© 2011 Chase J. Young. All rights reserved.
MORE ABOUT MR. YOUNG
Mr. Young's Bio
MCKINNEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mr. Young is a former literacy specialist, and third grade teacher in McKinney ISD. He holds a MS Ed with a specialization in literacy. He is currently working on his PhD in Reading Education while minoring in Curriculum and Instruction. He has written for the Reading Teacher and Education Review, published a book entitled Teaching Texas History through Readers Theatre, and contributed several chapters to educational books. When he is not teaching, studying, or writing, he is wondering where his free time goes. He enjoys playing the guitar, paintball, racquetball, grilling, concerts, billiards, pools, and golf carts (not to be confused with golfing).
Publications
Mohr, K. A. J., Dixon, K., & Young, C. J. (in press) Effective and efficient: Maximizing literacy assessment and instruction. In Ortlieb, E. T., & Cheek, Jr., E. H. (Eds.) (in press). Literacy Research, Practice, and Evaluation: Vol. 1. Using informative assessments for effective literacy practices. Bingley, UK: Emerald Group.
Murphy, D., Young, C., & Rasinski, T. (2010). Teaching Texas history through readers theater. Dallas TX, Warren Instructional Network.
Young, C., & Swanner, L. (in press). Conferring with an avatar. In Richards, J., Lassonde, C. (Eds.). Writing strategies for students in grades 4-8. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Rasinski, T., & Young, C. (2011). Mentoring Authors’ Voice through Readers’ Theatre. In Richards, J., Lassonde, C. (Eds.). Writing Strategies for All Primary Students. New York: Jossey-Bass.
Young, C. J. (2010, July). [Review of Building the Reading Brain, PreK-3 (2nd ed.) by Nevills, P., & Wolfe, P.] Education Review, 20-24.
Young C., & Rasinski, T. (2009). Implementing readers theatre as an approach to classroom fluency instruction. The Reading Teacher, 63(1), 4-13.
Young, C., & Rasinski, T. (2011). Enhancing authors' voice through scripting. The Reading Teacher, 65(1), 24–28.
-Richard Allington
Honors
-Oustanding Doctoral Student in Reading Education, 2011
-Campus Teacher of the Year, 2009
Conference Presentations
Mohr K., Putnam, R., Young, C., Slay, L. (2010, December). The Reading Brain: Research-Based Questions and Related Classroom Practices. Presentation at National Reading Conference, Ft. Worth, TX.
Upcoming in 2012:
Rasinski, T., & Young, C. (April, 2012). Mentoring Authors’ Voice through Readers’ Theatre. International Reading Assocation, Chicago, IL.
Young, C., & Swanner, L. (April, 2012). Conferring with an Avatar. International Reading Assocation, Chicago, IL.
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