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., & 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
