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Department of Curriculum and Instruction

John O'Flahavan - Associate Professor
Graduate and Undergraduate Faculty - Appointed 1989
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. University of Illinois 1989 Early Childhood and Elementary Education
M.A. University of Colorado 1982 Education
B.A. University of Colorado 1981 English
Professional Experience
1992-93 Principal Investigator National Reading Research Center University of Maryland/University of Georgia Consortium
1995-present Associate Professor - Language Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Maryland
1988-1994 Assistant Professor - Language Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Maryland
1986 Visiting Instructor Cognitive Psychology and Reading, Language, Learning, and Instruction, Department of Curriculum and Instruction Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
1985-1988 Graduate Assistant ---------- University of Illinois
1982-1985 Classroom Teacher ---------- Westlake Village Junior High, Broomfield, CO

Administrative Load

Team B, Leader
Facilitator, Inquiry Groups, PDS Network
Member, EDCI Elementary Education ReDesign Committee
Member, Executive Committee
Member, Grievance Committee
Coordinator, Elementary Education Program
Member, Undergraduate Admissions Committee
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee

Other Collegiate Assignments (1997-99)

Member, EDCI Departmental Internal Review Committee

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Reading Association
National Council for the Teaching of English
National Reading Conference
American Educational Research Association

Current Professional Assignments and Activities

Proposal Reviewer, National Reading Conference
Editorial Review Board, Literacy, Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Literacy
Proposal Reviewer, National Reading Conference
Editorial Review Board, Research in the Teaching of English
Editorial Advisory Board, The Reading Teacher

Selected Publications (1997-1999)

O'Flahavan, J. F., & Seidl, B. L. (1997). Fostering literate communities in school: A case for sociocultural approaches to reading instruction. In S. Stahl & D. Hayes (Eds.), Instructional models in reading. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Selected Papers Presented (1997-1999)

Groth, L., & O'Flahavan, J.F. The influence of shared enactment and story discussion on kindergartnersÕ narrative competence. 48th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX. December, 1998.
Leipzig, D., & O'Flahavan, J.F. Reading Recovery, regular classroom practice, and professional development: A case study of one teacherÕs experience in a system-wide staff development initiative. 48th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX. December, 1998.
Almasi, J., O'Flahavan, J. F., & Arya, P. A comparative analysis of more and less proficient peer discussions about literature. 47th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. December, 1997.
Almasi, J., O'Flahavan, J. F. Toward a developmental theory of peer discussion: Ontogenetic and microgenetic perspectives. 47th Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ. December, 1997.
O'Flahavan, J. F. Enhancing early literacy programs. Niagara Frontier Reading Council, Buffalo, NY. May, 1998.
O'Flahavan, J. F. Direction of reading instruction in the State of Maryland. Panel discussion for the Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD, April, 1997.
O'Flahavan, J. F. ? Guidelines for creating comprehensive, balanced early literacy programs. Virginia State Reading Association, Crystal City, VA. March 1997.

Research/Scholarly Activities (1997-1999)

Hawley, W., & O'Flahavan, J. F. KEYS Initiative. National Education Association, National Center for Innovation ($80,000). 1997-99.
Cooper, D.., Valli, L., O'Flahavan, J. F., VanSledright, B., & Afflerbach, P. Networking PDS: Collaborative redesign of teacher preparation. Eisenhower/Maryland State Department of Education Grant. 1995-1997. ($155,000).
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, US Department of Education. Principal Investigator in the National Reading Research Center ($7.7 million). 1992-1997.
O'Flahavan, J. F., & Wong, S. Improving reading instruction for at-risk 1st and 2nd grade students: Extending Reading Recovery principles into the regular classroom. 1992-1997. ( $105,000)

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