Research interests
Deanna Day’s research interests include implementing children’s and young adult literature in K-12 classrooms to teach literacy. Her particular interests are reader response theory, literature circles, English language learners, content literacy, and comprehension.
Teaching/professional interests
Day teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy. Before coming to Vancouver, she was a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and structured English immersion teacher (ESL) for fifteen years in Arizona. Her professional activities include being chair of the 2007 and 2008 Notable Books in the Language Arts committees sponsored by the Children’s Literature Assembly and the National Council of Teachers of English.
Recent accomplishments
- Day, D. (2009). “A taste of college”: Children and preservice teachers discuss books together. Journal of Research in Childhood Education.
- Day, D. (2008). Cynthia Lord’s rules for writing. Journal of Children’s Literature, 34(2),77-82.
- Day, D., & Ainley, G. (2008). From skeptic to believer: One teacher’s journey implementing literature circles. Reading Horizons, 48(3), 157-176.
- Day, D. (2008). Picture book making with Laurie Keller. The Dragon Lode, 26(2), 15-19.
- Day, D., & Napoli, M. (2007). A dozen books: Traveling across America. Journal of Children’s Literature, 33 (2), 24-2
- Day, D. (2006). The ABC’s Of Literature Circles. The Dragon Lode, 25 (1), 26-29.
- Day, D. (2006). Persevering with Hope: Francisco Jiménez. Language Arts, 83 (3), 266-270.
Educational background
- Ph.D., Language, Reading and Culture, University of Arizona, 2002
- MA, Language, Reading and Culture, University of Arizona, 1992
- BFA, Art Education, Northern Arizona University, 1986
