Shelley Xu

Literacy Teacher Education Literacy

Development of English Language Learners

New Literacy Studies and Classroom Literacy Instruction

Technology in Literacy Teacher Education and Classroom Literacy Teaching

Xu, S. H. (2008). Rethinking literacy learning and teaching: Intersections of adolescents' in-school and out-of school literacy practices. In K. A. Hinchman & H. K. Sheridan-Thomas (Eds.), Best Practices in adolescent literacy instruction (pp. 39-56). New York: Guilford. 

Xu, S. H. (2008). Critical literacy practices in teaching and learning. New England Reading Association Journal, 43, 12-22.

Barone, M. D., & Xu, S. H. (2008). Literacy instruction for English Language Learners, PreK-6. New York: Guilford.

Xu, S. H. (2006). The complexity and multiplicity of preservice teachers' exploring diversity issues. In P. R. Schmidt & C. Finkbeiner (Eds.), The ABCs cultural understanding and communication (pp. 143-160). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Xu, S. H. (2006). Popular culture among Chinese youth: A commentary. In J. Xi, Y. Sun, J. J. Xiao (Eds.), Chinese youth in transition (pp. 193-198). Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited.

Xu, S. H., Sawyer, R., & Zunich, L. (2005). Trading cards to comic strips: Popular culture texts and literacy learning in grades K-8. International Reading Association.

Barone, M. D., Mallette, H. M., & Xu, S. H. (2005). Teaching early literacy: Development, assessment, and instruction. New York: Guilford Press.

Xu, S. H. (2004). Teachers' reading of students' popular culture texts. In C. M. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, B. Maloch, J. V. Hoffman, D. L. Schallert (Eds.), 53rd Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 417-431). Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.

Alvermann, D., & Xu. S. H. (2003). Children's everyday literacies: Intersections of popular culture and language arts instruction across the curriculum. Language Arts, 81, 145-154.

 Xu, S. H. (2003). Literacy-related play with an integration of students' "funds of knowledge". International Journal of Social Education, 18, 9-16.

Xu, S. H., & Rutledge, A. L. (2003). "Chickens start with Ch!": Kindergartners talk about print through environmental print. Young Children, 58, 44-51.

Xu, S. H. (2003). The learner, the teacher, the text, and the context: Sociocultural approaches to early literacy instruction for English learners. In D. Barone & L. Morrow (Eds.), Research-based practices in early literacy (pp. 61-80). New York: Guilford Press.

Xu, S. H. (2002). Teachers learn to integrate literacy instruction diverse students' "funds of knowledge" with popular culture. In D. L. Schallert, C. M. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, B. Maloch, & J. V. Hoffman (Eds.), 51st Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 407-419). Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.

Xu, S. H. (2002). Teacher's full knowledge of students' popular culture and the integration of aspects of that culture into the literacy instruction. Education, 122, 721-730.

Xu, S. H. (2001). Preservice teachers connect multicultural knowledge and perspectives with literacy instruction for minority students. In P. R. Schmidt & P. B. Mosenthal (Eds.), Reconceptualizing literacy in the new age of multiculturalism and pluralism (pp. 323-340). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Xu, S. H. (2000). Preservice teachers in a literacy methods course consider issues of diversity. Journal of Literacy Research, 32, 505-531.

Xu, H. (2000). Preservice teachers integrate understandings of diversity into literacy instruction: An adaptation of the ABCs model. Journal of Teacher Education, 51, 135-142.

Secretary and Member, University Teacher Preparation Committee

Member, University Curriculum and Educational Policies Council

Member, College Retention, Tenure & Promotion (RTP) Committee

Member, Ed.D. Program Admission Committee

Member, College Technology Committee

Member and Former Chair, Department Evaluation of Lecturers Committee

Coordinator, EDEL 452 Teaching and Learning Reading, K-8

Member, Department Program Evaluation Committee

Member, Department Technology Committee

Member, Department Admission and Standards Committee

Member, Department Budget Committee Member, Department Advisory Cabinet

Community Resources For Literacy Instruction

Responsive and Modified Teaching with a Mandate Curriculum