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- Andrea Debruin-Parecki
- Associate Professor
- Teaching & Learning
- 111a Lions Child Study Ctr
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-6759
- adebruin@odu.edu
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Education
- University of Michigan,
1997
- Major: Education and Psychology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Michigan,
1994
- Major: Developmental Psychology
- Degree: M.A.
- University of California,
1990
- Major: Psychology
- Degree: B.A.
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Expertise
- Education
- Early and Family Literacy, , Working with At-Risk Children and Families, Curriculum and Assessment Design for Young Children
and Families, Developing Pre-Reader Comprehension Skills
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Books
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2008). Effective Early Literacy Practice: Here's How, Here's Why. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2007). Let's Read Together: Improving Literacy Outcomes with the Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing Company.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2005). The Early Literacy Skills Assessment (ELSA): Dante Grows Up/El Cambio en Dante (Carmen Magana, translator). Ypsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope Press.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2005). The Early Literacy Skills Assessment (ELSA): Violet’s Adventure/La Aventura de Violetta (Carmen Magana, translator). Ypsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope Press.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2003). Family Literacy: From Theory to Practice. Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Hohmann, M. (2003). Letter links: Alphabet learning with children's names.. Ypsilanti, Michigan: High/Scope PRess.
- Teel, K. M., and DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2001). Making school count: Promoting Success in Urban Classrooms. London: Falmer Press.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2000). Helping your child become a reader. United States Department of Education.
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Book Chapters
- Epstein, A. S., Schweinhart, L. J., and DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2004). Assessing children’s development: Strategies that complement testing.. (pp. 45-53). National Association for the Education of Young Children. Spotlight on young children and assessment.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2003). Evaluating adult/child interactive reading skills. (pp. 282-301). Newark, Delaware: Family literacy: From theory to practice. International Reading Association.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Paris, S. G. (2001). The role of metacognition in adult literacy development, instruction, and assessment. (pp. 21-46). Advances in adult literacy research and development: Assessment, learning and instruction: Volume two. Hampton Press..
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Paris, S. G., and Seidenberg, J. (1999). Family : Examining practice and issues of effectiveness. (pp. 42-48). Wisconsin: Literacy Perspectives , Coursewise Publishing, Inc..
- Paris, S. G., and DeBruin-Parecki, A. (1999). Metacognitive aspects of literacy. (pp. 74-80). New York: Literacy: An international handbook. Westview Press.
- Palinscar, A. S., DeBruin-Parecki, A., and McPhail, J. (1996). Friendship and literacy through literature. (pp. 219-234). Austin, Texas: pro-ed. Alternative views of learning disabilities: Issues for the 21st century.
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (1995). Important issues related to within-. (pp. 137-150). Newark, DE.: Single subject experimental design: Applications to literacy research. International Reading Associtation.
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Articles
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Gear, S. B. (2013). Parent participation in family literacy programs: Involvement in literacy interactions, adult and child instruction, and assessment. NHSA Dialog: Research-to Practice Journal for Early Childhood Education Field
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Squibb, K., and (2011). Promoting At-Risk Children's Comprehension through Research-Based Strategy Instruction. Reading Horizons, 51 (1), (pp. 41-62).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Squibb, K. Preschool Children Making Meaning and Taking Ownership of Scientific Vocabulary in a Non-Fiction Context. National Head Start Research Journal
- DeBruin-Parecki, A. (2009). Establishing a family literacy program with a focus on interactive reading: The role of research and accountability. Journal of Early Childhood Education, 36, (pp. 385-392).
