Research Resources

“Development Continuum for Literacy” by Margaret Y. Phinney, EdD and Gay C. Ward, PhD
“Choices and Voices: A Developmental View of Guided Choice” by Gay C. Ward, PhD and Crystal Dahlmeier
“The Effect of Props on Story Retells in the Classroom” by Marie A. Stadler, PhD and Gay C. Ward, PhD
“Reading Begins at Birth: Supporting ‘Readers’ in Their Earliest Explorations” by Gay C. Ward, PhD and Margaret Y. Phinney, EdD
“Rediscovering Joyfulness” by Gay C. Ward, PhD and Crystal Dahlmeier
“Supporting the Narrative Development of Young Children” by Marie A. Stadler, PhD and Gay C. Ward, PhD
Dahlmeier, C. & Woods, C. S. (2024). Early Literacy Handbook: What Children Need to Become Literate: A Step-By-Step Guide.
Aukerman, M. (2022). The Science of Reading and the Media: Does the Media Draw on High-Quality Reading Research? Literacy Research Association Critical Conversations.
Bowman, Frances (2013). The Influence of Montessori-Based Literacy Instruction and Methods on Reading Achievement of Students in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 1933.
Kim, J. S., Burkhauser, M. A., Relyea, J. E., Gilbert, J. B., Scherer, E., Fitzgerald, J., Mosher, D., & McIntyre, J. (2023). A longitudinal randomized trial of a sustained content literacy intervention from first to second grade: Transfer effects on students’ reading comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 115(1), 73–98.
McKenna, Michael C., & Picard, Michelle Cournoyer (2006). Revisiting the Role of Miscue Analysis in Effective Teaching. The Reading Teacher.
Meyer, Richard J. (2001). Phonics Exposed: Understanding and Resisting Systematic Direct Intense Phonics Instruction. Taylor & Francis Group.
Pasquini, Nina (2024, September-October). A Right Way to Read? The science, art, and politics of teaching an essential skill. Harvard Magazine.
Tierney, R. J. & Pearson, P. D. (2024). Fact-checking the Science of Reading: Opening up the Conversation. Literacy Research
Commons. https://literacyresearchcommons.org.
vos Savant, Marilyn (2022, September 25). Why do some people read faster than others? “Ask Marilyn” column, Parade. https://parade.com/magazine/reading-speed
Weaver, K. (Nov, 2022). The Science of Reading is Not Enough. MontessoriPublic.
https://www.montessoripublic.org/2022/11/the-science-of-reading-isnt-enough/