Dr. Larkin Page
Assistant Professor-Reading/Literacy Education
Assistant Program Coordinator- Doctoral Program in Supervision, Curriculum, and Instruction
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
Larkin.Page@tamuc.edu
903.886.5532
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Reading/Early Childhood Education,
University of North Texas, Denton, TX, August 2006
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Reading
Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX, December 2000
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Speech Communication
Baylor University, Waco, TX, August 1988
Teaching:
RDG 350-Reading and Literacy I
RDG 370-Reading and Literacy II
RDG 448-Characteristics of English Language Learners in Field-Based Settings
RDG 515-Reading and Learning in the Content Area
RDG 520-Literacy and Instruction I
RDG 521-Literacy and Instruction II
RDG 523-Promoting Literacy through Language Acquisition and Development
RDG 525-Teaching Reading Comprehension
RDG 528-Integrating Writing in the Literacy Program
RDG 560-Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Problems
RDG 566-Clinical Practicum in Reading
RDG 567-Practicum in Organizing for Effective Literacy Instruction in Elementary, Middle, and High School
RDG 640-Seminar in Research
RDG 690/EDCI 690-English Language Learners in the Context of Home and School
SED 517- Reading and Learning in the Content Area
EDCI 595-Research Literature and Techniques
ELED 452 – Student Teaching in Field-Based Education Programs
Professional Licenses:
Master Reading Teacher
Reading Specialist
English as a Second Language
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Talented and Gifted (Dallas Independent School District)
Dyslexia (Dallas Independent School District)
Research Interests:
English language learners and families in the context of literacy acquisition;
Talented and Gifted students in the context of literacy acquisition;
Literacy acquisition of diverse students in the context of popular culture texts/multiple literacies/multimodal literacies
Professionally Related Experience:
2011-2012
- Board of Directors-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
(elected for term 2010-2013) - Editorial Review Board-The Reading Teacher, Volume 62 & 63,
The International Reading Association Publication - Review Board-Literacy Research and Instruction Journal, Volumes 48-50,
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2009-2012 Term) - Editorial Advisory Board-Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers Yearbook, Volume 34, Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (2012 Term)
- Conference Program Committee-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2011)
- Editor-Literacy News-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010-2013 Term;
2007-2010 Term)
2010-2011
- Board of Directors-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
(elected for term 2010-2013) - Editorial Review Board-The Reading Teacher, Volume 62 & 63,
The International Reading Association Publication - Review Board-Literacy Research and Instruction Journal, Volumes 48-50,
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2009-2012 Term) - Editorial Advisory Board-2011 Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers Yearbook, Volume 33, Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (2011 Term)
- Proposal Reviewer- 2011 Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers Conference
- Proposal Reviewer-2010 National Reading Conference
- Proposal Reviewer-2011 National Reading Conference
- Children's Literature Consultant (Volunteer Position)-Concepts addressed included
educational, illustrations, and literacy concepts; created supplemental literacy-based lessons and book club
activities. Bynum, J. (2010). Noah's Magic Shoes. Dallas TX:
Genesis Women's Shelter. - Conference Program Committee-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010)
- Editor-Literacy News-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010-2013 Term;
2007-2010 Term)
2009-2010
- Board of Directors-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
(elected for term 2010-2013) - Editorial Review Board-The Reading Teacher, Volume 62 & 63,
The International Reading Association Publication - Review Board-Literacy Research and Instruction Journal, Volumes 48-50, Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2009-2012 Term)
- Editorial Advisory Board-2010 College Reading Association Yearbook, Volume 32, Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (2010 Term)
