Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language

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Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of
Language Literacy
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CISLL Mission

• CISLL is an interdisciplinary center for the
  study of lifespan language and literacy across
  diverse populations and contexts, both regionally
  and globally, with the commitment to
• Engage in basic and applied research in language
  and literacy.
• Develop and apply innovative research and
  assessment methodologies to address complex
  issues
• Identified and promote best practices in language
  and literacy.
• Provide evidence-based outreach that generates
  results.

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CISLL Leadership
Co-Directors Joe Magliano Laurie
Elish-Piper Research Outreach Strand
Chairs Sonya Armstrong, Anne Britt, Janet Holt,
Janet Olson, Emily Prieto, Cecil Smith
Graduate Assistants Thank You, Diana J.
Zaleski, Joyce Laben New GA Melissa Terry
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CISLL Strands

• Acquisition of and Transitions in Language and
  Literacy. Sonya Armstrong Janet Olson
• Processing of Language and Literacy. Anne Britt
• Influences on Language and Literacy. Emily Prieto
• Assessment and Interventions for Language and
  Literacy. Cecil Smith
• Methodologies for Studying Language and Literacy.
  Jan Holt

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Website Resources
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2010-11 Seminar Series in Transitions to Literacy

• Fall Seminar Series
• Janet Olson Elise Masur
• Gestures Early Language
• Sandra Cisneros
• Author of House on Mango Street
• Catherine Snow
• Academic Language Deep Comprehension
• Donald Richgels
• Invented Spelling

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• Spring Seminar Series
• Sonya Armstrong
• Postsecondary Academic Literacies
• Steve Yussen
• Adult Book Groups
• Bill Brozo
• Why do Girls Read Better Than Boys?
• Faculty and Student Poster Session

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• Year in review Faculty/Student Poster Session

• Amanda Durik, Janet Holt, Joseph Magliano
• Title The Impact of Topic Interest on
  Comprehension Processing
• Li-Jen Kuo, Tae-Jin Kim Ying Li
• Title Effect of Early Experience in a Second
  Language on Literacy Development
• Janet Olson and Elise Masur
• Title Characteristics of Mothers Verbal
  Responses to Infants Imitation of Familiar and
  Non-Familiar Words
• M Cecil Smith and Solanlly Ocho-Angrino
• Title Students Responses to Reading
  Assignments in High School Science
• Laurie Elish-Piper and Susan LAllier
• Title Literacy Coaching and Student Reading and
  Writing Achievement in Grades 1-7 Is There A
  Relationship
• Jui-Ching Wang
• Title A Response to Multiculturalism Music
  Education NIUs World Music Curriculum in its
  First Decade 1970s -1980s
• Kryssi Staikidis and Shei-chau Wang
• Title Visual Culture Research in K-8
  Partnership School
• Patricia Tattersall
• Title Profile of Errors on Non-word Reading and
  Writing Tasks 
• Jim Woehrle and Srikanth Dandotkar
• Title The Impact of Sentence and Text-Focused
  Processes on the Ability to Detect Contradictions
  in Texts

• Kristopher Kopp, Joe Magliano, David Rapp
• Title Filling in the Gaps Processing Ellipses
  in Visually Presented Narrative.
•  Karyn Higgs
• Title Using Technology to Study Task-Oriented
  Reading Comprehension
•  Candis Nikolic
• Title The Latino Parent University
•  Daryl Bettcher, Antoinette Jones, Ellen Katoll,
  SyLinda Menafee, Becki Vaughn, Robert Williams,
  Sonya Armstrong
• Title Facilitating Students Academic Literacy
  Transitions The College Learning Enhancement
  Programs Current Work
•  M Cecil Smith and Solanlly Ochoa-Angrino
• Title High School Students Responses to
  Assigned Reading and Teachers Reading
  Instruction in Science
• Keith Millis, Zhiqiang Cai, Art Graesser, Patty
  Wallace, Diane Halpern, Kriss Kopp
• Title Teaching Scientific Inquiry with an
  Educational Game
•  Vicki Collins, Joyce Laben
• Title DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency and ISAT How
  Well Does One Predict the Other?
• Rhonda Robinson Kristin Brynteson, and
  Elizabeth Anderson
• Title Encouraging Multi-Literacy Learning