- Henning, J. E., DeBruin-Parecki, A., Hawbaker, B. W., Nielsen, C. P., Joram, E., and Gabriel, A. J. (2005). The teacher work sample: A tool for scaffolding and assessing preservice teachers’ early field experiences. The Teacher Educator, 40 (3), (pp. 188-207).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Klein, H. (2003). Stvaranje Prijatelja/Making Friends: Multi-modal Literacy Activities as Bridges to Intercultural Friendships and Understandings. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 48 (6), (pp. 506-513).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Henning, J. (2002). Using Reflective Conversations as a Tool for Constructing Meaningful Knowledge About Classroom Practice. Catalyst for Change, 31 (2), (pp. 16-20).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Boraz, M., Schmits, D., Shaw, E., and Severson, A. (2000). Putting the pieces together: Bridging reflective thinking to effective teaching practices using preservice and classroom teacher
portfolios. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Teel, K. M., and Covington, M. V. (1998). Teaching strategies that honor and motivate inner-city African American students: A school/university collaboration. Teaching and Teacher Education, 14 (5), (pp. 479-495).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., and Montecinos, C. (1998). Uso de la EvaluaciÛn por Carpeta en Programas de AlfabetizaciÛn Familiar. (The Use of Portfolios in a Family Literacy Program)
Revista de Tecnologia Educativa. Centro de Perfeccionamiento, Experimentacione Investigaciones Pedagogicas (CPEIP)
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Paris, S. G., and Seidenberg, J. (1997). Family literacy: Examining practice and issues of effectiveness. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 40 (8), (pp. 596-605).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Teel, K. M., and Covington, M. V. (1996). Promoting and sustaining a psychological shift in motivation among "low achieving" African-American middle school children. International Journal of Educology, 8 (1), (pp. 138-51).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Palincsar, A. S., and McPhail, J. (1995). Friendship and literacy through literature. Journal of Learning Disablities, 28 (8), (pp. 503-510, 522).
- DeBruin-Parecki, A., Palincsar, A. S., Klenk, L., Anderman, E., and Wilson, A. (1991). Exploring zones of proximal development for literacy acquisition with. Exceptionality Education Canada, 53 (3), (pp. 105-125).
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Presentations
- Growing Readers Early Literacy Assessment: Research and Practice
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- A View on Authentic Assessment for Pre-Kindergarten Children: Using the Early Literacy Skills Assessment (ELSA)
- Conference Name: Preschool, Early Reading First, Head Start and Even Start Teachers
- Sponsoring Organization: Preschool, Early Reading First, Head Start and Even Start Teachers
- Location: Nationally
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory
- Conference Name: preschool teachers and administrators, family workers, parent involvement coordinators, elementary school teachers and administrators,
librarians
- Sponsoring Organization: preschool teachers and administrators, family workers, parent involvement coordinators, elementary school teachers and administrators,
librarians
- Location: Nationally
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Understanding Early Literacy and Early Literacy Assessment
- Sponsoring Organization: preschool, Head Start, and Even Start teachers and administrators
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Why is Clifford So Big? The Importance of Preschool Comprehension Development
- Conference Name: National Head Start
- Sponsoring Organization: National Head Start
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: May, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Gear, S. B. Presenter & Author
- The value of pre-reader comprehension strategy instruction: Giving young children tools to build understanding.
- Conference Name: IRA
- Sponsoring Organization: IRA
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: April, 2013
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Growing understanding through research-based instruction: Head Start children learn comprehension strategies.
- Conference Name: US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Offices
- Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Health and Human Services, Head Start Offices
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: June 17, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Sidney, V. Presenter & Author
Kathryn, S. Author Only
- Parents/Caregivers: An Essential Ingredient in the Recipe Leading to a Child's School Success
- Conference Name: Head Start
- Sponsoring Organization: Head Start
- Location: Nashville
- Date: April 19, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Gear, S. B.
