Michael C. McKenna
8-10-2008
212 Ruffner Hall
405 Emmet Street South
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Desk: (434) 924-7266
Fax: (434) 924-7461
E-mail: mcm7g@virginia.edu
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Educational Background
Ph.D.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Reading Education, 1977
M.Ed.
University of Missouri-Columbia, Educational Administration, 1975
M.A.
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, English, 1972
B.A./B.S.
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, English/Mathematics, 1970
Academic Appointments
2005-
Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading, University of Virginia
1989-2005
Professor of Reading, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA
1987-89
Professor of Reading, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
1981-87
Associate Professor of Education, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
1977-81
Assistant Professor of Education, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Administrative Appointments
2007-
Coordinator of Reading, University of Virginia
1999-2005
Coordinator of Graduate Reading Programs, Georgia Southern University
1995-98
Coordinator of the Savannah Office, Georgia Southern University
1986-89
Director of the Reading Center, Wichita State University
1985-86
Coordinator of Reading, Wichita State University
Related Employment
1976-77
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia
1973-76
Secondary Principal and Reading Teacher, Grades 7-12, St. Elizabeth
Public Schools, St. Elizabeth, Missouri
1970-72
Graduate Teaching/Research Asst., University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
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Professional Organizations
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
International Reading Association
American Educational Research Association
National Reading Conference
College Reading Association
Honors and Special Assignments
Invited speaker, 5th annual National Reading First Conference, Nashville, 2008
George Graham Lecturer University of Virginia, April, 2008
Invited speaker, 4th annual National Reading First Conference, St. Louis, 2007
Albert J. Kingston Award for lifetime service, National Reading Conference, 2006
Named to National Advisory Board, IRA/NCTE Literacy Coach Clearinghouse, 2006-07
Appointed Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading, University of Virginia, 2005
Chair, National Reading Conference Technology Committee, 2001-04
Nominated for President of the College Reading Association, 2002
Named to National Reading First Expert Review Panel, April, 2002
Named investigator, Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA), 2000
Nominated for IRA Board of Directors, 2000
Elected to Board of Directors, College Reading Association, Spring 1999
For the Handbook of literacy and technology (Vol. 1):
 Edward Fry Book Award, 1999, National Reading Conference
 Named an Outstanding Academic Book, 1998, American Library Association
Named investigator, National Reading Research Center (NRRC), 1994
Georgia Southern University Excellence in Research Award, 1993
Fulbright/American Specialist Award (USIA), 1986
IRA Outstanding Dissertation finalist, 1978
NDEA Title IV Fellow, University of Arkansas, 1970-72
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Arkansas, 1970
Major Academic Activities
Journals:
Editorial Review Board member, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 2007-08
Themed Issue Coeditor, Peabody Journal of Education (2 issues, 1998)
Themed Issue Coeditor, Reading and Writing Quarterly (2 issues, 1998)
Critical Issues Coeditor, Reading Online (IRA's electronic journal, est. 1996), 1996-2000
Publications Chair, College Reading Association, 1996-2002
Publications Review Board member, National Reading Research Center, 1993-98
Editorial Review Board member, Reading Research Quarterly, 1994-2007
Editorial Review Board member, Journal of Reading Behavior / Journal of Literacy
Research, 1992-2000
Editorial Review Board member, Scientific Studies in Reading, 1997-2000
Editorial Review Board member, The Reading Teacher, 1988-95
Editorial Review Board member, Reading and Writing Quarterly, 1997Editorial Review Board member, Reading Horizons, 1979-83
Other Academic Activities:
Reading Rockets panelist, WETA, April, 2007
Professional Development Architect, Georgia Reading First, 2004-09
Consultant to PBS/WGBH Boston, "Reading between the Lions" project
Conducted over 200 workshops in 15 states on aspects of reading and effective teaching
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Primary consultant to 19 schools, Title I Schoolwide planning, 1995-present
State project evaluator, Georgia Chapter II Educational Innovation Program, 1989-2001
State project evaluator, Georgia Learn and Serve America Program, 1996NDN Program Significance Panel member, USDE, 1987-88
Worked with Jim Davis, creator of Garfield, to produce the Elementary Reading Attitude
Survey, a public domain instrument nationally normed with 18,000 children, and
the Garfield Writing Attitude Survey
Conference Coordinator, National Reading Conference, 1978-83
Expert legal witness in five readability-related cases
Field Council representative, National Reading Conference, 1982-85, 1991-95
Senior associate, Educational Support Services, a consulting group, 1984-2000
IRA National Reading and Technology Committee, member 1986-89, 1995-2000
Research & training team, Wichita Teacher Assessment and Assistance Program, 1985-9
IRA Microcomputer SIG: Vice President, 1989-92; President, 1992-95
NRC Program Committee, various years
NRC Technology Committee, member, 1999-2001; chair, 2001-2004
Major Administrative Activities
A. Wichita State University
Co-developed "Classroom Reading Specialist" course sequence, 1978-80
Coordinated outreach (off-campus) course offerings in reading, 1985-89
Coordinated faculty teaching loads in reading, 1985-89, and in reading and special education,
1988-89
Supervised transition to site-based, after-school reading practica, 1988-89
Coordinated merger of Reading and Special Education Units, 1988-89
Periodically coordinated review, revision, and submittal of Standards and Objectives required by
Kansas State DOE for program approval in reading, 1985-89
Managed Reading Center budget, 1986-89
Coordinated yearly speaker series for Chapter I reading specialists, 1986-89
Co-developed and co-taught faculty inservice series on scholarly writing, 1988-89
Helped supervise expansion and reorganization of microcomputer lab, 1987
B. Georgia Southern University
Codeveloped Georgia Reading Endorsement program and its on-site delivery, 1999-2005
Graduate Reading Coordinator, 1999-2005
Coordinated Savannah Graduate Education Office, 1995-2001
Directed Workplace Literacy project (USDE), 1990 (interim basis)
Directed Student Literacy Corps project, 1990-92
Coordinated Savannah graduate education program site development, 1990Directed USIA-funded faculty exchange program (with University of Zululand, Republic of
South Africa), 1990-93
Professional Publications
I. Books
A. Textbooks
McKenna, M. C., & Stahl, K. A. D. (in press). Assessment for reading instruction (2nd ed). New
York: Guilford.
Robinson, R. D., & McKenna, M. C. (Eds.). (2007). Issues and trends in literacy education (4th
ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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McKenna, M. C., & Stahl, S. A. (2003). Assessment for reading instruction. New York:
Guilford.
Robinson, R. D., McKenna, M. C., & Wedman, J. (Eds.). (1e: 1996; 2e: 2000; 3e: 2004). Issues
and trends in literacy education. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (1e: 1993; 2e: 1997; 3e: 2002; 4e: 2005). Teaching
through text: A content literacy approach to content area reading. Boston: Allyn &
Bacon.
