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Christine C. Pappas


EDUCATION

Ph.D., Ohio State University

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Dr. Pappas's research interests include sociolinguistics, literacy development, especially in the areas of emergent literacy and written genres; classroom discourse; teacher research; integrated science-literacy; and collaborative work with urban teachers developing culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy in literacy. She is the author and co-author of several books including Transforming Literacy Curriculum Genres and An Integrated Language Perspective in the Elementary School.