- Teaching parents dialogic reading to increase phonological awareness with their preschool children
- Conference Name: CEC
- Sponsoring Organization: CEC
- Location: Denver, CO
- Date: April 13, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Gear, S. B. Presenter & Author
Bobzien, J. Presenter Only
Baker, C. Presenter Only
Raver-Lampman, S. Presenter Only
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter Only
- Becoming a Reader: A Young Child’s Journey to the Land of Literacy
- Conference Name: National Head Start Association
- Sponsoring Organization: National Head Start Association
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: December, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Christine, J. Presenter & Author
- Creating a Ripple Effect: Developing Motivation, Empathy, and Writing Through the Building of a Relationship Between First
Graders and an Army Major in Afghanistan
- Conference Name: International Reading Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association
- Location: Orlando
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Dashiell, J. Presenter & Author
- Developing Pre-Reader Comprehension Through Innovative Curriculum and Assessment
- Conference Name: IRA
- Sponsoring Organization: IRA
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: May 8, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- Children Demonstrating Their Storybook Comprehension Using an Interactive Hands-On Progress Monitoring Tool
- Conference Name: NRC/LRA (Literacy Research Association)
- Sponsoring Organization: NRC/LRA (Literacy Research Association)
- Location: Fort Worth, TX
- Date: December 1, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Squibb, K. Presenter & Author
- Holding the Mirror: Coaching Pre-K Teachers to See Themselves as Effective Promoters of Early Literacy Development
- Conference Name: NAEYC
- Sponsoring Organization: NAEYC
- Location: Anaheim
- Date: November 4, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Squibb, K. Presenter Only
, S. M. Presenter Only
- Let's Navigate to Lunch: Children Demonstrating Knowledge of Newly Learned Vocabulary
- Conference Name: Head Start
- Sponsoring Organization: Head Start
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: June 22, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Kathryn, S. Presenter & Author
- Providing At-Risk Preschoolers Strategies for Developing Deeper Understandings
- Conference Name: International Reading Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association
- Location: Chicago
- Date: April 25, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- Young children taking ownership of words and their meanings in a non-fiction Context
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Squibb, K. Presenter & Author
- Promoting understanding: Teaching comprehension strategies to prereaders through supported instruction and activity based
learning.
- Conference Name:
- Location: Phoenix, AZ
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- What does research say about young children's comprehension skill development?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Phoenix. AZ
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- Building bridges to understanding: Teaching preschool children comprehension strategies through supported instruction and
activity-based learning
- Conference Name:
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Date: November, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
Smith, C. Author Only
- Mirror, mirror on the wall, how can early literacy assessment best serve us all?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: May, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- The world of words: The impact of an embedded multimedia vocabulary intervention for at-risk early literacy learners.
- Conference Name: National Reading Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: National Reading Conference
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Date: December, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter Only
- Interactive Early and Family Literacy Assessment
- Conference Name: International Reading Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: May, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A. Presenter & Author
- Assessing adults and children reading together: The Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Assessment of early literacy skills through storybook reading
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Take the express train to school success: Read together
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: March, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Assessing the developing early literacy skills of Spanish speaking children using a realistic storybook tool: LaAventura de
Violeta/El Cambio en Dante
- Conference Name:
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Date: December, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Using Spanish language storybook assessments to evaluate pre-k Spanish children’s literacy skills: El Cambio en Dante/La Aventura
de Violeta
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: November, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Authenticity in early literacy assessment
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Assessing young Spanish speaking children's developing literacy skills using storybook tools: La Aventura de Violeta/El Cambio
en Dante
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Authenticity in early literacy assessment
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: May, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Joyful, accurate, and authentic early literacy assessment in English or Spanish: Reading the ELSA together
- Conference Name:
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Date: May, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Accurate and friendly standardized early literacy assessment
- Conference Name:
- Location: Anaheim, CA
- Date: April, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Comprehension: The ladder to young children’s early literacy skill development
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Assessing young children’s developing literacy skills in English and Spanish: Special focus on comprehension
- Conference Name:
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Date: March, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Flying high with Dante: Authentic assessment of young children’s early literacy skills in English and Spanish
- Conference Name:
- Location: Dearborn, MI
- Date: January, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Is authentic standardized assessment an oxymoron?: Evaluating young children’s early literacy skills meaningfully and accurately
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, DC
- Date: December, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Designing an authentic early literacy skills assessment to measure progress in economically, geographically, and culturally
diverse preschools
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami, FL
- Date: December, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Comprehensive and meaningful early literacy assessment for young Spanish speaking children
- Conference Name:
- Location: Miami Beach: Florida
- Date: June, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Daniel-Echols, M.