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1989). Teaching reading in the elementary classroom.
Phoenix: Gorsuch Scarisbrick.
Silvaroli, N. J., Kear, D. J., & McKenna, M. C. (1982). A classroom guide to reading
assessment and instruction. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
B. Teacher Resource Books
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (in press). Planning differentiated reading instruction for the
primary grades. New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2008). The literacy coaching challenge: Models and methods
for grades K-8. New York: Guilford.
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2007). Differentiated reading instruction: Strategies for the
primary grades. New York: Guilford.
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2004). The literacy coach’s handbook. New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C. (2002). Help for struggling readers: Strategies for grades 3-8. New York:
Guilford.
Grindler, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1997). The right book, the right time:
Helping children cope with issues. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
C. Edited Volumes
Stahl, K. A. D., & McKenna, M. C. (Eds.). (2006). Reading research at work: Foundations of
effective practice. New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., Kieffer, R., & Reinking, D. (Eds.). (2006). International
handbook of literacy and technology (Vol. 2). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Richards, J. C., & McKenna, M. C. (Eds.) (2003). Teaching for multiple literacies in K-8
classrooms: Cases and commentaries from K-6 classrooms. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
Reinking, D., McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., & Kieffer, R. (Eds.). (1998). Handbook of literacy
and technology: Transformations in a posttypographic world. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum.
McKenna, M. C. (Ed.). (1983). The Stein and Day dictionary of definitive quotations. New
York: Stein and Day.
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McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (Eds.). (1980). An introduction to the cloze procedure: An
annotated bibliography. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
D.
Monographs
McKenna, M. C., Reinking, D., Labbo, L. D., & Watkins, J. H. (1996). Using electronic
storybooks with beginning readers. Athens, GA, and College Park, MD: National
Reading Research Center. [Instructional Resource No. 39]
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., Kieffer, R., & McKenna, M. (October, 1996). NRRC researchers
foster a national dialogue about technological literacy transformations. University of
Georgia, Athens, GA: National Reading Research Center.
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., McKenna, M. C., Kuhn, M., & Phillips, M. (1996). Computers real
and make-believe: Providing opportunities for literacy development in an early
childhood sociodramatic play center. Athens, GA, and College Park, MD: National
Reading Research Center. [Instructional Resource No. 26]
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., McKenna, M. C. (1995). Incorporating a computer into the
classroom: Lessons learned in kindergarten. Athens, GA, and College Park, MD:
National Reading Research Center. [Instructional Resource No. 20, flip book]
II. Test
Manzo, A. V., Manzo, U. C., & McKenna, M. C. (1995). Informal reading-thinking inventory.
Ft. Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace.
III. Articles
A. Invited Articles in Journals
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2007). Assistive technology in the reading clinic: Its emerging
potential. Reading Research Quarterly, 42, 140-145.
McKenna, M. C., & Picard, M. (2006/2007). Does miscue analysis have a role in effective
practice? The Reading Teacher, 60, 378-380.
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2006). The role of informal reading inventories in assessing
word recognition. The Reading Teacher, 59, 592-594.
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2005). How well does assessment inform our reading
instruction? The Reading Teacher, 59, 84-86.
McKenna, M. C. (2004). Teaching vocabulary to struggling older readers. Perspectives, 30(1),
13-16.
McKenna, M. C. (2002). Phonics software for a new millennium. Reading and Writing
Quarterly, 18, 93-96.
McKenna, M. C. (2001). The new world of electronic text. Library Talk, 14(5), 30-31.
McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1999). Garfield revisited: Unlimited extension of permission to
copy the ERAS. The Reading Teacher, 53, 244.
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McKenna, M. C., McKenna, B. A, Stratton, B. D., & Vassel, M. (1999). Using the Internet to
foster literacy growth in the developing world: Issues and answers. Computers in the
Schools, 15, 25-31.
McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (1999). The impact of the Journal of Reading Behavior on
reading scholarship. Journal of Literacy Research, 31, 93-104.
McKenna, M. C. (1998). Afterword to twentieth-century literacy: Prospects at the millennium.
Peabody Journal of Education, 73(3&4), 376-386.
Labbo, L., Reinking, D., & McKenna, M. (1998). Technology and literacy education in the next
century: Exploring the connection between work and schooling. Peabody Journal of
Education, 73(3&4), 273-289.
McKenna, M. C., Reinking, D., & Labbo, L. D. (1997). Using talking books with readingdisabled students. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 13, 185-190.
McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1995-96). Garfield revisited: Continued permission to use the
ERAS. The Reading Teacher, 49, 332.
McKenna, M. C., Stahl, S. A., & Reinking, D. (1995). Rejoinder to Rasinski and Padak. [Letter
to the Editors] Journal of Reading Behavior, 27, 111-113.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., & Pagnucco, J. R. (1994). The effects of whole language
instruction: An update and a reappraisal. Educational Psychologist, 29(4), 175-185.
McKenna, M. C., Stahl, S. A., & Reinking, D. (1994). Critical commentary on research, politics,
and whole language. Journal of Reading Behavior, 26, 211-233.
McKenna, M. C. (1992). Interview. Reading Psychology, 13, 259-262. [Leaders in Reading
Research and Instruction series]
McKenna, M. C. (1991). Computerized reading assessment: Its emerging potential. The
Reading Teacher, 44, 692-693.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R.D., & Miller, J. W. (1990). Whole language and the need for
open inquiry: A rejoinder to Edelsky. Educational Researcher, 19(8), 12-13.
B. Refereed Research Reports and Research Reviews
Stahl, S. A., & McKenna, M. C. (2001). The concurrent development of phonological
awareness, word recognition, and spelling. Technical Report No. 01-05. University of
Michigan: Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA).
Available: http://www.ciera.org/library/archive/2001-07/200107.pdf
Cunningham, J. W., Erickson, K. A., Spadorcia, S. A., Koppenhaver, D. A., Cunningham, P. M.,
Yoder, D. E., & McKenna, M. C. (1999). Assessing decoding from an onset-rime
perspective. Journal of Literacy Research, 31, 391-414.
Stahl, K. A. D., Stahl, S. A., & McKenna, M. C. (1999). The development of phonological
awareness and orthographic processing in Reading Recovery. Literacy Teaching and
Learning, 4(1), 27-42.
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Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & McKenna, B. A. (1998). A comparison of alternatively and
traditionally prepared teachers. Journal of Teacher Education, 49, 165-176.
Come Romine, B. C., McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (1996). Reading coursework
requirements for middle and high school content area teachers: A U.S. survey. Journal of
Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 40, 194-198.
McKenna, M. C., Kear, D. J., & Ellsworth, R. A. (1995). Children's attitudes toward reading: A
national survey. Reading Research Quarterly, 30, 934-956.
