Book Chapters

Fisher, D. (in press).  Reading, writing, and thinking in secondary schools: A schoolwide literacy initiative.  In G. Moorman & J. Lewis (Eds.), Praxis in adolescent literacy instruction: The interplay of theory and practice.  Newark, DE: International Reading Association.

Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (in press). Altering English:  Re-examining the whole class novel and making room for graphic novels and more.  In J. B. Carter (Ed.), Page by page, panel by panel: Building literacy connections with graphic novels.  Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (in press).  Inclusive education and students with severe disabilities.  In J. McLeskey (Ed.), Classic articles and inclusion.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.

Fisher, D., Lapp, D., Frey, N., Flood, J., & Moore, K. (in press).  Putting the CIA system to work: Linking curriculum, instruction, and assessment to improve student achievement.  In J. Paratore & R. McCormack (Eds.), Classroom literacy assessment: Making sense of what students know and do.  New York: Guilford.

Frey, N., & Fisher, D. (in press). It’s hard to learn when . . . Student engagement in middle and high school classrooms.  In D. Lapp, J. Flood, & N. Farnan (Eds.), Content area reading and learning: Instructional strategies.  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Fisher, D. (in press). Understanding yourself through literature: Lessons from adolescents.  In C. Rhodes & L. Wolf (Eds.), Children’s literature and social (in)justice.

Podhorsky, C., & Fisher, D. (in press). Lesson study: An opportunity for teacher led professional development.  In T. Towsend & R. Bates (Eds.), Globalization, standards and professionalism: Teacher education in times of change.  New York: Kluwer-Springer.

Fisher, D. (2006).  Thinking about experts and expertise.  In E. B. Keefe, V. M. Moore, & F. R. Duff (Eds.), Listening to the experts: Students with disabilities speak out (pp. xi–xii).  Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.

Fisher, D., Frey, N., & ElWardi, R. (2005).  Creating independent writers and thinkers in secondary schools.  In R. Indrisano & J. Paratore (Eds.), Learning to write, writing to learn: Theory and research in practice (pp. 137–155). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.