Rita Bean
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5148 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-1718
EMAIL:
ritabean@pitt.eduFull Time Faculty - Professor
School Affiliations
- Department: Instruction and Learning
- Program: Reading Education
Education
Recent Publications
Book Chapters
- *Bean, Rita M. (2008). Literacy Coaching at the Middle School/High School Level. In
Reading success for Struggling Adolescent Learners (Ed: Lenski Davis, S. & Lewis, J.).
New York: Guilford Press. pp. 265-287.
- *Bean, Rita M. (2008). Developing School Reading Programs (K-12). In
Administration and Supervision of School Reading Programs, Fourth Edition.
(Ed: Strickland, D.S. & Wepner, S.B.). New York: Teachers College Press, pp. 11-29.
Conference Proceedings/Yearbooks
- *Bean, R.M., Ezell, H., Heisey, N. , Morewood, A., Ankrum, J. and Zigmond (2008). Outcomes of On-line Professional Development in Pennsylvania. 56th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. (edited by Rowe, et. all) pp. 111-124 *
Journal Articles
- Bean, R.M., Ezell, H. & Zigmond, N. (accepted for publication in Preventing School Failure). Parents' Opinions and Experiences with Reading First Schools in Pennsylvania.
- Risko, V.J., Roller, C., Bean, R.M., Anders, Cummins & Block (accepted for publication in Reading Research Quarterly). Critical Review of the Research on Preparing Teachers of Reading Instruction.
- Ankrum, J., Morewood, A., Bean, R.M. & Genest, M. (accepted for publication in Michigan Reading Journal). Teacher Talk: A Close-up Look at Verbal Scaffolds.
- Ankrum, J. & Bean, R.M. (2008). Differentiated Reading Instruction: What and How. Reading Horizons 48 (2), pp. 133-146.
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Recent Course Instruction
Fall 2008 (2091)
Summer 2008 (2087)
Spring 2008 (2084)
Fall 2007 (2081)
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Recent Presentations
- What coaches Do and Why They Do It: A Diary Study (with belcastro, E., Heisey, N., Jenkins, K., Turner, G., Wilson, R. & Zigmond, N.)
Paper presentation at the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.
- Coaching and Its Contribution to Reading Achievement in Reading First Schools (with Turner, G. & Zigmond, N.)
Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, New York, New York.
- Synthesis of Research About Literacy Coaching (with Belcastro, E., Hathaway, J., Risko, V. Roskos, K. & Rosemary, C.)
Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association, New York, New York.
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Current Professional Participation
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Recent Consulting
- Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
- Member, Standards Committee, Language Arts.
- Member, Collaboration on Coaching Advisory Group.
- Member, Advisory Board, Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative. Funded by Annenberg Foundation and PDE. (http://www.pacoaching.org)
- Reading First Leadership Team
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Recent Grants
- Reading First (co-directed with N. Zigmond) Evaluation of REading First in Pa.
- Evaluation of Extra Mile Schools, Extra Mile Education Foundation ($50,789)
- BLAST (Bringing Libraries and Schools Together). Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. ($6,000)
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