LindaKucan
Department of Instruction and Learning
5113 Posvar Hall
UniversityofPittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412-648-7348
EDUCATION
Linda Kucan
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WestVirginiaUniversityB.A.History1970
WestVirginiaUniversityM.A.ElementaryEducation1974
CarnegieMellonUniversity B.S.TechnicalWriting/Editing1979
UniversityofPittsburghPh.D.CognitiveStudiesin1998
Education:Reading/Writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UniversityofPittsburgh
DepartmentofInstructionandLearning
AssociateProfessor2011-present
AssistantProfessor2005-2011
AppalachianStateUniversity
Department of Language,Reading,andExceptionalities
AssistantProfessor2001-2005
Teachscape,onlineprofessionaldevelopmentcompany
LiteracyContentSpecialist2000-2002
BethanyCollege
Department of Professional Studies
AssistantProfessor1997-2000
UniversityofPittsburgh
LearningResearchandDevelopmentCenter
GraduateResearchAssistant1993-1997
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill SchoolPublishingCompany
VicePresident,EditorialDirector1980-1993
Reading,SocialStudies
VanNostrandReinholdCompany
ProfessionalandReferenceBooks
ManuscriptEditor1979-1980
Teacher:Grades1-81970-1979
AWARDS
OutstandingTeachingAward2003
ReichCollegeofEducation
AppalachianStateUniversity
FacultyMemberoftheYearAward1999
BethanyCollege
Finalist: InternationalReadingAssociation1999
DissertationoftheYearAward
Finalist:NationalReadingConference1998
StudentResearchAward
CURRENT EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARDS
Impacting Education
JournalofEducation
Reviewer
Literacy Research and Instruction
ReadingResearchQuarterly
Review of Educational Research
GRANTS
Principal Investigator
TheIterativeDesignofModulestoSupportReadingComprehension Instruction
L.KucanA.S.Palincsar(2008-2012)
InstituteofEducationSciences(IES)($1,387,000).
UsingInnovativeVideoTechnologytoTransformthePreparationofLiteracyTeachers
S.ScottL.Kucan(2009)
UniversityofPittsburgh’sOfficeoftheProvost’sInnovationin EducationAwardsProgram($15,000)
TheEffectsofDifferentiatedTasksonLearningfromText:L.Kucan(2007-2009)
VerizonFoundation($17,000)
Consultant
George Lucas Education Fund grant, Multiple Literacies in Project-Based Learning secured by J. Kracjik, A.S. Palincsar, & E. Miller. (2014-2017)
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PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL ARTICLES
2017
Kucan, L., Cho, B.Y., & Han, H. (revise and resubmit).Introducing the historical thinking practice of
contextualizing to middle school students. The Social Studies.
Rissling, K., & Kucan, L. (revise and resubmit). Negotiating practicum experiences in a reading
specialist preparation program. Literacy Research and Instruction.
2016
Kucan, L., & Boliha, J. (2016). The language of science: Addressing the linguistic challenges of
science texts. The Science Teacher,83(3), 54-59.
2013
Scott,S.E.,Kucan,L.,Correnti,R.,Miller,L.A.(2013). Usingvideorecordstomediate
teachinginterns’criticalreflection. JournalofTechnologyandTeacherEducation,21(1),119-145.
Morris,D.,Trathen,W.,Frye,E.M.,Kucan,L.,Ward,D.,SchlagalR.,HendrixM.(2013).
Theroleofreadingrateintheinformalassessmentofreadingability. LiteracyResearch andInstruction,52,52-63.
2012
Kucan,L.(2012). Whatis mostimportanttoknowaboutvocabulary? TheReadingTeacher.
65(6), 360-366.
Morris,D.,Trathen,W.,Lomax,R.,Perney,J.,Kucan,L.,Frye,E.,Bloodgood,J.,Ward,D.,
Schlagal,R.(2012). Modelingaspectsofprintprocessingskill:Implicationsfor readingassessment. ReadingandWriting,25,189-215.
2011
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(2011).Text-baseddiscussion:Thecaseofreading. Teachers
CollegeRecord,113(12),2989-2922.
