Dr. I La Verne Raine
Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
LaVerne.Raine@tamuc.edu
903-886-5530
Education
B.A. University of Arkansas at Little Rock
M.S. University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas
Ph.D.University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Professional Interest
Preservice teacher education
Reading methods relating to word analysis skills
Experience
Educational
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Reading Specialist - Supervisor, Ozark Regional Inservice
Teacher Education, Valley Springs, Arkansas
Elementary School Teacher, North Little Rock ISD,
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Elementary School Teacher, Pulaski County ISD
Courses
RDG 360 Word Analysis Skills
RDG 448 Plan/Org Lit Inst throughout Curr FB
ELED 438 Intg Lrn: Social Studies FB
Publications
Books
Szabo, S., Morrison, T., Martin, L., Boggs, M., Raine, L. (Eds.), (2010). Building Literacy Communities. (ALER 32nd Yearbook). Commerce, Texas, Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers
Book Chapters Published:
Szabo, S., Raine, L., & Linek, W., (2012). Topics teachers and district leaders think are “very hot.” In Cassidy, J., Grote-Garcia, S., Martinez, E., & Garcia, R. (Eds). What’s Hot in Literacy, 1, 50-63. San Antonio, TX: Texas Association for Literacy Education. Also found at http://www.texasreaders.org/
Journals (refereed)
Sampson, M.B., Linek, W.M., Raine, I.L. & Szabo, S. (in press). The Influence of Prior Knowledge, University Coursework, and Field Experience on Primary Preservice Teachers’ Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies in a Year-Long, Field-Based Teacher Education Program. Literacy Research and Instruction.
Raine, L., & Szabo, S. (2012). Transitioning from Spanish to English reading: Using the fry instant words to compare the sight word reading of students first taught to read in English and those taught to read in Spanish. AccELLerate! (Texas Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Journal), 4(4). Also available at http://www.textesolv.org/
Raine, L., Linek, W., Szabo, S., Shutova, I, & Shutova, A. (2012). Political and cultural influences on perceptions of learning in western Ukraine. Professional development. Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin: International Journal for Professional Educators, 78(4) 32-42.
Szabo, S., Linek, W., Sampson, MB., & Raine, L. (2012). Middle-level math and science preservice teachers use of comprehension strategies in their final semester of student teaching. Journal of Reading Education, 37(3), 29-36.
Raine, L., Reid, M., Styker, A., Clark, R., Frias, L., & Szabo, S. (2011). Online Class
Versus Face-to-Face Class: How do Undergraduate Education Students Perform? Literacy Promises: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers Yearbook, Volume 33.
Raine, I. L., Szabo, S., & Linek, W. M., Jones, A., & Sampson, M.B. (2007). An Investigation of the Knowledge Base and Usage of Content Instructional Strategies in the Primary Grades by Preservice Teachers. Multiple Literacies in the 21st Century: The 28th Yearbook of the College Reading Association.
Linek, W.M., Sampson, M.B., Raine, I.L., Klakamp, K., & Smith, B. (2006)
Development of Literacy Beliefs and Practice of Preservice Teachers with
Reading Specializations in a Field-Based Program. Reading Horizons, 46(3),
183-213.
Linek, W. M., Fleener, C., Fazio, M., Raine, I. L., & Klakamp, K. (2003). Shifting the educational focus from “How Teachers Teach” to “How Children Learn”: The impact of redesigning a teacher education program. Journal of Educational Research, 97(2), 78-89.
Raine, I. L., Levingston, C., Linek, W. M., Sampson, M. B., & Linder, P. E. (2003). A View of the Literacy Beliefs and Growth Processes of Undergraduate Preservice Teachers with a Concentration in Reading: Interns, Paraprofessionals, and Interns Serving as Teachers of Record. Celebrating the Freedom of Literacy: The 25th Yearbook of The College Reading Association.
