ASU English Education
PO Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
Phone: 480.965.3105
Fax: 480.965.0605
Language & Literature Building Rm 215

Faculty

Jessica Singer Early Jessica

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara
MA Lewis & Clark College
BA Whitman College

Office: LL 226A
(480) 965-0742
E-mail: Jessica.Early@asu.edu

Curriculum Vita

Research Interests:

As a literacy researcher, my aim is to learn more about the reading and writing development of underserved students. My research focuses on language and literacy development in the middle school and high school years. I use qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine writing and reading practices in classroom settings and in young adult’s lives.

Achievements:
Jessica Singer Early was a 2006 recipient of the University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity Award for her study, Literacy Sponsorship and First Generation Latino College Writers:

http://ucaccord.gseis.ucla.edu/research/projects/proposals06/Singer.pdf

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Jessica Early and Jim Blasingame at the ENG 606 - Spring 2008 Graduate Seminar

Teaching:

Dr. Early teaches the following courses:

ENG 606: Advanced Studies in English Education: Current Research in English Education (Doctoral Seminar)

In this course we review and analyze empirical research in English Education with a focus on writing research in grades 6-12. We will read and review current research studies on writing in middle school and high school settings. This course will also provide practical information about the field of English Education. Students will work on a research writing project of their own, will prepare a conference presentation based on this project, and submit a proposal for an English Education conference. This course will run as a discussion and writing workshop and is meant to support students in their research and writing.

ENG 480/507: Methods of Teaching Composition/ Special Problems and Issues in the Teaching of Composition

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to teach writing at the middle and high school levels. Students will gain a repertoire of instructional and evaluative techniques for teaching the various modes of writing and for helping students to improve their written products. Students will practice various forms of writing instruction and assessment, guiding writers through a process model, creating a writers’ workshop, using writing portfolios, learning about writing across the curriculum, designing composition units and integrating writing instruction with other language arts and other disciplines. Students will participate in various writing activities themselves.

ENG 494/598: Teaching the Novel Grades 6-12

Link to Course Flyer: Teaching the Novel

Language Arts teachers want all of their students to love literature and become immersed in the novels they assign. This course is designed as an exploration of activities and philosophies for building a strong Readers’ Workshop in the secondary language arts classroom. Through identifying proficient readers, conducting thoughtful conversations about students and reading, and using a variety of ways to invite readers into books, we will design and experience reading workshops based on innovative and effective teaching strategies. Students will learn how to create and implement novel units, literature circles, books of choice, literary tea parties, and final gallery projects.

Check Out Dr. Early's Favorite Links!

Rethinking Schools: http://www.rethinkingschools.org/

UC ACCORD: http://ucaccord.gseis.ucla.edu/

Arizona English Teachers Association: http://www.asu.edu/aeta/

Choice Literacy: http://www.choiceliteracy.com/

National Writing Project: http://www.nwp.org/

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