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., Grindler, M. C., & Jenkins, S. (1995). Differential effects of
whole language and traditional instruction on reading attitudes. Journal of Reading
Behavior, 27, 19-44.
Grindler, M. C., Stratton, B. D., McKenna, M. C., & Smith, P. (1995). Bookmatching in the
classroom: How action research reached the lives of children through books. Action in
Teacher Education, 16(4), 50-58.
Lazarus, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1994). How special educators test reading comprehension:
Some concerns. Reading Psychology, 15, 203-222.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Ramsey, P. (1993). An evaluation of student content learning
and affective perceptions of a two-way interactive video learning experience.
Educational Technology, 33(6), 51-55.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Miller, J. W. (1990). Whole language: A research agenda
for the nineties. Educational Researcher, 19(8), 3-6.
McKenna, M. C., & Layton, K. (1990). Concurrent validity of cloze as a measure of
intersentential comprehension. Journal of Educational Psychology, 82, 372-377.
McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1990). Measuring attitude towards reading: A new tool for
teachers. The Reading Teacher, 43, 626-639. [Article reprinted 7 times, once in
Spanish.]
Dennis, L., McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1989). Project READ:S: Effective design for
content area reading instruction. Journal of Reading, 32, 520-524.
Watson, R., McKenna, M. C., & Cornett, V. (1988). Basal reader adoption in Kansas: A
statewide survey. Kansas Journal of Reading, 4, 3-6.
McKenna, M. C. (1986). Cloze procedure as a memory-search process. Journal of Educational
Psychology, 78, 433-440.
McKenna, M. C. (1986). Reading interests of remedial secondary school students. Journal of
Reading, 29, 346-351.
McKenna, M. C. (1983). Informal reading inventories: A review of the issues. The Reading
Teacher, 36, 670-679. [Article reprinted once, in part.]
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1982). An examination of the efficiency of four
reading/study techniques. Journal of Reading, 26, 239-242.
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Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1981). Disabled readers: Their intellectual and perceptual
capacities at differing ages. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 52, 467-472.
McKenna, M. C. (1976). Synonymic versus verbatim scoring of the cloze procedure. Journal of
Reading, 20, 141-143.
C. Other Refereed Journal Articles
McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (2004). Building more literate communities. Reading Today,
22(1), 15.
Kear, D. J., Coffman, G. A., McKenna, M. C., & Ambrosio, A. L. (2000). Measuring attitude
towards writing: A new tool for teachers. The Reading Teacher, 54, 10-23.
Reinking, D., Labbo, L. D., & McKenna, M. C. (2000). From assimilation to accommodation: A
developmental framework for integrating digital technologies into literacy research and
instruction. Journal of Reading Research, 23, 110-122.
McKenna, M. C., Reinking, D., Labbo, L. D., & Kieffer, R. D. (1999). The electronic
transformation of literacy and its implications for the strugging reader. Reading and
Writing Quarterly, 15, 111-126.
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., Kieffer, R. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1996, October). NRRC
Researchers foster a national dialogue about technological literacy transformations.
NRRC News: A Newsletter of the National Reading Research Center. Athens, GA, and
College Park, MD: NRRC. 2-3.
Robinson, R. D., Hardin, V., Pettit, N., & McKenna, M. C. (1992). The effective reading
teacher revisited. The Reading Teacher, 45, 448.
McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (1990). Content literacy: A definition and implications.
Journal of Reading, 34, 184-186. [Condensed and reprinted once.]
Lynch, D. J., & McKenna, M. C. (1990). Teaching controversial material: New issues for
teachers. Social Education, 54, 317-319.
McKenna, M. C., & MacLarty, A. H. (1987). Secondary reading in Black South Africa. Journal
of Reading, 31, 44-48.
McKenna, M. C. (1987). Using micros to find fiction: Issues and answers. School Library
Media Quarterly, 15, 92-95.
McKenna, M. C. (1986). A microcomputer program for confidence intervals. Kansas Journal of
Reading, 2, 44-45.
McKenna, M. C. (1986). CARA: New tool for reading assessment. The Computing Teacher,
13(5), 16-19.
Powers, W. L., McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1983). Content area reading: A modular
approach. Reading Horizons, 23, 175-178.
McKenna, M. C. (1981). A modified maze approach to teaching poetry. Journal of Reading, 24,
391-394.
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McKenna, M. C. (1980). Nonsexist language: Reflections of a reformed chauvinist. Statement,
15(3), 18-20.
McKenna, M. C. (1979). Ten neglected reading skills. Reading World, 18, 351-353.
McKenna, M. C. (1979). Inferential aspects of the cloze task. Reading Horizons, 19, 284-291.
McKenna, M. C., & Aker, R. (1978). Food and drug labeling and the adult reader. Lifelong
Learning: The Adult Years, 2(3), 18-19.
McKenna, M. C. (1978). Cloze and closure: The issue of definition. Perceptual and Motor
Skills, 46, 1153-1154.
McKenna, M. C. (1978). Portmanteau words in reading instruction. Language Arts, 55, 315-317.
McKenna, M. C. (1977). Searching for roots–of words. Teacher, 95(2), 93, 96, 99-101.
McKenna, M. C. (1977). Reading viewed as the result of writing. Reading Horizons, 17, 264267.
McKenna, M. C. (1977). Songs for language study. Audiovisual Instruction, 22(4),42.
McKenna, M. C. (1975). Shakespeare in grade 8. Journal of Reading, 19, 205-207.
McKenna, M. C. (1974). Mathematics: Beyond the rote. School and Community, 60(9), 7.
D. Chapters in Edited Books
McKenna, M. C., & Nagel, C. R. (in press). Framing research on technology and student
learning in reading. In L. Bell, E. A. Thompson, & L. Schrum, L. (Eds.), Framing
research on technology and student learning in the content areas. Charlotte, NC:
Information Age Publishing.
McKenna, M. C., & Zucker, T. A. (in press). Use of electronic storybooks in reading instruction:
From theory to practice. In A.G. Bus & S.B. Neuman (Eds.), Multimedia and literacy
development: Improving achievement for young learners. New York: Taylor and Francis
Group.
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2008). Literacy coaches: Their emerging leadership roles. In S.
B. Wepner & D. Strickland (Eds.), Administration and supervision of reading programs
(4th ed., pp. 45-54). New York: Teachers College Press.
McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., & Zucker, T. A. (2007). Digitally innovative
teaching: Effective uses of technology in literacy instruction. In L.B. Gambrell, L.M.
Morrow, S.B. Neuman, & M. Pressley (Eds.), Best practices in literacy instruction (3rd
ed., pp. 344-372). New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C. (2006). How shall research inform reading instruction? The legacy of Steven A.
