Faculty
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Dale M. Willows (on sabbatical)
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Keywords
Basic processes in reading; reading/writing disabilities; classroom reading/writing instruction; assessment and remediation approaches to written language difficulties
Research Projects/Activities
For more information on Dr Willows' research activities please contact her at dale.willows@utoronto.ca
Research Interests
I am interested in normal reading and writing processes as well as in the causes of difficulties and disabilities in these areas. My practical work is focused particularly on classroom and clinical reading/writing interventions. I have an on-going multidimensional longitudinal research program examining the impact of various factors in pre-service and in-service teacher education on student literacy outcomes.
Specialty Courses
CSE Course (Pre-Service Teacher Education)
HDP2211: Theory And Curriculum I: Language And Literacy
DPE Course (Special Education)
HDP2296: Reading and Writing Difficulties
SCCP Course (School Psychology)
HDP5271Y: Assessment and Programming for Reading and Writing Difficulties
Representative Publications
Willows, D. M. (in press). Raising literacy levels through district-wide professional development. The School Administrator.
Terepocki, M., Kruk, R. S., & Willows, D. M. (in press). The incidence and causes of letter orientation errors in reading disability. Journal of Learning Disabilities.
Ehri, L., Nunes, S. R., Willows, D. M., Schuster, B. V., Yaghoubzadeh, Z., & Shanahan, T. (2001). Phonemic awareness instruction helps students learn to read: Evidence from the National Reading Panel's meta-analysis. Reading Research Quarterly, 36, 250-287.
Kruk, R. & Willows, D. M. (2001). Backward pattern masking of familiar and unfamiliar materials in disabled and normal readers. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 18 (1), 19-37.