Professor Ruthanne Tobin
Selected Recent Publications

Book chapter in press:

Tobin, R. Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Young Adolescents. In M.C. Courtland & T. Gambell (Eds.) Young Adolescents Meet Literature: Intersections for Learning.

Encyclopedia Articles in Press:

Tobin, R. Descriptive Case Study Approach. In Mills, A., Durepos, G. & Wiebe, E. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Sage Publications.

Tobin, R. High Quality Analyses in Case Study Research. In Mills, A., Durepos, G. & Wiebe, E. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Sage Publications.

Tobin, R. Rival Explanations. In Mills, A., Durepos, G. & Wiebe, E. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Sage Publication.

Tobin, R. Essential Understandings for Novices in Case Study Research. In Mills, A., Durepos, G. & Wiebe, E. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Sage Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles:

Tobin, R. (2008). Conundrums in the Differentiated Literacy Classroom. Reading Improvement, 45(4).

Tobin, R. & McInnes, A. (2008). Accommodating differences: Variations on differentiated literacy instruction in grades 2/3 classrooms. Literacy, 42(1).

Tobin, R. (2007). Strategies for Differentiating in the language arts: Positioning struggling students for early success. English Quarterly Canada, 39(2).

Tobin, R. & McInnes, A. (2007). Meeting many needs: Differentiated instruction in language arts classrooms. Thinking Classroom/Peremena, 8(4), 35-43.

Tobin, R. (2007). Interactions and practices to enhance the inclusion experience. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, 3(5). http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus. 14 pages.

Tobin, R. (2007). Differentiating in the language arts: Flexible options to support all students. Canadian Children, 32(2).

Tobin, R. (2006). Five ways to facilitate the teacher assistant's work in the classroom setting. Teaching Exceptional Children Plus, 2(6). Access from: http://escholarship.bc.edu/education/tecplus 14 pages.

Tobin, R. (2005). Co-teaching in language arts: Supporting students with learning disabilities. Canadian Journal of Education, 28 (4), 784-801.

Tobin, R. (2005). Responding to diversity: Differentiating in the language arts classroom. [Electronic version]. Language and Literacy, 7(2). Access from: http://www.langandlit.ualberta.ca/. 27 pages.

Peer Reviewed Chapters and Book Reviews:

Tobin, R. (2007). How to plan and organize a course for the first time. In Teaching, Learning, Assessing: A Guide for Effective Teaching at College and University. Ed., K. Smith, Toronto, Mosaic Press.

Tobin, R. (2004). Book Review of "The Best Teacher I Ever Had", A.C. Michalos, Journal of Teaching and Learning, 3(1), 55-58.


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