Raine,I.L., Linek, W.M. & Smith, B. (2002). A Cultural Examination of the Functions of
Literacy from a Contextual Setting in Western Ukraine. In P.E. Linder, M.B.
Sampson, J.A.R. Dugan & B.Brancato (Eds.) Celebrating the Faces of Literacy:
The 23rd Yearbook of The College Reading Association.
Smith, B., Sampson, M.B., Linek, W.M. & Raine, I.L. (2001). Examining the Literacy Beliefs and Change Processes of Reading Specialists in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program: Critical Dissonance Factors. In W.M. Linek, E.G. Sturtevant & J.A.R. Dugan (Eds.) Celebrating the voices of literacy:The 23rd Yearbook of the College Reading Association.
Presentations
International
Linek, W.M., Raine, I.L., Sampson, M.B., & Smith, B. (August, 2002). The
Development of Preservice Reading Specialists' Beliefs and Practices in a Field-
Based Setting. Research report presented at the World Congress on Reading,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
National
National Peer Reviewed Research Presentations
Raine, I. L., Szabo, S. (November 2011) A Comparison of Political and Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Literacy and Learning in Western Ukraine. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, Richmond, Virginia.
Linek, W. M., Sampson, M. B., Raine, I. L., Khirallah, B., & Szabo, S. (December, 2009). University Coursework and Field Based Teacher Education: The Influence on Primary Preservice Teachers Knowledge and Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies in a Year Long Teacher Education Program. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Raine, I. L., Szabo,S., Sampson, M.B.,& Boggs, M. (November, 2009) Then and Now: comparative study of the Inventory of Teacher Knowledge of Reading. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, Charlotte, NC.
Raine, I.L., Green,C., Szabo,S., Sampson, M.B. (November, 2009) Analysis of the
difficulty level of certain linguistic dimensions of English high frequency words
for both English and Spanish-speaking beginning readers. Research report
presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Literacy Educators and
Researchers, Charlotte, NC.
Linek, W. M., Sampson, M. B., Raine, I. L., Khirallah, B., & Szabo, S. (November, 2009). The Influence of Prior Knowledge, University Coursework, and Field Experience on Primary Preservice Teachers Use of Reading Comprehension Strategies in a Year Long Field Based Teacher Education Program. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, Charlotte, NC.
Raine, Sampson, Linek, & Szabo. (December, 2008) Examining the Awareness,
Perceptions, Knowledge and Use of Comprehension Strategies by Primary
Preservice Teachers in a Field Based Program. 58th Annual National Reading
Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Linek, Sampson, Szabo, & Raine. (November, 2008) Reading Comprehension Strategies Employed during a Year Long Field Based Teacher Program. College Reading
Association now Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers, Sarasota,
Florida
Szabo, Boggs, Sampson, and Raine. (November, 2008) Helping Preservice Teachers Become Sensitive to and Knowledgeable about Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies. College Reading Association now Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers, Sarasota, Florida
Szabo, Sampson, Sinclair, Linek, & Raine (November 2007) An Investigati on of the Knowledge and Frequency Use of Content Reading Strategies by Science and Math Middle-Level Preservice Teachers. National Reading Conference, Austin, TX
Raine, Sampson, Szabo, & Linek (November, 2007) Comprehension Reading Strategies: The Influence of Prior Knowledge of Primary Grade Preservice Teachers Upon the Lessons They Teach. College Reading Association, Salt Lake City, UT
Sampson, Linek, Raine, Szabo. (November, 2006) An Investigation of the Knowledge and Use of Content Reading Strategies by EC-4 Preservice Student Teachers. National Reading Conference.
Raine, Sampson, Szabo, & Linek. (October 2006). A Comparative Investigation of the Awareness and Use of Content Reading Strategies in the Primary Grades by Preservice Teachers. College Reading Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Szabo, Raine, Sampson & Linek. (October, 2006). An Investigarion of the Knowledge and Use of Content Reading Strategies by Middle Level (4-8) Preservice Student Teachers. College Reading Association, Pittsburgh, PA
Sampson, M. B., Linek, W. M., *Thompson, J. A., Raine, I. L., & Linder, P. E.
