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Dr. Nancy Boyles is currently an associate professor in the Graduate Reading Program at Southern Connecticut State University where she teaches courses in developmental reading, writing instruction, and the administration and supervision of school literacy programs. Previously, she spent 25 years as a classroom teacher at various elementary grade levels. She was named Teacher of the Year in her district and was a semi-finalist for Connecticut Teacher of the Year.
She received her doctorate in reading and language from
Boston University.
Nancy provides professional development to many school districts, presenting workshops, modeling best practices, and coaching teachers. Her areas of special interest include guiding the reading process at the intermediate grade level, comprehension strategy instruction, teaching written response to text, teaching expository writing, and building the skills of literacy leaders. She also serves as a Senior Literacy Fellow with Cornerstone, a school reform initiative that supports the literacy needs of low-performing districts.
Nancy served as a contributing editor for Learning Magazine
and has published over 30 articles related to teaching.
Nancy is the author of
Teaching Written Response to Text,
Constructing Meaning through Kid-Friendly Comprehension
Strategy Instruction,
Hands-On Literacy Coaching, and most recently,
That's a GREAT Answer!
Visit www.maupinhouse.com/boylesanalyses.php to: request Word documents of the coaching protocols from Chapter 7
of Hands-On Literacy Coaching for easy modification; ask questions; give feedback; or submit your own analyses for publication on this website. You can also contact Nancy through this website to schedule professional training for coaches.
Nancy will be presenting at the following
conferences:
Kentucky Council of Teachers of English:
February 1-2,
2008;
Lexington, KY
Buy Nancy's books at the Cortland booth!
International Reading Association:
May 4-8,
2008; Atlanta, GA
Buy Nancy's books at the Maupin
House booth!
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