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CISLL PoP Grants
PROPOSAL or PILOT FUNDING

• Purpose To fund the collection of pilot data
  associated with a future proposal or the writing
  of a proposal
• Eligibility CISLL affiliates, interdisciplinary
  proposals given most weight
• Total Amount 6563.00
• Number of Awards 4

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• Fall 2010 PoP Grant
• Integrating Physical Education Literacy
  Modeling of Physical Education Activities in a
  Content Area Literacy Course

Corrine M. Wickens (LTCY) Jenny Parker
(KNPE) Jin Jung (KNPE)
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• Spring 2011 PoP Grant
• Elementary Students Scientific
• Vocabulary Knowledge

Sheryl Honig (LTCY) Paul Kelter (TLRN)
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Spring 2011 PoP Grant Archeology and Bilingual
Students Tapping into Funds of Knowledge
James Cohen (LTCY) Michael Kolb (Anthropology)
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• Spring 2011 PoP Grant
• Acquisition of Chinese Characters
• The Effect of Visual Complexity and the Presence
  of Semantic Parts

Li-Jen Kuo (LEPF) Ying Li (LEPF) Tae-Jin Kim
(LEPF)
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Outreach Initiatives

• Literacy in the Middle Strategies for Supporting
  Young Adolescents Literacy (Spring 2011)
• Co-sponsored by Collaborative on Early
  Adolescence
• Teaching Culturally Diverse Students Book Study
  Groups for DeKalb District 428 (Spring/Fall 2011)
• Voluntary book study groups with CISLL Affiliates
  and District 428 teachers

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2011 Research Methodology Workshops Co-sponsored
with Division of Research Graduate Studies

• Hierarchical Linear Modeling, May 16 19
• Janet Holt, ETRA
• Categorical and Non-Parametric Statistics,
• May 23 26
• Thomas Smith, ETRA
• Qualitative Data Analysis Using NVivo,
• May 31 June 3
• Laura Johnson, ETRA

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Graduate Student Fellowship
New This Year

• 2,000 annual award to a student who has a broad
  perspective on the study of Language Literacy
• Supports scholarship for 1 year
• This years recipient

Kristopher Kopp, Psychology
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2011 CISLL Retreat

• Purposes
• To build a network of research collaborators.
• To plan a seminar and round table series around
  high-value topics to the CISLL community.

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Seminar Topics

• Common Corse State Standards
• Guest Speaker, Lenore Johnson
• Second Language Learning
• Guest Speaker, Rick Orem

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Format for Retreat

• Common Core State Standards
• Guest Speaker
• Question / Answer Time
• Break-Out Groups
• Debrief
• Second Language Learning
• Guest Speaker
• Question / Answer Time
• Break-Out Groups
• Debrief

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Small Groups for Common Core State Standards

• Topic Facilitator(s)
• Assessment/Intervention Janet Holt and Cecil
  Smith
• Cognitive/Psychological Processes/
• Developmental Trajectories Janet Olson and Joe
  Magliano
• Curriculum Laurie Elish-Piper
• Influences/College Readiness Emily Prieto and
  Sonya Armstrong

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Discussion Questions

• What are the issues relevant in this area? What
  do you need to know? 
• Who are possible speakers who can address each of
  the issues/topics?
• Ideas for seminars?
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• Round Table Ideas?
• Discussion of an area
• Discussion of a reading

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Small Groups for Second Language Learning

• Topic Facilitator(s)
• Assessment/Curriculum Laurie Elish-Piper and
  Cecil Smith
• Cognitive/Psychological Processes Janet Olson
  and Joe Magliano
• Cultural Influences and Methodology Emily Prieto
  and Jan Holt
• Transitions Sonya Armstrong

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Discussion Questions

• What are the issues relevant in this area? What
  do you need to know? 
• Who are possible speakers who can address each of
  the issues/topics?
• Ideas for seminars?
•  
• Round Table Ideas?
• Discussion of an area
• Discussion of a reading