Selected Recent Research Projects
Research Interests:
• language and literacy teaching
• differentiated instructional practices
• development of curricula to support
classrooms teachers in meeting the
needs of diverse students
• supporting classroom teachers' critical
awareness of how their language and
demeanour may enhance the literacy
learning of minoritized students'
experiences in the classroom
2009 University of Victoria Centre for Learning Grant: Assessing Student Teachers' Understanding of a Responsive Teaching Model During Practica
2009 REACH: HelpUVic Grant: Differentiated Teacher Interactions in Pre-school Settings
2007 University of Victoria Faculty Research Grant: Developing Literacy in ESL Learners in Middle School.
2005 Ontario Ministry of Education Grant: "A Collaborative Model for Building Instructional Capacity in Special Education and Classroom Staff: Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Primary Grades" (with Essex County Catholic School Board & A. McInnes, University of Windsor).
2005 University of Windsor SSHRC 4A grant:"Collaborative Reforms: Exploring the Development of Community-based University and School Partnerships" (with A. Allen, F. Cherian, Y. Daniel).
2003 Ontario Principals' Council: "The Principal's Role in Facilitating Inclusion of Struggling Students".