- Editorial Advisory Board-2009 College Reading Association Yearbook, Volume 31, The College Reading Association (2009 Term)
- Proposal Reviewer-2010 Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers Conference
- Proposal Reviewer-2009 National Reading Conference
- Early Childhood Literature Reviewer-Southern Early Childhood Association (2009; 2010)
- Editor-Literacy News-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (formerly College Reading Association) (2007-2010 Term)
2008-2009
- Editorial Advisory Board-2008 College Reading Association Yearbook, Volume 30, The College Reading Association (2008 Term)
- Proposal Reviewer-2008 College Reading Association Conference
- Editor-Reading News-College Reading Association (2007-2010 Term)
- Research Grant Award Selection Committee Member-2008 Texas State Reading Association
2007-2008
- Editorial Advisory Board-2007 College Reading Association Yearbook, Volume 29, College Reading Association (2007 Term)
- Proposal Reviewer-2007 College Reading Association Conference
- Proposal Reviewer-2007 National Association of Bilingual Education Conference
- Editor-Reading News -College Reading Association (2007-2010 Term)
1999-2006
- Editorial Advisory Board-2006 College Reading Association Yearbook, Volume 28, The College Reading Association (2006 Term)
- Proposal Reviewer-2006 College Reading Association Conference
- Early Childhood Literature Reviewer-Southern Early Childhood Association
- Lesson Plan Reviewer-ReadWriteThink.org (International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English)
Publications:
All Publications have been blind/double blind, peer reviewed
- Boggs, M. & Page, L. (accepted, in press). Center Time: Creating active learning for pre-service
teachers. Yearbook of Innovative and Learning Strategies. - Burbano, H. V. & Page, L. (accepted, in press). Understanding the literacy beliefs and practices
of Latino families. Collaborations: The Official Journal of the Louisiana
Early Childhood Association, Winter 2012. - Page, L. (2011). You do have time for science in the early childhood classroom: Shared
reading and big books. Collaborations: The Official Journal of the Louisiana
Early Childhood Association, Winter 2011. - Boggs, M., Szabo, S., & Page, L. (2009). Critically reading scientifically based programs:
Empowering teachers. Southeastern Teacher Education
Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 2, Spring 2009. (National Journal) - Boggs, M., Szabo, S., & Page, L. (2009). Is C-SCOPE really
a scientifically-based program and what does that mean? English in Texas, Spring/Summer 2009. - Page, L. (2009). English language learners using popular culture text to scaffold school-based
learning. In Cowart, M.T. & Dam, P. (Eds.), Understanding the English language learner. Denton, TX: Cahn Nam Publishers, Inc. - Page, L. (2008). Home-school literacy connections for English language learners.
In Cowart, M.T. & Dam, P. (Eds.), Current issues and best practice in bilingual and ESL education (pp. 106-118). Denton, TX: Cahn Nam Publishers, Inc. - Page, L. (2008). The mind-body connection in your early
childhood classroom: A combination of success. Early Years, The Journal of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children, Vol. 30, No. 1, Spring 2008. - Page, L. (2007). Understanding the family in family literacy.
The New Mexico Journal of Reading, Vol. 27, No. 3, Spring 2007.
Newsletters (non-refereed)
- Page, L. (2012). From the Editor. Literacy News, 39 (3), 1.
- Page, L. (2011). From the Editor. Literacy News, 39 (2), 1.
- Page, L. (2011). From the Editor. Literacy News, 39 (1), 1.
- Page, L. (2011). From the Editor. Literacy News, 38 (3), 1.
- Page, L. (2010). From the Editor. Literacy News, 38 (2), 1.
- Page, L. (2010). From the Editor. Literacy News, 38 (1), 1.
- Page, L. (2010). From the Editor. Literacy News, 37 (3), 1.
- Page, L. (2009). From the Editor. Literacy News, 37 (2), 1.
- Page, L. (2009). From the Editor. Reading News, 37 (1), 1.
- Page, L. (2009). From the Editor. Reading News, 36 (3), 1.
- Page, L. (2008). From the Editor. Reading News, 36 (2), 1.
- Page, L. (2008). From the Editor. Reading News, 36 (1), 1.
- Page, L. (2008). From the Editor. Reading News, 35 (3), 1.
- Page, L. (2007). From the Editor. Reading News, 35 (2), 1.
Reviewer
- Page, L. (2010). [Review of the children's book Hoppy Hanukkah].
What's New in Children's Books: 2010 Edition. Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, AR. - Page, L. (2008). [Review of the children's book The Peanut Free Café].