Kucan,L.,Brydon,M.(2011). Theeffectsofdifferentiatedtasksonfocusingstudent
attentiontoimportantsciencecontent. Vol.10.ElectronicJournalofLiteracyThrough Science.
Kucan,L.,Hapgood,S.,Palincsar,A.S.(2011).Teachers’specializedknowledgefor
supportingstudentcomprehensionintext-baseddiscussions. TheElementarySchool
Journal,112(1),61-82.
Kucan,L.(2011).Approximatingthepracticeofwritingthedissertationliteraturereview.
LiteracyResearchandInstruction,50,229-240.
Morris,D.,Bloodgood,J.,Perney,J.,Frye,E.,Kucan,L.,Trathen,W.,Mock,D.,Schlagal,R.
(2011). Validatingcraftknowledge:Anempiricalexaminationofelementary-grade students’performanceonaninformalreadingassessment. TheElementarySchool Journal,112(2),pp.205-233.
2010
Heisey,N.,Kucan,L.(2010).Introducingscienceconceptstoprimarystudentsthrough
read-alouds:Interactionandmultipletextsmakethedifference.TheReadingTeacher,63(8),666-676.
2009
Kucan,L.(2009)Engagingteachersininvestigatingtheirteachingasalinguisticenterprise:
The caseofcomprehensioninstructioninthecontextofdiscussion.ReadingPsychology,30(1),51-87.
Kucan, L.,Palincsar, A.S.,Khasnabis, D.,Chang, C.(2009). TheVideo Viewing Task: A
sourceofinformationforassessingandaddressingteacherunderstandingoftext-based discussions. TeachingandTeacherEducation,25,415-423
2007
Kucan,L. (2007).Insightsfromteacherswhoanalyzedtranscriptsoftheirownclassroom
discussions.TheReadingTeacher, 61(3),228-236.
Kucan,L.(2007). “I”poems:Invitationsforstudentstodeepenliteraryunderstanding. The
ReadingTeacher,60(6),518-525.
Kucan,L.,Trathen,W.R.,Straits,W.J.(2007). Aprofessionaldevelopmentinitiative
for developingapproachestovocabularyinstructionwithsecondarymathematics,art, science,andEnglish teachers.ReadingResearchandInstruction,46(2),175-195.
2006
Kucan, L. (2006). An interview with Edmund Burke Huey. The California Reader, 39(4), 46-49.
2003
Kucan,L.,Beck,I.L. (2003.)Invitingstudentstotalkaboutexpositorytexts:A comparison
of twodiscourseenvironments andtheireffectsoncomprehension. ReadingResearchandInstruction,42(3),1-31.
1998
Beck, I. L, McKeown, M. G., Hamilton, R. L., & Kucan, L. (1998). Getting at the meaning: How to
help students unpack difficult text. American Educator, 22(1 & 2). 66-71, 85.
1997
Kucan,L.,Beck,I.L.(1997). Thinkingaloudandreadingcomprehensionresearch:
Inquiry, instruction,andsocialinteraction. ReviewofEducationalResearch,67(3),271-299.
1996
Kucan,L.,Beck,I.L.(1996). Fourfourthgradersthinkingaloud:Aninvestigationof
genre effects. JournalofLiteracyResearch,28(2),259-287.
Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., Sandora, C., Kucan, L. & Worthy, J.(1996).Questioning
the Author: Ayear-longimplementationtoengagestudentswithtext. TheElementarySchoolJournal,96(4),387-416.
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BOOKS
2013
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S. (2013).Comprehensioninstructionthroughtext-baseddiscussion.
Newark,DE:InternationalReadingAssociation.
Beck, I. L., McKeown, M. G., & Kucan, L. (2013). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary
instruction (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.
2008
Beck,I.L.,McKeown,M.G.,Kucan,L.(2008).Creatingrobustvocabulary:Frequentlyasked
questionsandextendedexamples. NewYork:Guilford.
2002
Beck, I. L, McKeown, M. G., Kucan, L. (2002). Bringing words to life: Robust vocabulary
instruction.NewYork:Guilford.
