Project Snapshot
The Read-Write Cycle Project
Principal Investigator(s)/Project Directors: Dr. Robert C. Calfee, PI;
Dr. Roxanne Greitz Miller, Chapman University
- Orange, Co-PI
Project Description: The Read-Write Cycle (RWC) Project explores developing teacher capacity in content area literacy instruction at grades three through six.
Partners/Collaborating Institutions: Chapman University and Orange Unified School District
About the Project
Representative Publications
Calfee, R.C., Miller, R.G., Norman, K.A., Wilson, K.M., & Trainin, G. (2006). Learning to do educational research. In R.J. Sternberg & M. Constas (Eds.), Translating Educational Theory and Research into Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Calfee, R.C., & Miller, R.G. (2005). Breaking Ground: Constructing Authentic Reading-Writing Assessments for Middle and Secondary Students. In R. Indrisano and J. Paratore, (Eds.), Learning to Write, Writing to Learn: Theory and Research in Practice (pp. 203-219). Delaware: IRA.
Calfee, R.C., & Miller, R.G. (2005). Comprehending through composing: Reflections on reading assessment strategies. In S. Paris & S. Stahl (Eds.), Children's Reading Comprehension and Assessment (pp. 215-233). Mahwah , NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Miller, R.G., & Calfee, R.C. (2004). Making Thinking Visible: A method to encourage science writing in upper elementary grades. Science and Children, (42) 3, 20-25.
Miller, R.G. & Calfee, R.C. (2004). Building a better reading-writing assessment: Bridging cognitive theory, instruction, and assessment. English Leadership Quarterly (26) 3, 6-13.
Contact Information
Robert Calfee
951-827-2774
Graduate School
of Education
UC
Riverside
Riverside , CA 92521
Funding Source
U.S. Dept of Education Institution for Education Sciences
Project Period
June 2005 - May 2008