(November, 2005). Examining the Literacy Beliefs and Change Processes of Reading Specialists in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program: 1999-2004.
Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading
Association, Savannah, GA.
Raine, I. L., Szabo, S., *Jones, A., & Linek, W. M. (November, 2005). An Investigation of the Knowledge and use of Content Reading Strategies in the Primary Grades by Pre-service Teachers. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Savannah, GA.
Raine, I. L., Jones, A., & Linek, W. M. (December, 2004). A Study of Cultural and
Political Influences on Perceptions of Literacy Learning in Western Ukraine. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading
Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Klakamp, K., Linek, W. M., Raine, I. L., Sampson, M. B., Levingston, C. E., & Torti,C. (December, 2004) Revisiting the Philosophical Orientation to Literacy Learning (POLL) Questionnaire: The Impact of Data Collection on Instrumentation. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Raine, I. L., Jones, A., & Linek, W. M. (October, 2004). A Comparative Study of Cultural and Political Influences on Perceptions of Literacy Learning. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Del Ray Beach, FL.
Klakamp, K., Levingston, C., Raine, I. L., Linder, P. E., Linek, W. M., & Sampson, M. B. (December 2003). Using Cross Case Analysis to Examine the Literacy Beliefs and Change Process of Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Students Specializing in Reading: Describing the Impact of Three Preservice Contexts. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Raine, I. L., Linek, W. M., Jones, A., & Foote, M. (October 2003). Political and Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Literacy Learning in Western Ukraine. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Corpus Christi, TX.
Levingston, C., Klakamp, K., Linder, P. E., Raine, I. L., Sampson, M. B., & Linek, W. M. (October 2003). Examining the Literacy Beliefs and Change Process of Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Students Specializing in Reading: A Cross Case Analysis Describing the Impact of Three Preservice Contexts. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Corpus Christi, TX.
Linek, W. M., Sampson, M.B., Raine, I.L., & Klakamp, K. (December, 2002). What Reading Specialists Learn in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program: A Cross Case Analysis Describing the Impact of Field-Based Contests. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
Sampson, M.B., Raine, I.L., Linder, P.E., Linek, W.M., & Levingston, C. (December,
2002). Examining the Literacy Beliefs and Change Processes of Undergraduate
Teacher Preparation Students in Reading: Field-Based Students Serving as
Teacher of Record vs. Traditional Field-Based Students. Research report
presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading conference, Miami, FL.
Sampson, M.B., Linder, P.E., Raine, I.L., Linek, W.M., & Levingston, C. (November,
2002). Examining the Literacy Beliefs and Change Processes of Undergraduate
Teacher Preparation Students in Reading: Field-Based Students Serving as
Teacher of Record vs. Traditional Field-Based Students. Research report
presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Linek, W.M., Raine, I.L., Sampson, M.B., & Klakamp, K. (November, 2002). What Reading Specialists Learn in a Field-Based Teacher Education Program: A Cross Case Analysis Describing the Impact of Field-Based Contexts. Research report presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Linek, W.M., Sampson, M.B., Raine, I.L., Smith, B., & Klakamp, K. (December, 2001) Development of Literacy Beliefs and Practices of Preservice Reading Specialists in a Field-Based Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX
Linek, W.M., Sampson, M.B., Raine, I.L., Smith, B., & Klakamp, K. (November, 2001). Critical Dissonance Factors in the Professional Development of Field-Based Reading Specialists: Phase Two. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Raine,I. L., Linek, W.M., & Smith, B. (November, 2001). An Examination of the Functions of Literacy from a Contextual Setting in the Ukraine. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the College Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Contact Info
Office Phone : 903-886-5530
Email: LaVerne.Raine@tamuc.edu
Phone: 903-886-5530
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Texas A&M University - Commerce
PO Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
