James Hoffman

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Master of Education

Curriculum and Instruction MEd

James Hoffman is a Professor of Language and Literacy at The University of North Texas and currently serves as the Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education. Dr. Hoffman is a former editor of The Reading Research Quarterly and The Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. He has served as President of the National Reading Conference and as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association. Dr. Hoffman was an affiliated scholar with both the National Reading Research Center and the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. He was elected to the Reading Hall of Fame in 2002 and served as President of this organization from 2008-2010. Dr. Hoffman served as the chair for the International Reading Association’s Commission and the “Prepared to Make a Difference” research project. He has been active in international literacy projects in Central American, Africa and Asia. This past year he was awarded the Oscar Causey lifetime achievement award for research in literacy by the Literacy Research Association. The primary focus for his research has been on teaching and teacher preparation. Dr. Hoffman has published more than 150 articles, books and chapters on literacy related topics.

Books

The Oral Recitation Lesson. Austin, TX: Academic Resource Consultants, 1986.
Effective Teaching of Reading: Research and Practice. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1986.
Reality and Reform in Clinical Teacher Education (1986). New York: Random House.
Understanding Reading Instruction. (1988). Boston, Mass: Allyn & Bacon.
Fundamentals of Elementary and Middle School Classroom Instruction, (1988). Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Publishing.
Balancing Principles for Elementary Reading Instruction (2000). Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates.
The Texts in Elementary Classrooms. with Diane Schallert, Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates, 2005.
Changing Perspectives on Reading Instruction (2010). with Yetta Goodman, Routledge, & International Reading Association.
International Handbook of English Language and Literacy Teaching (2010) with Wyse & Anderson, Taylor Francis.
Coaching with CARE: A Model for Reflective Teacher Development. Mosley Wetzel, M., Hoffman, J.V., & Maloch, B. (2017). New York: Routledge.

Articles (Selected)

Hoffman, J. V., Svrcek, N., Lammert, C., Daly-Lesch, A., Steinitz, A., Greeter, E., & DeJulio, S. (2019). A Research Review of Literacy Tutoring and Mentoring in Initial Teacher Preparation: Toward Practices That Can Transform Teaching. Journal of Literacy Research, 51(2),233–251.
Hoffman, J. V. & Alvermann, D. (in press). What A Genealogical Analysis of Nila Banton Smith’s American Reading Instruction Reveals about the Present through the Past Reading Research Quarterly.
Hoffman, J. V., Mosley Wetzel, M., & DeJulio, S. (2018). Multiple literacy tutoring experiences across a teacher preparation program: How can practice in hybrid spaces challenge the “Practice makes practice” dilemma? Education, 40(1), 1-19.
Hoffman, J. V., De Julio, S., & Lammert, C. (2018). Transforming literacy teacher preparation: Practice makes possible. Literacy Research Association. Literacy Research Brief. Newark, DE: The International Literacy Association.
Wetzel, M. M., Hoffman, J. V., Roach, A. K., & Russell, K. (2018). Practical knowledge and teacher reflection from a practice-based literacy teacher education program in Teacher Education Quarterly, 45-111.
Sailors, M., & Hoffman, J. V. (2018). Literacy coaching for change: Choices matter. Literacy Leadership Brief. Newark, DE: International Literacy Association. https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/ila-literacy-coaching-for-change-choices-matter.pdf
Hoffman, J. V. (2017). What if “Just Right” is just wrong? The unintended consequences of leveling readers. The Reading Teacher, 71(3), 265-273.

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James Hoffman

Meadows Chair for Excellence in Education