1999
McKeown,M.G.,Beck,I.L.,Hamilton,R.L.,Kucan,L.(1999). “Questioningthe
Author” accessibles:Easy-accessresourcesforclassroomchallenges. Bothell,WA:TheWrightGroup.
1997
Beck,I.L.,McKeown, M.G.,Hamilton,R.L.,Kucan,L.(1997). Questioning theAuthor:
An approachfor enhancingstudentengagementwith text. Newark,DE: InternationalReading Association.
EDITED VOLUMES
2010
McKeown, M. G., Kucan, L. (Eds.). (2010). Bringing reading research to life. New
York: Guilford.
Stein,M.K.,Kucan,L.(Eds.).(2010). Instructionalexplanationsinthedisciplines. NewYork:
Springer
CHAPTERS
2013
Kucan,L.(2013). Vocabularyinstruction. InB.M.TaylorandN.K.Duke(Eds.), Handbook
of effectiveliteracyinstruction:Research-basedpracticeK-8(pp.279-297). NewYork:Guilford Press.
2011
Kucan,L.,Palincsar, A.S.(2011).Locating struggling readersinareconfigured landscape:
Aconceptualreview. InM.L.Kamil,P.D.Pearson,E.B.Moje,P.Afflerbach(Eds.), Handbookofreadingresearch(Vol.IV,pp.341-358).NewYork:Routledge.
2008
Kucan,L. (2008). Multigenrereading/writinginthecontentareas. InD.Lapp,J.Flood,N.
Farnan (Eds.). Content area reading and learning (3rd ed.) (pp. 515-535). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
2007
Palincsar,A.S.,Spiro,R.J.,Kucan,L.,Magnusson,S.J.,Collins,B.,Hapgood,S.,Ramchandran,
A.,DeFrance,N.,Gelpi-Lomangino,A. (2007). Researchtopractice:Designinga hypermedia environment to support elementary teachers’ learning of robust comprehensioninstruction. InD. S. McNamara(Ed.),Readingcomprehensionstrategies: Theory,interventions,andtechnologies(pp.441-462). Mahwah,NJ:Erlbaum.
Kucan,L.,Lapp,D.,Flood,J.,Fisher,D.(2007). Instructionalresourcesintheclassroom:
Deepeningunderstandingthroughinteractionswithmultipletextsandmultiplemedia. InL.Gambrell,L.M. Morrow,M.Pressley(Eds.),Bestpracticesinliteracy
Instruction (3rd ed.) (pp. 285-312). New York: Guilford.
2001
Kucan, L.(2001). Transcript analysis project (TAP): Anopportunity forstudent teachers
to engage in practical inquiry into classroom discussion.National Reading ConferenceYearbook:Vol. 50(pp.346-355).Chicago,IL:NationalReadingConference.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
2017
Palincsar, A. S., Kucan, L., Baker Marcum, M., & Fitzgerald, M. (April 2017). Approaches for using
texts to advance literacy and science learning. In Integrating literacy and science to promote equitable opportunities for project-based learning, symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
2016
Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (November 2016). Text analysis: Critical component of specialized
knowledge for comprehension instruction. Roundtable presentation at annual conference of the Literacy Research Association, Nashville, TN.
Kucan, L., & Rimbey, M. (December 2016). Implementation of a cross-content area vocabulary
intervention in an urban middle school. Paper presentation at annual conference of the Literacy Research Association, Nashville, TN.
2013
Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (April 2013). Comprehension instruction through text-based
discussion. Invited address for the annual conference of the International Reading
Association, San Antonio, TX.
2012
Kucan,L.,Strop,J.(June2012). Comprehensionthroughdiscussion. Invited address for
UniversityofWisconsinReadingResearchSymposium,Madison,WI.
Kucan,L.(June2012). Buildingteachers’specializedknowledgeforcomprehensionintext-
based discussions. Invited address forBostonUniversitySummerLiteracyInstitute,
Boston,MA.