Stahl. In K.A.D. Stahl & M. C. McKenna (Eds.), Reading research at work:
Foundations of effective practice (pp. 3-8). New York: Guilford.
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McKenna, M. C. (2006). Epilogue to the work of Steven Stahl. In K. A. D. Stahl & M. C.
McKenna (Eds.), Reading research at work: Foundations of effective practice (pp. 437440). New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C. (2006). Introduction: Trends and trajectories of literacy and technology in the
new millennium. In M. C. McKenna, L. D. Labbo, R. D. Kieffer, & D. Reinking (Eds.),
International handbook of literacy and technology (Vol. 2, pp. xi-xviii). Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
McKenna, M. C., & Proctor, K. M. (2006). The role of technology in the professional
development of literacy educators. In M. C. McKenna, L.D. Labbo, R. Kieffer, & D.
Reinking (Eds.), International handbook of literacy and technology (Vol. 2, pp. 273286). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
He, M.F., & McKenna, M. C. (2005). Culturally responsive approaches to reading in the
multicultural classroom. In R. Hoosain & F. Salili (Eds.), Language in multicultural
education (pp. 273-290). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Henk, W. A., & McKenna, M. C. (2004). Developing affective instrumentation for use in literacy
research. In N. K. Duke & M. H. Mallette (Eds.), Literacy research methodologies (pp.
197-226). New York: Guilford Press.
McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., & Reinking, D. (2003). Effective use of technology in literacy
instruction. In L. M. Morrow, L. B. Gambrell, & M. Pressley (Eds.), Best practices in
literacy instruction (2nd ed., pp. 307-331). New York: Guilford.
McKenna, M. C., Reinking, D., & Bradley, B. A. (2003). The effects of electronic trade books
on the decoding growth of beginning readers. In R. Malatesha Joshi, C. K. Leong, & B.
L. J. Kaczmarek (Eds.), Literacy acquisition: The role of phonology, morphology, and
orthography (pp. 193-202). Amsterdam: IOS Press.
McKenna, M. C., Davis, L. W., & Franks, S. (2003). Using reading guides with struggling
readers in grades 3 and above. In R. L. McCormick & J. R. Paratore (Eds.), After early
intervention, then what?: Teaching struggling readers in grades 3 and beyond. Newark,
DE: International Reading Association.
McKenna, M. C. (2003). Computer literacy: An overview. In Richards, J. C., & McKenna, M. C.
(Eds.) Teaching for multiple literacies: Cases and commentaries from K-6 classrooms
(pp. 125-130). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
McKenna, M. C. (2002). Hypertext. In B. J. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America: An
encyclopedia of history, theory, and practice (pp. 233-237). Santa Barbara, CA: ABCCLIO.
McKenna, M. C. (2001). Development of reading attitudes. In L. Verhoeven & C. Snow (Eds.),
Literacy and motivation: Reading engagement in individuals and groups (pp. 135-158).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Reinking, D., Labbo, L. D. & McKenna, M. C. (1999). The use of technology in literacy
programs. In L. B. Gambrell, L. M. Morrow, S. B. Neuman, & M. Pressley (Eds.), Best
practices in literacy instruction (pp. 311-327). New York: Guilford Press.
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McKenna, M. C., Reinking D., & Labbo, L. D. (1999). The role of technology in the reading
clinic: Its past and potential. In D. H. Evensen & P. Mosenthal (Eds.), Reconsidering the
role of the reading clinic in a new age of literacy, pp. 347-364. JAI Press. [Volume 6 of
Advances in Reading/Language Arts]
McKenna, M. C. (1998). Electronic texts and the transformation of beginning reading. In D.
Reinking, M. C. McKenna, L. D. Labbo, & R. D. Kieffer (Eds.), Handbook of literacy
and technology: Transformations in a posttypographic world (pp. 45-59). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Reinking, D., Labbo, L. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1997). Navigating the changing landscape of
literacy: Current theory and research in computer-based reading and writing. In J. Flood,
S. Brice-Heath, & D. Lapp, (Eds.), A handbook for literacy educators: Research on
teaching the communicative and visual arts (pp. 77-92). New York: Macmillan.
McKenna, M. C. (1996). Technology and literacy: Challenges of the twenty-first century. In K.
Camperell, B. L. Hayes, & R. Telfer (Eds.), Sixteenth yearbook of the American Reading
Forum (pp. 31-36). Dahlonega, GA: American Reading Forum.
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., & McKenna, M. C. (1995). Examining teacher roles in incorporating
a computer as an informal literacy tool in classrooms of young children. In K.
Hinchman, D. J. Leu, & C. K. Kinzer (Eds.), Perspectives on literacy research and
practice: Forty-fourth yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 459-465).
Chicago: National Reading Conference.
Manzo, A. V., Manzo, U. C., & McKenna, M. C. (1995). Creating an informal reading-thinking
inventory. In In K. Camperell, B. L. Hayes, & R. Telfer (Eds.), Linking literacy: Past,
present, and future: Fifteenth yearbook of the American Reading Forum (pp. 103-114).
Dahlonega, GA: American Reading Forum.
McKenna, M. C. (1994). Toward a model of reading attitude acquisition. In E. H. Cramer & M.
Castle (Eds.), Fostering the life-long love of reading: The affective domain in reading
education (pp. 18-40). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Robinson, R. D., & McKenna. M. C. (1994). Controlled vocabulary. In A. Purves (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of English studies and language arts (Vol. 1, pp. 297-298). Urbana, IL:
National Council of Teachers of English.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Miller, J. W. (1994). Emerging perspectives on whole
language. In C.B. Smith (Ed.), Whole language: The debate (pp. 101-110). Bloomington,
IN: ERIC Clearinghouse for Reading and Communication Skills.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Miller, J. W. (1994). Whole language and research: The
case for caution. In C. B. Smith (Ed.), Whole language: The debate (pp. 17-42).
Bloomington, IN: ERIC Clearinghouse for Reading and Communication Skills.
Preprinted in slightly condensed form in:
D.J. Leu & C.K. Kinzer (Eds.). (1993). Examining central issues in literacy research,
theory, and practice. Forty-second yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp.
141-152). Chicago, IL: National Reading Conference.
McKenna, M. C., & Clark, K. F. (1993). Hypertext portfolios: An approach to teaching reading
diagnosis. In D. Carey, R. Carey, D. A. Willis, & J. Willis (Eds.), Society for technology
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and teacher education annual, 1993 (pp. 122-124). Charlottesville, VA: Association for
the Advancement of Computing in Education.
McKenna, M. C., Kear, D. J., & Ellsworth, R. A. (1991). Developmental trends in children's
use of print media: A national study. In S. McCormick & J. Zutell (Eds.), Learner
factors/teacher factors: Issues in literacy research and instruction: Fortieth yearbook of
the National Reading Conference (pp. 319-324). Chicago: National Reading Conference.
McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1980). The effects of age and distractor type on maze
performance. In A. J. Moe & M. Kamil (Eds.), Perspectives in reading research and
instruction: Twenty-ninth yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 288-291).
Washington, DC: National Reading Conference.
E. Test Review
Lazarus, B. D., McKenna, M. C., & Lynch, D. J. (1989-90). Peabody Individualized
Achievement Test-Revised (PIAT-R). Diagnostique, 15, No. 1-4 (Monograph), 135-148.
F. Articles in Nonrefereed Sources
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1996). Dealing with international demand for teachers: The
effectiveness of varying preparation programs. In Teacher education and school reform:
International yearbook on teacher education, 1996 proceedings (Vol. 2, pp. 549-565).
Arlington, VA: International Council on Education for Teaching.
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., Kieffer, R. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1996, October). NRRC
researchers foster a national dialogue about technological literacy transformations. NRRC
News: A Newsletter of the National Reading Research Center. Athens, GA: University of
Georgia, 2-3.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Davison, R. G. (1994-95). Training effects on the ability of
school administrators to observe, analyze, and conference over components of effective
instruction. National Forum of Educational Administration and Supervision Journal,
11(3), 11-26.
Green, A., & McKenna, M. C. (1992). Project T.O.P.: A comprehensive program for students at
risk. In R. C. Morris (Ed.), Solving the problems of youth at risk: Involving parents and
community resources (pp. 170-173). Lancaster, PA: Technomic.
McKenna, M. C. (1981). In defense of inner speech. In the Selected Articles on the Teaching of
Reading series. Set E, No. 24. Baldwin, NY: Barnell Loft.
McKenna, M. C. (1978). Diagnostic uses of the cloze procedure. In the Selected Articles on the
Teaching of Reading series. Set B, No. 41. Baldwin, NY: Barnell Loft.
Wiseman, D., & McKenna, M. C. (1978). Classroom uses of the maze procedure. In the Selected
Articles on the Teaching of Reading series. Set C, No. 50. Baldwin, NY: Barnell Loft.
G. Original Literature
McKenna, M. C. (1998). A riddle for children. Cricket, September issue. [poem]
McKenna, M. C. (1996). Predictable poem. The Reading Teacher, 49, 389. [poem]
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III. Nonprint Media
A. Software
Grindler, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & McKenna, M. C., & Clark, K. F. (1997). The right book, the
right time: Helping children cope. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. [Database for
print version of book]
Gwaltney, T. L., Harmon, B., & McKenna, M. C. (1988). Computer assisted teacher evaluation
report system (CATERS). Wichita, KS: ASAP.
McKenna, M. C. (1987). Computer assisted reading assessment (CARA). Burlington, NC:
Southern MicroSystems.
McKenna, M. C. (1986). Fiction finder. Wichita, KS: Educational Support Services.
McKenna, M. C. (1985). Vocabulary practice. Washington, DC: USDE, Project READ:S
(National Diffusion Network).
McKenna, M. C. & Miller, J. W. (1983). Study skill practice. Washington, DC: USDE, Project
READ:S (National Diffusion Network).
B. Videos
McKenna, M. C. (2007, March). Assessment: On track for reading success. PBS/WETA Reading
Rockets Webcast. [with Roland Good and Mary Ruth Coleman] Available:
http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts/ondemand/2006
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2004-2005). Reading First instruction and coaching. Georgia
Department of Education. [Series of six videos produced by Georgia Public
Broadcasting.
Smith, C., & McKenna, M. C. (2002). Content literacy techniques. Georgia Department of
Education. [Distributed by Allyn & Bacon]
Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., & McKenna, M. C. (1995). Incorporating a computer into the
classroom culture: A kindergarten case study. Athens, GA, and College Park, MD:
National Reading Research Center.
Invited Addresses at International Meetings
McKenna, M. C. (2006, June). Electronic storybooks: Theoretical and conceptual foundations.
Paper presented at Colloquium of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [Invited address]
McKenna, M. C. (1998, July). Phonics in the twenty-first century: Technology's impact on the
great debate. Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Reading
Association, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. [Invited address]
McKenna, M. C. (1997, June). Development of reading attitudes. Paper presented at the Second
International Conference on Functional Literacy: Netherlands UNESCO Commission,
Noordwijkhout, The Netherlands. [Invited address]
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Invited Addresses at National Meetings
Walpole, S., & McKenna, M. C. (2006, April). Literacy coaches in action: Strategies for crafting
building-level support systems. Paper presented at the meeting of the International
Reading Association, Chicago. [Reading Research 2006 Conference]
McKenna, M. C. (2005, January). The problem of vocabulary: Defining best practice for
struggling readers. Featured address presented at the National Title I Conference,
Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C. (2004, December). Reading and technology: Their impact in the future. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Reading Forum, San Marco Island, FL.
[Plenary address]
McKenna, M. C. (2002, May). Sites for sore eyes: Great new websites for literacy educators.
Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, San Francisco.
[Featured Speaker series]
Kinzer, C.K., & McKenna, M. C. (1999, May). Using technology in your classroom literacy
program: Current and future possibilities. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, San Diego. [Featured Speaker series]
McKenna, M. C. (1995, December). Technology and literacy: Challenges of the twenty-first
century. Invited address given at the meeting of the American Reading Forum, Sanabel
Island, FL. [Keynote speaker]
McKenna, M. C. (1979, May). The cloze procedure as a memory-search process. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta. [Outstanding
Dissertation Finalist Series]
Peer-Reviewed Papers Presented at National and International Meetings
McKenna, M. C., Nagel, C. N., Conradi, K., & Lawrence, C. (2008, December). Development of
an adolescent reading attitude survey. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2008, May). Literacy coaches as leaders. Paper presented at
the meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta. [Pre-convention Institute]
Walpole, S., McKenna, M. C., Morrill, J., Beaty, A., Mills, S., & Haney, D. (2008, May).
Reading First in Georgia: A professional development system to improve differentiated
instruction. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association,
Atlanta.
Zucker, T. A., Moody, A. K., & McKenna, M. C. (2008, April). The effects of electronic books
on PreK-5th-grade students’ literacy and language outcomes: A meta-analytic review.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
York City.
McKenna, M. C. (2008, April). The transformation of Reading First policy: Federal-to-state
processes and issues. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York.
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Matthews, J. N., Nagel, C. R., & McKenna, M. C. (2007, December). Targeting both skill and
will: An intervention designed to motivate struggling adolescents while improving
comprehension proficiency. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Austin.
McKenna, M. C. (2007, May). Using informal assessment data. Paper presented at the meeting
of the International Reading Association, Toronto.
