People
Beck, Isabel
Senior Scientist, Project DirectorProfessor Emeritus
Contact:
742 LRDC
412-624-7065
412-624-2345
ibeck@pitt.edu
Projects/Labs
Publications
- McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (in press). The role of metacognition in understanding and supporting reading comprehension. In D. J. Hacker, J. Dunlosky, & A. C. Graesser, (Eds.), Handbook of Metacognition in Education. The Educational Psychology Series, Robert Sternberg, (Ed.), Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Beck I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2008). Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and Extended Examples. NY: Guilford Publications, Inc.
- Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (2007). Different ways for different goals, but keep your eye on the higher verbal goals. In R. K. Wagner, A. Muse, & K. Tannenbaum, (Eds.), Vocabulary Acquisition: Implications for Reading Comprehension. (pp. 182-204). New York: Guilford Publications.
- Shanahan T. & Beck I.L. (2007). Effective Literacy Teaching for English-Language Learners. In D. August, & T. Shanahan (Eds.), Report of the National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth. Acquiring Literacy in a Second Language. DC: U.S. Department of Education.
- Beck, I. L., & McKeown, M. G., (2007). Increasing Young Low Income Children’s Oral Vocabulary Repertoires through Rich and Focused Instruction Elementary School Journal, 107 (3), 251-271.
- McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2006). Issues in the Advancement of Vocabulary Instruction: Response to Stahl and Fairbanks’s Meta-analysis. In K. A. D. Stahl, & M. C. McKenna (Eds.), Reading Research at Work: Foundations of Effective Practice. (pp. 262-271). New York: Guilford Press.
- McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2004). Transforming knowledge into professional development resources: Six teachers implement a model of teaching for understanding text. Elementary School Journal, 104 (5), 391-408.
- Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2003). Taking delight in words: Using oral language to build young children's vocabularies. American Educator, spring issue: Washington, DC: American Federation of Teachers.
- McKeown, M. G.& Beck, I. L. (2003). Direct and rich Vocabulary Instruction. In J. F. Baumann & E. J. Kame’enui (Eds.), Vocabulary Instruction: Research to Practice (pp. 13-27). New York: Guilford Press.
- McCandliss, B., Beck, I. L., Sandak, R., & Perfetti, C. (2003). Focusing attention on decoding for children with poor reading skills: Design and preliminary tests of the Word Building intervention. Scientific Studies of Reading, 7(1), 75-104.
- Beck, I. L. & McKeown, M. G. (2002). Questioning the Author: Making sense of social studies. Educational Leadership, 60 (3), 44-47.
- Beck, I. L, McKeown, M. G, & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. New York: Guilford Press
- Beck, I. L, McKeown, M. G, & Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. New York: Guilford Press.
- McKeown, M. G., & Beck, I. L. (2001). Designing questions toward thinking and understanding rather than answers. Perspectives, 27 (2). 21-24.
- Beck I.L., & McKeown, M.G., (2001) Inviting students into the pursuit of meaning. Educational Psychology Review, 13(3) (Special Issue edited by A. Renninger and S. Wade), 225-241
- McKeown, M. G., Beck, I. L., Hamilton, R., & Kucan, L. (1999). "Questioning the Author" Accessibles: Easy access resources for classroom challenges. Bothell, WA: The Wright Group.
- Leinhardt, G., Beck, I. L., & Stainton, C. (Eds.). (1994). Teaching and learning in history. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Leinhardt, G. (1994). History: A time to be mindful. In G. Leinhardt, I. L. Beck, & C. Stainton (Eds.), Teaching and learning in history (pp. 209-255). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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