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(May2012). Supportingspecializedknowledgebuildingfor
teachingreadingcomprehension. Posterpresentationattheannualmeetingofthe
InternationalReadingAssociation,Chicago,IL.
2011
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.,Deltoro,V.,Rimbey,M.,Busse,T.(December2011). An
investigationofteachers’representationsofcomprehensioninstructionandassessment. RoundtablepresentationattheannualmeetingoftheLiteracyResearchAssociation, NewOrleans,LA.
Palincsar,A.S.,Kucan,L.(April2011).Learningtosupportstudentthinkinginthecontextof
text-baseddiscussion. InTeachercandidateslearningtoanticipate,elicit,interpret,and facilitatestudentthinking:High-leveragepracticesforteaching,symposiumpresentedatthe annualmeetingoftheAmericanEducationalResearchAssociation,NewOrleans,LA.
2010
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(December2010). Assessingspecializedknowledgefortext-based
discussion:Multiplemethodsandmeasures. Symposiumpresentedattheannual
meetingoftheNationalReadingConference/LiteracyResearchAssociation,FortWorth, TX.
Heisey,N.,Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.,Rimbey,M. (December2010).Textanalysis:Acritical
componentofspecializedcontentknowledgeforcomprehensioninstruction. Roundtable presentedattheannualmeetingoftheNationalReadingConference/Literacy ResearchAssociation,FortWorth,TX.
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(June2010).Usingdesign-basedresearchtoimprovematerials,
specifictoreadingcomprehensioninstruction,forteachereducators. PosterpresentationattheannualInstituteofEducationSciencesResearchConference,Washington,DC.
Kucan,L.(May2010). LearningvocabularywithMartha.InMarthaSpeaks:Howadog,a
book, andatelevisionprogramcanimpactoralvocabularydevelopment,symposiumpresentedat theannualmeetingoftheInternationalReadingAssociation,Chicago,IL.
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(May2010). Text-baseddiscussion:Thecaseofreading. InCross-
disciplinaryinvestigationsofthepreparationofteacherstoenactdiscussions:Exploringa theoreticalframe,symposiumpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmerican EducationalResearchAssociation,Denver,CO.
Kucan,L.,Scott,S.(February2010).Designingteachereducation:Modulesandmodels. Pre-
conferenceworkshoppresentedattheannualmeetingoftheNationalCouncilof
TeachersofEnglishAssemblyforResearch,Pittsburgh,PA.
Scott,S.,Kucan,L.(February2010). Usinginnovativevideotechnologytotransformthe
preparationofliteracyteachers. PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheAmerican AssociationofCollegesforTeacherEducation,Atlanta,GA.
2009
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(June2009).Designingteachereducationcurriculatosupportthe
developmentofhigh-leveragepracticesincomprehensioninstruction.Posterpresentationat theannualInstituteofEducationSciencesResearchConference,Washington,DC.
Kucan,L.,Brydon,M. (December2009). Theeffectsofdifferentiatedtasksonlearningfrom
science texts. PaperpresentedattheannualmeetingoftheNationalReadingConference, Albuquerque,NM.
2008
Kucan,L.,Palincsar,A.S.(December2008). Designingteachereducationcurriculato
support the development of high-leverage practices in comprehension instruction. In Characterizing and supporting the development of knowledge for teaching reading comprehension,symposiumpresentedat theannualmeetingof the NationalReading Conference,Orlando,FL.
Brydon,M.,Kucan,L.(December 2008). Ananalysisofsuggestedinstructional
approaches for scienceselectionsinfifthgradebasalreadingprograms. Roundtablepresentedattheannual meetingoftheNationalReadingConference,Orlando,FL.
2007
Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (December 2007). Locating struggling readers in a reconfigured
landscape: A conceptual review. Preconvention Institute presentation at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.
Kucan, L. (December 2007). Poetic informational texts in contemporary children’s literature: An
investigation of literary and linguistic features. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.
Hapgood, S., Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (May 2007). Examining the Comprehension and Learning
from Text Survey (CoLTS). In Investigating the knowledge of reading needed to teach elementary students to read: The role of conceptualization, measurement, and evidence, symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Conference, Toronto, Canada.
