Shirley Biggs - Publications

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

Scales, A. M., & Biggs, S. A. (Eds.)(2005)The Negro Educational Review, 56(4).
Biggs, S. A. (Ed.) (in press). The Journal of College Literacy and Learning, vol. 33.
Biggs, S. A. & Smith, J. (1998). The Adult Measure of Essential Skills (AMES) Administrator's Reference Manual. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn.

Biggs, S. A. (1996). Whole Language Instruction in College Reading: Why Not? In B. Brown (Ed.) Innovative Learning Strategies: Twelth Yearbook of the College reading Improvement Special Interest Group. International Reading Association.

Paulson, E. J., Laine, M. E., Biggs, S. A., & Bullock, T. L. (Editors) (2003). College Reading Research and Practice. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.Link: More...

Biggs, S. A. (in press). Reading Comprehension Instruction at the College Level: Building on what we have learned. Journal of College Literacy and Learning, vol. 32
Biggs, S. A, & Daniel, J. L. (guest editors) (2001). The Negro Educational Review Special Issue: A Higher Education Agenda for the 21st Century: Benefiting from Lessons Learned by African Americans in Historically White Institutions, 52 (3).
Biggs, S. A., Torres, Jr., S. & Washington, N. (1998). Minority Student Retention: A Framework for Discussion and Decision-making. The Negro Educational Review, 49(1-2), 71-82.
Biggs, S. A. (1992). The Plight of Black Males in American Schools: Separation May Not Be the Answer. The Negro Educational Review, 43(1-2), 11-16.
Biggs, S. A. (1992). Building on Strengths: Closing the Literacy Gap for African American Adults. Journal of Reading, 35(8), 624-628.
Bruder, M. N. & Biggs, S. A. (1988). Oral Reading and Adult Poor Readers: Implications for Practice. Journal of Reading, 31(8), 736-739.
Biggs, S. A. & Bruder, M. N. (1987). Adult Memories of Early Reading Experiences. Educational Horizons, 66(1), 34-37.
Scales, A. M. & Biggs, S. A. (1987). Reading Habits of Elderly Adults: Implications for Instruction. Educational Gerontology, 521-532.
King, J. R., Biggs, S. & Lipsky, S. (1984). Students' Self-questioning and Summarizing as Reading-Study Strategies. Journal of Reading Behavior, 16(Winter), 205-218.