- Comprehension and fluency preschool skill development
- Conference Name: International Reading Association Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association Conference
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: May, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Comprehensive early literacy assessment with smiles, not tears
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: May, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- La Adventura de Violeta: A comprehensive early literacy assessment in Spanish
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal Canada
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The road to effective and comprehensive early literacy assessment is paved with good intentions
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Using interactive assessments to inform family and early literacy instruction
- Conference Name:
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Using an interactive reading assessment to evaluate young children’s developing early literacy skills
- Conference Name:
- Location: Sacramento, CA
- Date: March, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The Early Literacy Skills Assessment
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio: Texas
- Date: December, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Daniel-Echols, M.
- Authentic early literacy assessment: Going on an adventure with Violet
- Conference Name:
- Location: Anaheim: California
- Date: November, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Connecting adult/child interactive reading development to the growth of children's early literacy skills in school
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego: California
- Date: November, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- It’s an open book! Using interactive reading to evaluate early literacy skills at home and at school
- Conference Name:
- Location: Ann Arbor: Michigan
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Setting sail on a lifelong literacy voyage: Empowering parents/guardians to help their preschool children develop early literacy
skills
- Conference Name:
- Location: Ann Arbor: Michigan
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Connecting authentic early literacy assessment to preschool and family literacy curriculums
- Conference Name:
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- Date: May, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Evaluating adult/child interactive reading skills
- Conference Name:
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- Date: May, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The Early Literacy Skills Assessment
- Conference Name:
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- Date: May, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Take the express train to school success: Read together
- Conference Name:
- Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date: April, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Family literacy nights: One county’s experiences
- Conference Name:
- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
- Date: March 14, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Oak, A.
- The importance of linking assessment and curriculum when evaluating adult/child intereactions around storybook reading
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: February, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Growing readers early literacy assessment: Evaluating young children’s developing reading skills in a meaningful context
- Conference Name:
- Location: Scottsdale, AZ
- Date: December, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Daniel-Echols, M.
Hohmann, M.
- Authentic early literacy assessment is not somewhere over the rainbow
- Sponsoring Organization: National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: November, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Hohmann, M.
Neill, P.
- The challenge of designing and implementing a research-based family literacy program as a community service project
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Date: May, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Severson, A.
Klein, H.
- Adapting the teacher work sample methodology to a student field experience
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Date: April, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Henning, J.
Hawbaker, B.
Nielson, C.
- The importance of linking assessment and curriculum when evaluating adult/child interactions around storybook reading
- Conference Name:
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Date: March, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Promoting the development of interactive reading skills: Parents and young children as reading partners
- Conference Name:
- Location: East Lansing, MI
- Date: February, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Promoting Interactive Storybook Reading in Family Literacy Programs
- Conference Name:
- Location: Topeka, Kansas
- Date: October, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Severson, A.
Klein, H.
- What research says about young children's literacy development: It's more than reading books!
- Conference Name:
- Date: October, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Read to Me: A unique high school program linking teenage mothers, their babies and books
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: May, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Straub, S. B.
- Promoting urban student motivation and success
- Sponsoring Organization: American Association for Teaching and Curriculum
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: October, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
- Synthesizing personal reflections to construct meaningful knowledge about classroom practice
- Sponsoring Organization: American Association for Teaching and Curriculum
- Location: Denver, Colorado
- Date: October, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Henning, J.
- Making school count: Promoting motivation and success in an urban classroom
- Conference Name:
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Date: April, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
- Preparing minority-language paraprofessionals to become classroom leaders
- Sponsoring Organization: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Location: St. Louis, MO
- Date: February, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- With the best of intentions: Attempts to retain second language college students navigating life’s complexities
- Sponsoring Organization: National Association of Bilingual Educators
- Location: Phoenix, AZ
- Date: February, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- Multiple perspectives on lived experiences: characterizing learner-centered education in the classroom
- Sponsoring Organization: Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English
- Location: Milwaukee, WI
- Date: November, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Henning, J.
Matthews, C.
Cooper, M.
Dahle, J.
Debruin-Parecki, E.