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2006
Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (December 2006). The theoretical and empirical rationale for the
design of the Comprehension and Learning from Text Survey (CoLTS) and the video viewing task. In The design and validation of measures of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching information text comprehension, symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Palincsar, A., Kucan, L., Khasnabis, D., Chang, C. (December 2006). Examining pedagogical
content knowledge for reading comprehension instruction: Initial results from a video viewing task. In The design and validation of measures of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching information text comprehension, symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
2005
Kucan, L. (July 2005). Vocabulary development for nonfiction reading and writing. Invited
address at the National Geographic Literacy Conference, Washington, DC.
Hapgood, S., Palincsar, A., Kucan, L., & Magnusson, S. (April 2005). Investigating a new measure
of teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for teaching informational text comprehension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Kucan, L. (December 2005). Assessing reading fluency and concomitant abilities in second, third,
and fourth grade readers. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
Kucan, L. (May 2005). Use of video cases to explore effective use of text in science instruction:
Animal communication. In Using text as an invitation to think in scientific ways, preconvention institute presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Kucan, L., & Palincsar, A. S. (October 2013). Comprehension instruction through text-based
discussion: Addressing the Common Core State Standards for close reading and synthesizing evidence. Professional development sessions and webinar for Delaware Department of Education.
Kucan, L. (2008). Vocabulary instruction and assessment. Professional development session for
Iowa Department of Education.
Kucan, L. (2006). Reader’s Theater: Motivating reading fluency through performance. ACT 48
Workshop. Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
MEMBERSHIP
AmericanEducationalResearchAssociation
InternationalReadingAssociation
LiteracyResearchAssociation
SELECTED UNIVERSITY SERVICE
University of Pittsburgh
School of Education
EdD Committee (2013-present)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (2015-present)
DepartmentofInstructionandLearning
Co-Chair, Language,Literacy,andCultureDoctoralCommittee (2013-present)
Chair, DIL Doctoral Committee (2011-2014, 2015-2016)
Program Coordinator of Reading Education (2008-2011)
SELECTED COURSES TAUGHT
IL 2211 Comprehension and Vocabulary
IL 2218Literacy Practicum with Adolescent Students
IL 3013Critical Readings in Language, Literacy, and Culture: Part II
IL 3014Theoretical Perspectives in Language, Literacy, and Culture: Part I
CHAIR OF DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
2017
Michelle Cianciosi-Rimbey, EdD
An Investigation of a Cross-Content Academic Vocabulary Intervention in an Urban Middle School
Charles Herring, EdD
Dispositions for Teaching in High-Need Schools: An Investigation of Program Preparation and Student Perceptions
Alicia Smail, EdD
An Investigation of an Academic Vocabulary Intervention for Upper Elementary Students Who Struggle with Reading
Tamika Thomas, EdD
Engaging Teachers in a Book Club to Discuss Issues of Cultural Diversity
2016
Lori Ann Kenavey, EdD
A Longitudinal Investigation of Content, Resources, and Instructional Approaches in a Basal Reading Series within a Research and Policy Context
2013
Kathleen A. Ramos, PhD
Assistant professor, George Mason University
Teaching Persuasive Argument Essay Writing to Adolescent English Language
Learners through the Reading to Learn Approach
2011
Anna Arlotta-Guerrero, PhD
Clinical assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh
An Investigation of English Language Learner Instruction and Learning in an Urban District in Transition
Virginia Hall Chambers, EdD
Assistant professor, Point Park University
The Representation of Other Cultures in Award-Winning Picture Books from the United States, Australia, and Great Britain
2010
Melissa M. Brydon, PhD
The Effect of Rich Instruction on the Vocabulary Acquisition of Dual Language Learners
Donald R. Wilson, EdD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Bradford
An Investigation of the Effects of Genre on Student Learning from Informational Text
2009
Natalie D. Heisey, EdD
Assistant professor, Geneva College
Reading Aloud Expository Texts to First-and Second-Graders: A Comparison of the Effects on Comprehension of During- and After-reading Questioning
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