Isabel Beck - Publications

Isabel Beck
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
741 Learning Research and Development Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-624-7065
EMAIL: ibeck@pitt.edu

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• McKeown, M. G., Beck, I. L., Hamilton, R., & Kucan, L. (1999). "Questioning the Author" Accessibles: Easy access resources for classroom challenges. Bothell, WA: The Wright Group.
• Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (1998). Comprehension: The sine qua non of reading. The Keys to Literacy. (pp. 40-52). Washington, DC: Council for Basic Education. (Reprinted in Teaching and Change, Vol. 6 No., 2, Winter 1999. (pp. 197-211). NEA Professional Library and Corwin Press, Inc.)

Book Chapters

• Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (in press). Different ways for different goals, but keep your eye on the higher verbal goals. In R. K. Wagner, A. Muse, & K. Tannenbaum, (Eds.), Vocabulary and reading. New York: Guilford Publications.
• McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (in press). Response to Stahl and Fairbanks’ Meta-analysis. In K. A. D. Stahl, & M. C. McKenna (Eds.), Seeking understanding in how to teach reading: Selected works by Steven Stahl and a memorial festschrift. New York: Guilford Press.
• Shanahan T. & Beck I.L. (in press). Effective Literacy Teaching for English-Language Learners. In D. August, & T. Shanahan (Eds.), Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. Acquiring Literacy in a Second Language. DC: U.S. Department of Education.
• Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G. (2006). Encouraging young children’s language interactions with stories. In D. Dickenson, & S. Neuman (Eds.), Handbook of Early Literacy Research Vol. 2. New York: Guilford.
• McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2003). Taking advantage of read alouds to help children make sense of decontextualized language. In A. van Kleeck, S. A. Stahl, and E. B. Bauer (Eds.), Storybook Reading (pp. 159-176). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Beck, I. L. (1998). Understanding Beginning Reading: A Journey through Teaching and Research. In J. Osborn & F. Lehr (Eds.) Literacy for All: Issues in Teaching and Learning. (pp. 11-31). NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.Link: More...

Books

• Beck, I. L. (2006). Making Sense of Phonics: The Hows and Whys. New York: Guilford Press.
• Beck, I., McKeown, M.G. & Kucan, L. (March, 2002). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary development. New York: Guilford Press.Link: More...
• Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., Hamilton, R. L., & Kucan, L. (1997). Questioning the Author: An Approach for Enhancing Student Engagement with Text. Delaware: International Reading Association.Link: More...

Journal Articles

• Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (in press). Increasing Young Low Income Children’s Oral Vocabulary Repertoires through Rich and Focused Instruction Elementary School Journal.
• McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2004). Transforming knowledge into professional development resources: Six teachers implement a model of teaching for understanding text. Elementary School Journal. 104 (5).
• Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2003). Taking delight in words: Using oral language to build young children’s vocabularies. American Educator, Spring Issue: DC: American Federation of Teachers.
• McCandliss, B., Beck, I. L., Sandak, R. & Perfetti, C. (2003). Focusing attention on decoding for children with poor reading skills: Design and preliminary tests of the Word Building intervention. Scientific Studies of Reading, 7(1), 75-104.
• Beck, I. L. & McKeown, M. G. (2002). Questioning the Author: Making Sense of Social Studies. Educational Leadership, 60 (3), 44-47.
• Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (2001). Text Talk: Capturing the benefits of read-aloud experiences for young children. The Reading Teacher, 55, (1), 10-20.
• McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2001). Designing questions toward thinking and understanding rather than answers. Perspectives, Baltimore, MD: International Dyslexia Association.