Diane Lapp, EdD
E-Mail: lapp@mail.sdsu.edu
Professor of Reading and Language Arts in Teacher Education
- EdD Indiana University
- MA Western Michigan University
- BS Ohio Northern University
Background
Dr. Lapp who was raised in Warren, Ohio has taught in elementary and middle schools . Prior to joining the San Diego State faculty she was a tenured member of the Education faculty at Boston University. She has served as a consultant, supervisor and evaluator for public school reading/language arts programs throughout the United States . She has coauthored with Dr. James Flood several college textbooks and many curriculum materials for school aged children which have been published by Macmillan/McGraw Hill Publishing Co. and Curriculum Associates . In addition she is also the coauthor of two major research handbooks, The Handbook of Research on the Communicative and Visual Arts and The Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts. She has served as the editor of three International Reading Association texts and has been a member of the editorial board of the Reading Teacher, Reading Research and Instruction, Reading Research Quarterly, and the Journal of Reading Behavior. She has chaired the International Reading Association's Classroom Management Committee, the Middle School Reading and Language Arts Committee and currently cochairs the Visual Literacy Committee. She is also the chair of the National Reading Association Conference's Integrated Curriculum Committee. Dr. Lapp also codirects two preservice teacher preparation programs at SDSU. These programs are field based in several San Diego City schools where she can often be found working with faculty, students and administrators. Her many awards include being named as the Outstanding Teacher Educator in the Department of Teacher Education at SDSU. She has also received the Outstanding Faculty Award at SDSU and the Distinguished Research Lectureship at SDSU. In addition she was named to the California Hall of Fame and has been named the Outstanding Teacher Educator of the Year by the International Reading Association.
Interests, Activities, & Plans
Dr. Lapp teaches, researches, studies and publishes about issues related to the preparation of reading and language arts teachers who are sensitive to the developmental differences of all children. She is especially interested in issues related to first and second language/literacy acquisition and development . She has developed a wide range of classroom literacy material that address these issues.
Other Interesting Things
Dr. Lapp enjoys playing tennis and golf. She also enjoys theatre, opera and symphony.
Last updated on Thursday, March 28, 1996.
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