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2007, May). Literacy coaches as leaders. Paper presented at
the meeting of the International Reading Association, Toronto. [Pre-convention Institute]
McKenna, M. C., Proctor, K. M., Kyle, B., Morrill, J., & Picard, M. (2006, December).
Characteristics of schools successfully implementing Reading First. Paper presented at
the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles.
Walpole, S., McKenna, M. C., & Proctor, K. M. (2006, May). Training on the job: Crafting
support for coaches at the state, district, and building levels. Paper presented at the
meeting of the International Reading Association, Chicago.
McKenna, M. C., & Proctor, K. M. (2006, May). Understanding the limits of Reading First
evaluation: Why bottom-line thinking isn’t enough. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, Chicago. [Featured Research Symposium]
McKenna, M. C., Walpole, S., & Proctor, K. M. (2005, December). Power and knowledge in the
contexts of literacy coaching. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Miami.
McKenna, M. C. (2005, November). What every teacher should know about education and
policies in reading. Paper presented at the meeting of the College Reading Association,
Savannah.
Gambrell, L. B., Alvermann, D. E., Labbo, L. D., Leu, D. J., & McKenna, M. C. (2005,
November). Writing for publication. Paper presented at the meeting of the College
Reading Association, Savannah. [Panel]
McKenna, M. C., & Walpole, S. (2004, June). An Internet database of longitudinal case studies
in reading. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Reading, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Henk, W. A., & McKenna, M. C. (2004, April). Affective instrument development in literacy
contexts. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C. (2003, December). How reading research is informing federal initiatives:
Overview of the Reading Excellence and Reading First programs. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
McKenna, M. C. (2003, May). A consumer’s guide to evaluating reading software. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Richards, J. C., Labbo, L. D., McKenna, M. C., Albers, P., Grisham, D., & Begoray, D. (2002,
December). Integrating sign systems in two field-based literacy courses: Starting over
and doing it right! Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference,
Miami.
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McKenna, M. C., & Shaffield, M. L. (2002, May). Creating electronic books and documents for
poor decoders. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association,
San Francisco.
McKenna, M. C., & Young, E. (2001, December). Integrating talking text into a transitional
second-grade classroom. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., Kovach, J., & Eakle, A. J. (2001, December). The concurrent
development of phonological awareness, word recognition, and spelling. Paper presented
at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
McKenna, M. C. (2001, November). How should we approach assessment to build better
literacy programs? Paper presented at the meeting of the College Reading Association,
Orlando, FL. [Panel]
McKenna, M. C. (2001, May). Qualities reviewers look for in proposals. Paper presented at the
meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans.
McKenna, M. C., & Stratton, B. D. (2001, April). Internet resources for use with struggling
readers. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New
Orleans.
Jiménez, R., Johnston, P., McKenna, M. C., & Roller, C. (2001, April).Teaching struggling
readers in the middle grades: What do we know? Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, New Orleans. [Panel]
Franks, S. T., McKenna, M. C., & Franks, G. (2001, April). Using action research to increase
elementary students' reading comprehension in science. Paper presented at the meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle.
McKenna, M. C. (2000, November). How should we approach assessment to build better
literacy programs? Paper presented at the meeting of the College Reading Association,
St. Petersburg, FL. [Panel]
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B.D., & McKenna, B.A. (2000, May). Hot links to literacy:
Resources for teachers and kids. Paper presented at the meeting of the International
Reading Association, Indianapolis.
Stahl, S. A., & McKenna, M. C. (2000, April). The concurrent development of phonological
awareness, word recognition, and spelling. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
McKenna, M. C., & Cowart, E. (1999, December). Integrating talking books into a second-grade
classroom: Their impact on struggling readers. Paper presented at the meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Orlando.
McKenna, M. C. (1999, December). Issues of phonics software design: Reflecting best practice
and teacher expectations. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Orlando.
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McKenna, M. C., & Robinson, R. D. (1999, December). Gauging the impact of JRB/JLR on the
field of reading. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference,
Orlando.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., Gatliff, J., & Stahl, K. A. D. (1999, December). The joint
development of phonological and orthographic knowledge. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, Orlando.
McKenna, M. C., & Stratton, B. D. (1999, May). Hot links: Literacy web sites that sizzle. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C., & Payne, D. A. (1999, April). Evaluating service learning projects: New
approaches and strategies. Paper presented at the National Service Learning
Conference, San Jose, CA.
McKenna, M. C., & Cowart, E. (1998, December). Talking books in the second-grade
classroom: Their effects on the growth of struggling readers. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., Stahl, K. A. D., Hagood, M., & Gatliff, J. (1998, December). The
development of word recognition, spelling, and phonological awareness. Paper presented
at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, TX.
Pickle, J. M., Lively, M., Tao, L., Qian, G., Reinking, D., & McKenna, M. C. (1998, November).
The use of multivariate approaches in literacy research. Symposium at the annual
meeting of the College Reading Association. Myrtle Beach, SC.
McKenna, M. C., McKenna, B. A., & Stratton, B. D. (1998, July). An American perspective:
Establishing an effective multinational partnership for teacher education in literacy.
Paper to be presented at the 17th World Congress of the International Reading
Association, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
McKenna, M. C., Cowart, E., & Watkins, J. W. (1997, December). Effects of talking books on
the reading growth of problem readers in second grade. Paper presented at the meeting
of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Kear, D. J., Coffman, G. A., & McKenna, M. C. (1997, December). Students' attitudes toward
writing: A national survey. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Cunningham, J. W., Spadorcia, S., Erickson, K., Cunningham, P. M., McKenna, M. C.,
Koppenhaver, D., Yoder, D. (1997, December). The relationship between young readers'
knowledge of onset/rime and decoding of one-syllable words and non-words. Paper
presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ.
Alvermann, D., Gambrell, L., Johns, J., McKenna, M. C., Padak, N., & Reutzel, D. R. (1997,
November). Making a career in literacy education at the college level. Paper presented at
the meeting of the College Reading Association, Boston.
Coffman, G. A., Kear, D. J., & McKenna, M. C. (1997, November). Writing attitude survey: A
tool for classroom application. Paper presented at the meeting of the College Reading
Association, Boston.
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Reinking, D., McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., & Kieffer, R. D. (1997, May). Computer
technology and literacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C. (1997, May). The evaluation component of a Title I Schoolwide plan. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C. (1997, May). Content literacy strategies in Title I Schoolwide plans. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Atlanta.
Rea, D., Romine, B. C., McKenna, M. C., & Griffin, B. (1997, March). A cross-cultural analysis
of reading attitude development. Paper presented at the meeting of theAmerican
Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1996, December). Dealing with the international demand for
teachers: The effectiveness of varying preparation programs. Paper presented at the
UNESCO International Council on Education for Teaching, 43rd World Assembly,
Amman, Jordan.
