s medzinarodnou ucastou Inovacie v skole (the 4th National Slovak Conference on Innovations in Education), Podbanske, Slovak Republic.

          • Ruan, J., Willner, E.H., Griffith, P., & Beach, S.A. (2004, May). Teachers’ understanding of fluency. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Reno, NV.

          • Willner, E. & Beach, S.A. (2004, February). First do no harm. Roundtable presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Dallas, TX.

          • Beach, S.A. (2003, November). Ustna historia: spajame minulost s buducnostou (Oral history: Connecting the past and the future). Paper presented at 4.celoslovenska konferencia s medzinarodnou ucastou Inovacie v skole (the 3rd National Slovak Conference on Innovations in Education), Podbanske, Slovak Republic.

          • Ward, A., Beach, S.A., & Mirseitova, S. (2003, July). Critical Literacy in Canada, the United States and Kazakhstan: Teachers and Students Reflect on Their Experiences. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Reading Association, Tallin, Estonia.

          • Beach, S. A. (2003, May). Finding critical literacy at the intersection of fluency and metacognition. Paper presented as part of the symposium titled Finding critical literacy at the intersection of fluency and metacognition at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida.

          • Akey, K. & Beach, S.A. (2002, December). Supporting ESL students’ learning: Perceptions of secondary content teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

          • Beach, S.A., McKay, J., Hinkle, V., & Fry, P.G. (2002, December). Principals and literacy: The forgotten connection. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

          • Beach, S. A. (2002, November). Kreativny vyskum: Skumanie temy z roznych perspektiv (Creative research: Researching a topic from different perspectives). Paper presented at 3.celoslovenska konferencia s medzinarodnou ucastou Inovacie v skole (the 3rd National Slovak Conference on Innovations in Education), Strbske Pleso, Slovak Republic.

          • Ward, A., Beach, S.A. & Mirseitova, S. (2002, July) Teachers' understandings of critical literacy in Canada, the United States, and Kazakhstan. Paper presented at the World Congress on Reading, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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          Honors and Awards

          • April, 2003 - College of Education Citizenship/Leadership Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
          • March, 2001 - Visiting Scholar, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

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          Editorships

          • Editor, The Oklahoma Reader, 2003 to present.
          • Editor, World Literature Today Kids, 2004 to present.

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          Democracy Building in Schools 

          • Ward, A. & Beach, S.A. (2003, November). Teacher reflection and planning workshops for teachers in higher education. Workshop presented to Higher Education participants of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (an International Reading Association/Kazakhstan Reading Association sponsored project funded by USAID), Almaty, Kazakhstan.

          • Beach, S.A. & Ward, A. (2003, April). Teaching writing and research skills to students in higher education. Workshop presented to Higher Education participants of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (an International Reading Association/Kazakhstan Reading Association sponsored project funded by USAID), Almaty, Kazakhstan.

          • Beach, S.A. & Ward, A. (2001, January). Principles of planning for instruction. Workshop presented to participants of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (an International Reading Association sponsored project funded by the Open Society Institute) , Almaty, Kazakhstan.

          • Beach, S. A. & Coffman, K. (2000, March). Planning and managing integrated center-based classrooms. Workshops (8) presented to teacher leaders, teachers, and pedagogy students participating in the Orava Project, in Nitra, Bratislava, and Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.

          • Beach, S. A. (1999, November). Evaluation from the perspective of critical pedagogy. Workshops (7) presented to teacher leaders, teachers, and pedagogy students participating in the Orava Project, in Nitra, Bratislava, and Dolny Kubin, Slovakia.

          • Beach, S.A. & Ward, A. (1999, October). Becoming a workshop leader. Workshop I in a series of 2 presented to participants of the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (an International Reading Association sponsored project funded by the Open Society Institute), Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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          Links

          • International Reading Association
          • CIERA Homepage
          • NCTE Homepage
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          • Yahoo Search Engine
          • AskERIC Databases
          • The Gateway to Education Materials
          • Educator's Reference Desk
          • Library of Congress

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          You can reach me by e-mail at: sbeach@ou.edu

          Department Links

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          • College of Education Homepage
          • Oklahoma University Homepage
          • Norman, Oklahoma Homepage


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