- Assessing parent/child literacy interactions
- Conference Name:
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: May, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Developing family literacy portfolios
- Conference Name:
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: May, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Promoting success in an urban classroom through teacher research
- Conference Name:
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
- Supportive Environments <->Reflective Practitioners
- Conference Name:
- Location: Davenport, Iowa
- Date: April, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Boraz, M.
Severson, A.
Henning, J.
- Supportive Environments <->Reflective Practitioners
- Conference Name:
- Location: Davenport, Iowa
- Date: April, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Boraz, M.
Severson, A.
Henning, J.
- The TEAMS Project: Where we are today
- Conference Name:
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Date: February, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- The TEAMS Project
- Sponsoring Organization: National Association of Bilingual Educators
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: February, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- Family Literacy: Promoting Reading Excellence for All Children
- Sponsoring Organization: Iowa State Department of Education
- Date: December, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Building intercultural friendships through story development and socialization: A middle school/university partnership
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: December, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Timion, C.
- Teacher Education Addressing Minority Language Speakers: The TEAMS Project
- Conference Name:
- Location: Iowa City, IA
- Date: October, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- Beyond the borders of a classroom evaluation course: Future teachers discover [parents views on assessment: A preservice teacher
as researcher project]
- Sponsoring Organization: American Association for Teaching and Curriculum
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: October, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Sperry, T.
Gabrielle, A.
- Putting the pieces together: Teacher portfolios for preservice and practicing teachers that demonstrate reflection and effective
classroom practices
- Sponsoring Organization: American Association for Teaching and Curriculum
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: October, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Schmits, D.
- The Adult/Child Interactive Reading Inventory
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: May, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Using portfolios in family literacy programs
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Date: April, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The TEAMS Project
- Conference Name:
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Date: February, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
- Developing professional portfolios
- Sponsoring Organization: American Teacher Educators
- Location: Chicago, Ill
- Date: February, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Schmitts, D.
- Building intercultural friendships through a variety of literacy activities: A university/middle school collaboration
- Conference Name:
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Date: February, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Timion, C.
- Language diversity in the classroom: The TEAMS Project
- Conference Name:
- Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Tidwell, D.
Landis, D.
- Preservice Teacher Portfolios
- Sponsoring Organization: Chilean Universities and University of Northern Iowa
- Date: 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Building intercultural friendships: A middle school/university partnership
- Sponsoring Organization: Association of Teacher Educators
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Date: August, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Timion, C.
- Assessing adult/child joint storybook reading in the context of Family Literacy programs
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: April, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Examining effective practices of Family Literacy programs
- Conference Name:
- Location: Des Moines, IA
- Date: February, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The development of authentic assessments for family literacy programs
- Conference Name:
- Location: Scottsdale, AZ
- Date: December, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The evolution of a family literacy portfolio system
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: May, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Banfield, J.
Myatt, K.
- Pre-service teachers and the development of their self-initiated professional portfolios
- Sponsoring Organization: Michigan Reading Association
- Location: Grand Rapids, MI
- Date: March, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Yeager, E.
Shaw, E.
- Motivating Students at Risk for Academic Failure
- Conference Name: University of Michigan, Flint Campus
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Michigan, Flint Campus
- Date: October, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Facilitating Discussions
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Michigan Center for Learning and Teaching
- Date: September, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Multicultural Teaching: Issues and Opportunities
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Michigan Center for Learning and Teaching
- Date: September, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Analyses of family literacy programs: Instruction, assessment, and need
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: April, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Paris, S.
- The motivational consequences of improved performance among African-American middle school students: A collaborative school/university
classroom study
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: April, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
- Addressing Diverse Learning Styles and Instruction
- Conference Name: University of Michigan, Flint Campus
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Michigan, Flint Campus
- Date: December, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Implementation and Design of Innovative Reading Assessments and Family Literacy Portfolios
- Sponsoring Organization: Bendle/CarmanAinsworth Even Start Program
- Location: Flint, Michigan
- Date: 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The Place of Multicultural Education in Preschool Environments
- Sponsoring Organization: he Pound House, University of Michigan Childcare Center
- Date: November, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Teaching->Learning->Real Life
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Michigan Center for Learning and Teaching
- Date: September, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- The motivational consequences of improved performance by African-American students: A teacher- researcher study
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
Harrison, G.
