Faculty and Staff

Dr. Cathy Collins Block

Professor
Texas Christian University
School of Education
TCU Box 297900
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Office Phone: (817) 257-6789
Fax: (817) 257-7701
Email: C.Block@tcu.edu

Vita Summary

Index to Dr. Block's Web Site

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Research on First Graders

Building Comprehension Abilities for the “Y” Generation Presentation slides and Paper

Better Book Buddies

What Did Teachers Do So That Students’ Literacy Gains Sustained Significance Two Years Later? Colorado Communicator Article

Composition Posters

All Time-on-Task Is Not Equal: Effects of Trade Books, Short Story Workbooks, and Basal Reading Instruction On Students’ Reading Achievement: Executive Summary: by Cathy Collins Block, Kelly Morton Reed & Judy deTuncq

What Are the Implications of Recent Policy Initiatives for the Classroom: Innovations for Instruction in Urban Settings Slides

Moving Comprehension Instruction To the Next Level: New Advancements In Theory and Practice 2001 IRA Presentation Slides

Comprehending Non-fiction: Reading To Learn IRA 2001 Breakfast Speech Slides

Five Research-based Actions That We Can Implement To Help Students Comprehend Better IRA Scholastic Breakfast 2000 Slides

NRC 2001 - 2nd Grade Study Paper

What Exemplary Teachers Do to Support Developmentally Appropriate Practices Pre-Convention Institute Slides

Recreational Reading: Twenty Years Later? by Dr. Cathy Collins Block & Dr. John N. Mangieri Paper

The Expertise of Literacy Teachers: A Continuum from Preschool to Grade 5 by Collins, Oakar, and Hurt RRQ Draft Paper

How Research Informs the Grade I Teach: Am I Suited to Teach at the Grade Where I Have Been Assigned?---Part 1 (Tentative Title) August Article for the instructor, paper

How Research Informs the Grade I Teach: Am I Suited to Teach at the Grade Where I Have Been Assigned?---Part 2 (Tentative Title) September Article for the Instructor, paper

Pictures for presentations

Pre-school slides and photos

Executive Summary to Scholastic

Paul A. Witty

2004 IRA Speech

Handout for the Vocabulary Speech

Vocabulary Speech 2005