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Dr. Thomas DeVere Wolsey teaches and supervises graduate courses related to literacy, assessment, and technology. He worked in public schools for more than twenty years, teaching English, social studies, and other elective classes. He earned his doctorate at the University of San Diego/San Diego State University, and he also holds a masters degree in educational administration from California State University at San Bernardino. His articles on literacy and technology have appeared in The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Action in Teacher Education, The California Reader, The Journal of Educational Administration, The International Journal on e-Learning, The Journal of Education, and The Journal of Literacy Research and Instruction. ...more

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IRA E-ssentials

Several articles that may be of interest to my readers are part of the International Reading Association's E-ssentials series.

I Hadn’t Thought of That! Guidelines for
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Arguments Are Only as Credible as Their Sources: Teaching Students to Choose Wisely
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	Literacy in the Disciplines: A Teacher's Guide for Grades 5-12 by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Diane Lapp 3.64 avg rating — 39 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Assessment Literacy: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12 by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Susan Davis Lenski, Dana L. Grisham 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Transforming Writing Instruction in the Digital Age: Techniques for Grades 5-12 (Teaching Practices That Work Series) by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Dana L. Grisham, Bridget Dalton (Foreword) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching Refugees and Displaced Students: What Every Educator Should Know by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author) (editor), Ibrahim M. Karkouti (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	21st Century Literacy in Schools: The Parents' Guide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning to Predict and Predicting to Learn: Cognitive Strategies and Instructional Routines by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Douglas Fisher (Goodreads Author) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning to Predict and Predicting to Learn by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author) (author), Douglas Fisher (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mining Complex Text, Grades 6-12: Using and Creating Graphic Organizers to Grasp Content and Share New Understandings (Corwin Literacy) by Lapp, Diane, Wolsey, Thomas DeVere, Wood, Karen, Johnson, Ke (2014) Paperback by Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Lapp Dr. Diane, Kelly Johnson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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