McKenna, M. C., & Watkins, J. H. (1996, December). The effects of computer-mediated trade
books on sight word acquisition and the development of phonics ability. Paper presented
at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., Duffy, A., & Stratton, B. D. (1996, December). The effects of
predictable books on word learning. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.
McKenna, M. C., & Davis, L. W. (1996, November). Content literacy units that encourage
students to transform what they read: Effects on comprehension. Paper presented at the
meeting of the College Reading Association, Charleston, SC.
Stratton, B. D., Reinheimer, P. P., Grindler, M. C., & McKenna, M. C. (1996, November). An
early intervention program in an ungraded primary classroom. Paper presented at the
meeting of the College Reading Association, Charleston, SC.
McKenna, M. C. (1996, October). Electronic texts and the transformation of beginning reading.
Paper presented at National Reading Research Center Conference: Literacy and
Technology for the 21st century, Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C., Labbo, L. D., Reinking, D., & Kuhn, M. (1996, April). Computers in the early
childhood classroom: Applications and implications. Paper presented at the meeting of
the International Reading Association, New Orleans.
McKenna, M. C., & Watkins, J. H. (1996, April). Using talking books with beginning readers.
Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans.
Rea, D. W., Griffin, B., McKenna, M. C., & Come, B. G. (1996, April). The assessment of
reading attitude across cultures. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New York.
McKenna, M. C., Stahl, S. A., & Vensel, J. (1996, April). Tales of Mrs. Wishy-Washy: The
effects of patterned books on the learning of sight words. Paper presented at the meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
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Robinson, R. D., McKenna, M. C., & Osterlind, S. (1996, April). Literacy events described
through the use of metaphorical exemplars of chaos theory. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.
McKenna, M. C., & Watkins, J. H. (1995, November). Effects of computer-mediated books on
the development of beginning readers. Paper presented at the meeting of the National
Reading Conference, New Orleans.
McKenna, M. C., & Reinheimer, P. (1995, November). Effectiveness of bibliotherapy in
providing K-1 children with coping strategies. Paper presented at the meeting of the
College Reading Association, St. Petersburg, FL.
Manzo, A. V., McKenna, M. C., Manzo, U. C., & Clark, K. F. (1995, April). Educating teachers
with hypertext: New directions in textbooks. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, Anaheim.
Manzo, A. V., Manzo, U. C., & McKenna, M. C. (1995, April). Formula for an informal
reading-thinking inventory (IR-TI). Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Reading, San Francisco.
McKenna, M. C., Come, B. G., & Robinson, R. D. (1995, April). Reading coursework
requirements for middle and high school content area teachers: A national survey. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San
Francisco.
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1995, April). A comparison of traditionally certified teachers
with alternatively certified teachers from a public school-, university-, and private
industry-developed program. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco.
McKenna, M. C., & Watkins, J. H. (1994, December). Effects of a program of computermediated books on the progress of beginning readers. Paper presented at the meeting of
the National Reading Conference, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C., & Watkins, J. H. (1994, December). Computer-mediated books for beginning
readers. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego.
Grindler, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1994, November). The effectiveness of
bibliotherapy in altering kindergartners' beliefs about books. Paper presented at the
meeting of the College Reading Association, New Orleans.
Stratton, B. D., Clark, K., & McKenna, M. C. (1994, May). Hypertext portfolios: Their
emerging role in assessment. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, Toronto.
McKenna, M. C., Kear, D. J., & Ellsworth, R. A. (1994, April). The relationship of gender and
ability to children's attitudes toward reading: A national study. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
Watkins, J. H., McKenna, M. C., Manzo, A. V., & Manzo, U. C. (1994, April). The effects of the
Listen-Read-Discuss procedure on the content learning of high school students. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans.
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McKenna, M. C., & Come, B. G. (1994, April). Effects of Reading Recovery on the reading
attitudes of first-grade students. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Reading, New Orleans.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Jenkins, S. (1994, February). Alternative vs.traditional
certification: A comparison of the instructional effectiveness of middle-grade teachers.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education, Chicago.
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & Grindler, M. C. (1993, December). Differential effects of
whole language and traditional instruction on reading attitudes: A classroom study.
Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.
Stahl, S. A., McKenna, M. C., & Pagnucco, J. (1993, December). An examination of whole
language research. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference,
Charleston, SC.
Grindler, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1993, November). Effectiveness of a
bibliotherapy database as a teacher resource in the elementary grades. Paper presented
at the meeting of the College Reading Association, Richmond, VA.
Lazarus, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1993, May). How special educators assess comprehension:
Some concerns. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Behavior Analysts,
Chicago.
Anderson-Inman, L., Blanchard, J., Layton, K., & McKenna, M. C. (1993, April). Things to
come--Literacy tools for tomorrow's world. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, San Antonio. [Pre-Convention Institute, panel
discussion]
McKenna, M. C., & Clark, K. (1993, April). Hypertext portfolios: Their effects on teachers'
diagnostic ability. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, San Antonio.[Pre-Convention Institute]
Moore, M. T., McKenna, M. C., Miller, J. W. (1993, April). The political, social and economic
ramifications of placement testing at the University of Zululand. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.
Manzo, A. V., & McKenna, M. C. (1993, April). Factor structure of metacognition and related
literacy variables. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Atlanta.
Clark, K. F., & McKenna, M. C. (1993, March). Hypertext portfolios: An approach to teaching
reading diagnosis. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Technology and
Teacher Education, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., Grindler, M. C., Rakestraw, J. E., & Jenkins, S. (1992,
December). Differential effects of whole language and traditional instruction on reading
attitudes: A modified replication. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, San Antonio.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Miller, J. W. (1992, December). Whole language
research: The case for caution. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, San Antonio. [In ERIC-sponsored debate, Whole language and research]
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McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., & Grindler, M. C. (1992, November). Social desirability of
children's responses to a reading attitude survey. Paper presented at the meeting of the
College Reading Association, St. Louis.
McKenna, M. C., & Clark, K. (1992, May). Hypertext portfolios: New tool for teaching reading
diagnosis courses. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, Orlando, FL.
McKenna, M. C. (1992, March). Portfolios and the affective domain. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Washington, DC.
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., Jenkins, S., Barrett, P., Brantley, C., Prosser, S., & Strickland,
E. (1991, December). Whole language versus traditional reading instruction: Relative
effects on reading attitudes. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Stratton, B. D., Grindler, M. C., Miller, J. W., Lang, W. S., McKenna, M. C., & Jenkins, S.
(1991, December). Evaluating reading instruction: Are administrators looking for the
right things? Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Palm
Springs, CA.
McKenna, M. C., Miller, J. W., & Robinson, R. D. (1991, May). Misconceptions about basal
readers: Setting the record straight. Paper presented at the meeting of the International
Reading Association, Las Vegas. (Symposium).
