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  • Jeanne Chall Memorial Lecture at Harvard University

    Presentation Posted 02/10/2010

    Changing Readers, Changing Texts: 1960-2010

    Dr. Elfrieda H. (Freddy) Hiebert presented the fifth annual Jeanne S. Chall Memorial Lecture on February 10, 2010 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.

    Presentation Synopsis
    Jeanne Chall’s (1967) landmark study showed how differences in first-grade textbooks influence children’s reading acquisition. The ensuing years have seen massive changes in first-grade reading books and in the demographics of American classrooms. In this presentation, I trace the changes in texts and demographics of first-grade students over the past 50 years. This analysis shows that, in 2010, the discrepancy between the tasks of first-grade textbooks and the skills of those students who depend on schools to become literate is substantial. I illustrate how first-grade textbooks could be changed to support the changing profile of a first-grade cohort.

    Includes Presentation Slides Accompanied by Audio of the Lecture

  • Presentation Posted 03/18/2009

    Reading: The Means of Extending & Building Funds of Knowledge

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert, University of California, Berkeley

    Keynote presentation at West Virginia Spring Reading Symposium

    Download Slides (Color): "WVSRS-2009-keynote.pdf" (PDF, 1.44MB)

  • Presentation Posted 03/18/2009

    Strategic Vocabulary Selection: Choosing Words From Narrative & Informational Texts

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert, University of California, Berkeley

    Download Slides (Color): "WVSRS-2009-Vocabulary.pdf" (PDF, 1.69MB)