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 |  | Linda is a former Director of Teacher Education Assessment and Professor of Reading; she is currently doing collaborative classroom research in the areas of multiliteracies and teacher education. Linda has published several books, including Whole Language: Getting Started…Moving Forward, Standards in Practice K – 2, and Challenges of Holistic Teaching. She is a regular presenter at NCTE, AERA, International Reading Association, and Whole Language Umbrella meetings.
She is available to speak to K-12 and college faculty audiences in the following areas: Reading process, Reading/writing Relationships & Curriculum, Multiliteracies, Critical Literacy, Emergent Literacy, Text Sets & Intertextuality, Comprehension Strategies, Assessment & Evaluation, Inquiry Curriculum, Standards in Practice, Constructivist Learning Theory & Practice and Literacy Coaching. |
Linda Crafton's Selected Presentations
Selected Presentations
| Linda has international, national, and local experiences to draw from when consulting with your school or district. |
Prior Professional Development Experiences
| Linda has experiences in one-day, multiple-day and year-long professional development activities. |
Presentation Topics
| Linda presents to K-12 teachers, pre-service teachers, and faculty. Her expertise is in reading, assessment, coaching, and more. |
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Published Works by Linda Crafton
Standards in Practice K-2
|  Each chapter in this book, authored by Crafton, presents a rich classroom portrait of the standards at work in student-centered, real-world experiences and activities where students direct the inquiry process. |
English Leadership Quarterly
| Crafton has experience working with faculty to improve their teaching of preservice teachers. In this article from English Leadership Quarterly she posits that teachers needs professors who live the theory they teach as they are teaching them. |
NCTE Reading Initiative Program Developer
|  Linda assisted with the development of the initial NCTE Reading Initiative Inquiry Studies in 1999. These inquiry studies are ideal for year-long discussions like forming study groups, teaching reading, and supporting adolescent learners.
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Additional Publications
| Crafton has published in numerous periodicals from around the world. |
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Related Resources
Education and Professional Experiences
| Linda is a former elementary teacher and reading specialist and current instructor of online graduate courses. |
Awards and Honors
| Linda has been honored by Benedictine and Northern Illinois Universities. |
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