Anne Graves, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Special Education,
College of Education, SDSU
5500 Campanile Dr. San Diego, CA 92182-1170
graves2@mail.sdsu.edu
Office Location: North Education 70
Office phone: (619) 594-6616
Anne W. Graves, Ph.D., had taught and conducted research at SDSU since 1990 with a focus on instruction in reading and writing for learners with disabilities from diverse backgrounds. Her book with Jana Echevarria is currently being revised for 4 th edition publication: Sheltered content instruction: Teaching English-language learners with diverse abilities . Beginning in 1975, Graves has taught in public schools and conducted research to learn more about efficient and effective instructional approaches and interventions resulting in numerous publications in refereed journals and book chapters, as well as over 100 presentations since 1975 at local, state, and international conferences including presentations of research at Pacific Coast Research Conference, International Association for Learning Disabilities, and American Education Research Association.
In recent years, Graves has been part of a research team at San Diego State that has designed studies of intensive small group instruction for struggling readers in culturally and linguistically diverse settings known as Project Achieve. To some extent, this project has been funded by the Federal Office of Special Education Projects (OSEP) providing opportunities for our Education Specialist Credential Candidates to deliver this instruction as a part of their practicum experiences. Results indicate reading benefits to the sixth graders with and without disabilities and knowledge and skill development for those seeking credentials.
As department chair, Graves has been actively involved in National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) accreditation reports and processes as well as Department, College of Education, and University operations.
Education
Ph.D. (1984) Behavioral Disabilities and Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. (1978) Learning Disabilities, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
B.A. (1976) History, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
Selected Publications:
- Echevarria, J. & Graves, A. (in press). Sheltered content instruction: Teaching students with diverse needs (4th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Graves, A. W. & Rueda, R. (2008). Teaching Written Experssion to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners. In G. Troia (Ed.), Instruction and Assessment for Struggling Writers: Evidence-Based Practices. NewYork, NY: Guildford.
- McIntosh, A., Graves, A., & Gersten, R. (2007). The effects of response to intervention on literacy development in multiple language settings. Learning Disability Quarterly , 30 (3), 197-212.
- Graves, A. (2006). Writing Instruction for English Learners. In J. Hooker, J. Klingner, L. Baca, & J. Patton (Eds.), Methods for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners. New York, NY: Merrill/Pearson.
- Gersten, R., Baker, S., Haager, D., & Graves, A. W. (2005). Exploring the role of teacher quality in predicting reading outcomes for first grade English learners: An observational study. Remedial & Special Education . 38 , 212-222.
- Graves, A. W., Plasencia-Peinado, J., Deno, S., & Johnson, J. (2005). Formatively evaluating the reading progress of first-grade English learners in multiple language classrooms. Remedial & Special Education . 38, 245-255.
- Graves, A. W., Gersten, R., & Haager, D. (2004). Literacy instruction in multiple-language first-grade classrooms: Linking student outcomes to observed instructional practice. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice , 19 (4), 262-272.