What's New in Children's Books: 2008 Edition. Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, AR. - Page, L. (2008). [Review of the children's book Ballet Sisters: The Duckling
and the Swan]. What's New in Children's Books: 2008 Edition.
Southern Early Childhood Association: Little Rock, AR.
Professional Associations and Honoraries:
- Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers,
Board of Directors-2010-2013 term
Editor of Literacy News-2007-2010 term; 2010-2013 term - National Reading Conference Association/National Literacy Association
- International Reading Association
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Southern Early Childhood Association
- Texas Association for the Education of Young Children
- Phi Delta Kappa International
Service/Committee Coordinator and Membership:
- Board of Directors-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (2010-2013)
Editor-Reading News/Literacy News-Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers
(2007-2010; 2010-2013) - Assistant Program Coordinator-Doctoral Program in Supervision, Curriculum, and Instruction
Texas A & M University-Commerce (Spring 2011-present) - Program Coordinator-Master of Education/Science (Reading)-
Texas A & M University-Commerce (Fall 2009-Fall 2010) - Graduate Student Advisor-Master of Education/Science (Reading)-
Texas A & M University-Commerce (Fall 2009-present) - Associate Graduate Faculty Status-Texas A & M University-Commerce
- Graduate Reading Program Committee-Master of Education/Science (Reading)-
Texas A & M University-Commerce (Fall 2007-present) - Undergraduate Reading Program Committee-Department of Curriculum and Instruction-
Texas A & M University-Commerce (Fall 2009-present) - Co-Presenter-Graduate School Information Session (2010; 2009)
- Co-Presenter-Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Information Session (Spring 2010)
- Proctor-Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Exams (Summer, 2011; Spring 2011)
- Interviewer-Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Admission Interviews (Spring 2011;
Spring 2010; Fall 2010) - Doctoral Interview Committee-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction (2009-2010; 2011) - Doctoral Student Review Committee-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction (2009-present) - Texas A & M University-Commerce, Department of Curriculum and Instruction-
Library Representative (2008-present) - LISTO! Sharp and Ready: Strategies for Student Success-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction-Reading Committee Member (2007-Present) - Department of Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Search Committee Member-Spring 2010
- Department of Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Search Committee Chairperson-Spring 2009
- Doctoral DissertationCommittee-Margie Garcia-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction; Reading Comprehension Instruction for Elementary and English-Language Learners: A Content Analysis of Professional Literacy Texts (Spring 2010) - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Ramona Morin Aguilar-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction; A Correlational Study of Teacher Ethnicity and Hispanic Student Academic Achievement (Spring 2010) - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Jennifer LaPlante-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction; The Impact of Literacy Coaching on
Third and Fifth Grade Students’ Reading Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, and Teacher Perceptions (Summer 2009) - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Joel Blaylock-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Jorien Bowens-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Vanessa Burbano-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Yvette Carrasco-McClard-
Texas A & M University-Commerce, Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Joel Blaylock-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-MaryAnne Chiarelli-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Kristal Elaine Hillis-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Chair-Mona McWhorter-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Emelia Ahmed-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Luisa Frias-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Deanna Long-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Paula Mason-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Reyna Sotelo-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Cristal Joslin-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Educational Leadership - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Melinda Bobbitt-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Literature and Languages - Doctoral Dissertation Committee-Lisa Thrush-Texas A & M University-Commerce,
Department of Literature and Languages - Commerce Public Library and Texas A & M University-Commerce Cooperative
Library Committee (2010-present) - Federation of North Texas Area Universities-Reading Committee Member (2011-2012)
- Federation of North Texas Area Universities-Reading Committee Member (2008-2009)
- Federation of North Texas Area Universities-Reading Committee Secretary (2008-2009)
National Professional Service
Texas A & M University-Commerce, Curriculum and Instruction Department Graduate Program Service
Texas A & M University-Commerce, Curriculum and Instruction Department Service
Texas A & M University-Commerce, Curriculum and Instruction Department Doctoral Dissertation Chair/Committee Member
Texas A & M University-Commerce, Out of Department Doctoral Dissertation Chair/Committee Member
Texas A & M University-Commerce Service
Presentations:
National
- “Home-based vs. School-based Literacy: A Latino Sociocultural Perspective.”
