Shirley Biggs - Presentations

Shirley Biggs
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5518 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-2115
EMAIL: biggs@pitt.edu

• Overview
• Publications
• Presentations
• Professional Participation

• The Foundational Role of Literacy in Addressing the Racial Achievement Gap
  The presentation done in a symposium format, focused on the role that literacy plays in student performance in the classroom and on high stakes achievement tests.
• Using Action Methods to Increase the Breadth and Depth of Comprehension: A Multimodal Approach
• Teaching College Reading Study Skills to First Year Students: Models Addressing the Challenge
• Literacy Learning in Post-apartheid Higher Education in South Africa: Multilingual Students and the Language of Instruction

 

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• Administrative and Policy Studies (ADMPS)
• Health and Physical Activity (HPA)
• Instruction and Learning (IL)
• Psychology in Education (PSYED)
• Learning Policy Center (LPC)