Lazarus, B. D., & McKenna, M. C. (1991, April). Guided notes: Review and achievement of
mainstreamed LD students. Paper presented at the meeting of the Council for
Exceptional Children, Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C., Stratton, B. D., Grindler, M. C., Robinson, R. D., Lynch, D. J., & Layton, K.
(1990, December). Concurrent validity of the MEAP comprehension subtest. Paper
presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami.
McKenna, M. C., Kear, D. J., & Ellsworth, R. A. (1990, November). Developmental trends in
children's use of print media: A national study. Paper presented at the meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Miami.
McKenna, M. C. (1990, May). Measuring students' attitudes: How to tell if you're making a
difference. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association,
Atlanta. (Symposium)
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Davison, R. G. (1990, April). The relationship of
observational notes to the quality of post-observation teacher conferences. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Miller, J. W. (1990, April). Whole language: Research
issues for the 90's. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, Boston.
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1990, April). The relationship between grades awarded and
students' perception of instructional effectiveness. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, Boston.
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McKenna, M. C., Kear, D. J., & Ellsworth, R. A. (1989, December). Children's attitudes toward
reading: Secondary analysis of data from a national study. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin.
McKenna, M. C. (1989, May). History and development of the Elementary Reading Attitude
Survey. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New
Orleans. (Symposium)
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Harris, B. (1989, March). The utility of differing scripting
strategies in evaluating teaching performance. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Layton, K., & McKenna, M. C. (1988, October). Using microcomputers to improve the
accuracy of reading diagnosis: An in-depth look. Paper presented at the meeting of the
College Reading Association, Atlanta.
McKenna, M. C. (1988, May). New ways to use teacher utilities for reading/language arts.
Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Toronto. (Preconvention Institute)
Reinking, D., & Labbo, L., & McKenna, M. C. (1988, May). Research methodologies in the
visual and communicative arts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Reading Association, Orlando, FL.
Miller, J. W., & McKenna, M. C. (1988, April). Effects of a training program on the ability to
observe and analyze instruction. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
McKenna, M. C., & Layton, K. (1987, May). Computer applications for reading: Research on
computer-based programs. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, Anaheim. (Pre-convention Institute)
McKenna, M. C., & Layton, K. (1986, December). Cloze and intersentential comprehension: A
direct comparison. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference,
Austin, TX.
Layton, K., & McKenna, M. C. (1986, October). Computer Assisted Reading Assessment
(CARA): Validation of a new diagnostic tool. Paper presented at the meeting of the
College Reading Association, Knoxville, TN.
McKenna, M. C. (1986, April). Research and secondary reading programs. Paper presented at
the meeting of the International Reading Association, Philadelphia. (Pre-convention
Institute)
McKenna, M. C. (1985, May). Developing your own library retrieval system. Paper presented at
the meeting of the International Reading Association, New Orleans.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Green, R. A. (1985, February). Helping schools formalize and
objectify the selection and implementation of new basal texts. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Las Vegas. (Thematic session)
McKenna, M. C. (1984, May). A microcomputerized, modular approach to content area
reading. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association,
Atlanta. (Symposium)
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McKenna, M. C. (1983, May). Current research in the junior high reading program. Paper
presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, Anaheim.
(Symposium)
McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1982, December). Relationships between selected dimensions
of teachers' personality and students' reading achievement. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, Tampa, FL.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Kear, D. J. (1982, May). Evaluating and selecting basal
reading materials. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Reading
Association, Chicago. (Pre-convention Institute)
McKenna, M. C. (1981, December). Cloze performance on materials below the instructional
level. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, Dallas.
Kear, D. J., McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1981, May). Developing classroom reading
specialists: An approach to in-service education. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, New Orleans. (Pre-convention Institute)
Miller, J. W., Kear, D. J., & McKenna, M. C. (1980, December). The effects of four study
techniques on recall of prose. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading
Conference, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C. (1980, December). Practice effect in cloze testing. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Diego.
McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1979, December). The effects of age and distractor type on
maze performance. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference,
San Antonio.
Miller, J. W., Ellsworth, R. A., & McKenna, M. C. (1979, April). An investigation of the effects
of practical constraints on a mastery learning model. Paper presented at the meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
McKenna, M. C., Isakson, R. L., & Miller, J. W. (1979, April). Contextual constraint utilization
in disabled readers. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco.
Miller, J. W., McKenna, M. C., & Isakson, R.L. (1978, December). The relative effects of three
instructional approaches on the comprehension of disabled readers. Paper presented at
the meeting of the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
McKenna, M. C., & Miller, J. W. (1978, December). Developmental influences of intelligence
and perception on the comprehension of disabled readers. Paper presented at the
meeting of the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
McKenna, M. C., Robinson, R. D., & Goodacre, E. J. (1978, May). Psycholinguistic beliefs: A
cross-cultural study of teacher practice. Paper presented at the meeting of the
International Reading Association, Houston.
McKenna, M. C. (1977, December). Computer simulation of cloze performance. Paper
presented at the meeting of the National Reading Conference, New Orleans.
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Proposals Funded by External Agencies
 National Science Foundation, Eisenhower Higher Education Grant, "A Professional
Development Program for Elementary Grade Science Teachers Using Reading Guides to
Enhance Science Understanding"; $25,331, 1999-2000. (Proposal coauthor and
codirector)
 Reinking, D., Labbo, L., McKenna, M., & Kieffer, R. Literacy for the 21st Century:
Technological transformations in a post-typographic world. Conference and Book,
March, 1996- February, 1997, $70,000.
 Reinking, D., Labbo, L., & McKenna, M. Examining the influence of computers in home
and school on youngchildren's literacy development proposal.. The National Reading
Research Center, the Office of EducationalResearch and Improvement (OERI), the U. S.
Department of Education. March 1994 through February 1995, $53,000.
 South African Faculty Exchange for College Literacy Development, 3-year grant for
exchange of education faculty with University of Zululand, Natal, Republic of South
Africa, USIA; $74,240, 1990-93. (Proposal author and director)
 Student Literacy Tutoring Corps, USDE, 2-year adult literacy grant using undergraduate
tutors; $48,258, 1990-91. (Proposal coauthor and director)
 Microcomputer Laboratory for Language Development, Coca Cola Foundation; $25,000,
1990. (Proposal coauthor and director)
 Project READ:S (Reading Education Accountability Design: Secondary), NDN, USDE,
continued funding application; $60,000, 1988-90. (Proposal coauthor and evaluator)
 Fulbright/American Specialist Grant, Improvement of the teaching of reading, University
of Zululand, Republic of South Africa; $9,000, 1986. (Recipient)
 USOE Title IV Grant, Inservice training program in reading, Arkansas City, KS;
$51,000, 1979-80. (Proposal coauthor and consultant)
Total Funding:
$415,829
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