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers National Conference, Richmond, VA
November 2011 - “Undergraduate Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes About English Language Learners: The
Impact of Teacher Education Coursework in Literacy.”
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers National Conference, Richmond, VANovember 2011 - “What background knowledge do pre-service teachers bring to the classroom:Infusing ELL strategies
in elementary literacy courses.”
National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association Conference, Fort Worth, TX
December 2010 - “Hispanic teachers, Hispanic students and literacy achievement.”
National Reading Conference/Literacy Research Association Conference, Fort Worth, TX
December 2010 - “Infusing ELL strategies in courses for elementary pre-service teachers: What background knowledge
do they bring to the classroom?”
Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers National Conference, Omaha, NE
November 2010 - “New literacies.”
International Reading Association Convention, Chicago, IL.
April 2010 - “CSCOPE: Does this scripted language arts curriculum offer success in the classroom?”
National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
December 2008 - “Examining the CSCOPE scripted language arts curriculum: Does this Script Deliver?”
College Reading Association National Conference, Sarasota, FL.
November 2008 - “Funds of knowledge, elements of literacy, and contextualization: Building school-based literacy while
recognizing sociocultural experiences.”
College Reading Association National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
November 2007 - “Broadening the definition of literacy: Lessons from a Mexican-American family.”
National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, San Jose, CA.
January 2007 - “Working with gifted and talented Hispanic students for advanced literacy acquisition:
A sociocultural/funds of knowledge perspective.”
National Association for Bilingual Education Conference,San Jose, CA.
January 2007 - “Supporting literacy acquisition: Home-based family literacy practices within a Hispanic home.”
College Reading Association National Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
October 2006 - “Home-based family literacy: Practices within a Hispanic Family.”
National Association for Bilingual Education Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
January 2006 - “A Case Study of Latino Family Literacy Practices within the Home Setting.”
College Reading Association,Savannah, GA.
November 2005 - “Implicit deficit language: Resurfacing in even start family literacy programs.”
National Association for Bilingual EducationConference, San Antonio, TX.
January 2005
State
- “Even start family literacy programs: Based on deficits or strengths?”
Colorado Council of the International Reading Association Conference, Denver, CO.
February 2005 - “Using literature charts for science in early childhood classrooms.”
Alabama Reading Association Conference, Birmingham, AL.
October 2004 - “Let Your Voice Be Heard: Advocating for Children’s Issues.”
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Arlington, TX.
October 2004
Regional
- “Parents and advocacy: Involvement brings power.”
Conference on Parent Education, Denton, TX.
February 2005 - “You do have time for science in your early childhood classroom: Big books and shared reading.”
Velma E. Schmidt Conference on Early Childhood Education, Denton, TX.
December 2004 - “Essential components to consider, know, and remember about family literacy programs.”
Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading, Denton, TX.
October 2004 - “Components of a balanced reading classroom.”
Navarro County Independent School Districts Professional Development Workshop, Corsicana, TX.
October 2000 - “Language to Literacy in the Classroom.”
Navarro County Independent School Districts Professional Development Workshop, Corsicana, TX.
October 2000
Honors, Awards, and Listings:
- Teaching Excellence Award-Texas A & M University System, 2009-2010
- National Reading Conference Early Career Achievement Award nominee-
National Reading Conference, 2009 - Teacher of the Year-Lee Elementary, 2004
- Teacher of the Year nominee-Lee Elementary, 2003; Pease Elementary, 1996, 1997, 1999
- Laureate Graduate-Dallas Reading Academy, 1999
- Texas A & M University-Commerce College of Education & Health Services Research
Presentation Travel Award-used to offset expenses from educational conferences-2008
Email: Larkin.Page@tamuc.edu
Phone: 903.886.5532
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429