Covington, M. V.
- Characteristics of exemplary family literacy programs: A Michigan case study
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Research in Child Development
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: March, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Siedenburg, J.
Edilin, K. C.
- Zen and the art of portfolios for family literacy
- Conference Name:
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Date: February, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Friendship and literacy through thematic instruction with students identified as learning disabled
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: December, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
McPhail, J.
Palincsar, A. S.
- Making connections: The use of a thematic literature unit on friendship in an elementary special education classroom
- Sponsoring Organization: International Reading Association
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Palincsar, A. S.
- Beginnings of the University of Michigan research on family literacy
- Conference Name:
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
- Date: May, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Achieving intersubjectivity in a community of learners: A case in point
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
- Children reflecting and transposing their neighborhoods and social selves
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Sutton, S. E.
- Promoting and sustaining a psychological shift in motivation among low-achieving African-American middle school students:
Implications for curricular intervention
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
Covington, M.
- Sustaining change among high-risk African-American students: Implications for intervention at the level of the single classroom
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: April, 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K. M.
Covington, M.
- A socio-cultural approach to literacy acquisition in learning disabled children
- Sponsoring Organization: American Psychological Association
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: August, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Anderman, E.
Palincsar, A.
- Conversations in response to literature: Friendship and literacy through literature: Responses of special education students
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: April, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Palincsar, A. S.
Brozo, C.
- Addressing achievement motivation among African-American students: A collaborative attempt to apply theory into practice
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: April, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Covington, M.
Teel, K.
- The zone of proximal development as a context for motivation
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: April, 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Anderman, E.
Palincsar, A. S.
- Redesigning the context for literacy learning in an upper elementary classroom: Examining cognitive/motivational variables
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: December, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Anderman, E.
Palincsar, A. S.
- Redesigning the context for literacy learning in an upper elementary special education classroom: Examining teacher/student
and student/student interaction across three reading/writing activities
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Date: December, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Palincsar, A. S.
Brozo, C.
- Constituting and exploring zones of proximal development
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Palincsar, A. M.
Klenk, L.
Anderman, E.
Wilson, A.
Hric, K.
- Enhancing achievement motivation among African American students: Implications for curricular changes
- Sponsoring Organization: American Educational Research Association
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
DeBruin-Parecki, A.
Teel, K.
Covington, M.
- 2000: 2000 University Book and Supply College of Education Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Northern Iowa
- 1990: Alpha Epsilon Phi Award, University of California at Berkeley
- 1993: Clifford Woody Memorial Award, University of Michigan
- 2002: McElroy Foundation Community Enrichment Grant: The Waterloo YWCA Family Literacy Program, University of Northern Iowa
- 1998: McElroy Foundation Educational Enrichment Grant: Bilingual Book Writing and Publishing, University of Northern Iowa
- 1996: Oleshansky Award: Outstanding Woman Scholar, University of Michigan
- 2000: Provost Grant: The promise of the future: Promoting the practice of critical thinking skills in teacher education, University of Northern Iowa
- 1990: Psychology Departmental Honors at graduation, University of California at Berkeley
- 1990: Research grant, Undergraduate Psychology Awards Committee , University of California at Berkeley
- 2012: Safe Harbor Award, Children's Harbor
- 1998: Summer Research Fellowship, UNI
- 1998: Technology Grant, UNI
- 1990: University Honors at Graduation, University of California at Berkeley
- 1994: University of Michigan Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Michigan
- 2010: Most Collaborative Research Grant, ODU College of Education
- 2009: Early Reading First Grant, Federal Government
- 2009: Most Collaborative Grant Award, Darden College of Education
- Co-Director of the OBEMLA Bilingual Education Career Ladder Grant, University of Northern Iowa
- John E. Warriner Fellowship, University of Michigan
- University of Michigan Research Partnership, University of Michigan
- Berkeley Honor Students Society, University of California at Berkeley
- Mildred Crane Grant, University of California at Berkeley
- Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society, University of California at Berkeley
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