Award and Honors

Awards

• Scholarship of Engagement Award, College of Education, University of Florida, 2003

Leadership and Membership in the Profession

• 2003-Present Distinguished Advisory Board of Education Department of New York City.
• 2003-2004 National Council of Teachers of English (elected) Nominating Committee.
• 2004-2007 National Council of Teachers of English (invited) NCTE/TESOL Committee.
• 2003-2007 National Council of Teachers of English (invited) Commission on Reading.
• 2003-2007 National Council of Teachers of English Elementary Section Department of Editors for Language Arts.
• 1999-2002 National Council of Teachers of English (invited) Commission on Language.
• 1997-2001 National Council of Teachers of English Elementary Section Editorial and Review Board of Language Arts.
• 1998-2002 National Council of Teachers of English Conference on English Education (elected) Executive Committee.
• 1998-2001 National Council of Teachers of English Conference on English Education Chair on Cultural Diversity Scholarship Committee.
• 2001-2002 National Council of Teachers of English Britton Award Committee.
• 1998 National Council of Teachers of English, Conference on English Education (elected) Nominating Committee.
• 1990-Present National Council of Teachers of English Member.
• 1993-1997 National Council on Research in Language and Literacy Member.
• 2001-Present  Association of Chinese Professors of Social Science in North America Member.
• 1992-1997 American Educational Research Association Member.
• 1992-2002 International Reading Association Member.
• 1992-1997 The Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking Member.
• 1992-1997 International Conference of Whole Language Umbrella Member.