Courses Taught at the University of Arizona: Department of Language Reading and Culture
LRC139: Literacy Tutoring
LRC 537: Classroom Reading Diagnosis
LRC 639: Reading Instructional Lab (Reading Clinic)
College Council Secretary
January 1998-August 1998
College of Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Speech and Language Researcher and Teacher
June 1996-August 1996
Speech and Language Department
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Wings of Words Preschool Speech and Language Summer Camp
Teaching Assistant
May 1996-December 1996
Language, Reading and Culture Department
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Reading Diagnosis Course Instructor and
Literacy Laboratory Instructor (Reading Clinic)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – Public Elementary Schools
Reading Specialist/District Reading Mentor
August 1993-May 1999
Quail Run Elementary School
Marana School District, Tucson, AZ
Reading Specialist and Second Grade Teacher
August 1991-May 1993
Sahuarita Elementary School
Sahuarita School District, Sahuarita, AZ
Kindergarten-Fifth Grade Teacher
August 1986-May 1991
Sunnyside School District
Tucson, AZ
PUBLICATIONS * Indicates scholarship since Promotion and Tenure papers submitted Fall 2004
Refereed Book:
* McAndrews, S. L. (2008). Diagnostic literacy assessments and instructional strategies: Literacy specialist’s
resource. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. (Publication listed number one on IRA’s
Bestsellers list for Research and Professional Development Books, January 2011)
Manuals:
McAndrews, S. L. (Ed.). (2003). Having fun with literacy: A family’s guide to reading and writing. A Book in
Every Home, Edwardsville, IL: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
McClurkin, M., Bowens, S., Brooks, K., Caster, A., Clay, M., Devine, T., McAndrews, S., et al. (2001). Early
reading support kit and handbook. Springfield. IL: Illinois State Board of Education.
Book Proposal Submitted for Publication:
Dozier, C., Laster, B., Deeney, T., McAndrews, S., The Development of Reading Teachers: From Clinic to
Classroom. Newark, DE: International Reading Association. (Not accepted)
Refereed Book Chapters:
* McAndrews, S. (in press). Keys for evaluating writing performance and encouraging creativity. In Coffey, D.,
& Roberts, E. (2012). Keys for effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Dubuque, IA:
Kendall/Hunt Publishers.
* McAndrews, S. L. (2006). Auditory processing disorders: Linking literacy with instructional strategies. p. 109-
143. In Parthasarathy, T.K. (Ed.) An introduction to auditory processing in children. Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Dissertation Published:
McAndrews, S. L. (1999). Reading Discovery: The development of an early literacy program through
reflective practice and analysis.
Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI Dissertation Services.
Refereed Articles:
* Fahsl, A. and McAndrews, S. (in press 2011). Journal writing: Support for students with learning disabilities.
Intervention in School and Clinic, 47(4).
* Deeney, T., Dozier, C., Laster, B., Applegate, M., Cobb, J, Gauty-Porter, D., Gurvitz, D, McAndrews, S.,
Ryan, T., Eeg, M., Sargent, S., Swanson, M., Dubert, L., Morewood, A, and Milby, T., (accepted May
2011). Clinic Experiences that promote transfer to school contexts: What matters in clinical teacher
preparation. 60
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Yearbook of the Literacy Research Association. Chicago, IL: National Reading
Conference, Inc.
* McAndrews, S. L.(Winter 2008). Buzz, crawl, creep: Scientific processes through literacy strategies. ISTA
Spectrum. 33, (3), 24-32.
* Taylor, A.R., Breck, S.E., O’Donnell, B.D., Marlette, S., Bolander, J.E., McAndrews, S.L., Reading, G.
(2007). Shaping the pedagogy of an undergraduate teacher education program with lesson study.
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 2, 1, 15-30. New York: Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education (ACTE).
McAndrews, S. L. (2004, Fall). [Review of the book Dramatic Literacy: Using Drama and Literature to Teach
Middle-Level Content]. Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 10, 2. National Association of
Professors of Middle Level Education.
McAndrews, S. L. (2004). Word work with meaning: Assessment and instructional strategies. Missouri
Reader, 29(1), 9-22.
McAndrews, S.L. and Ellis, B.F. (2004). Story telling magic: Enhancing children’s oral language, reading
and writing. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 32, 3, 10-16.
McAndrews, S.L. (2004, Fall). Reader’s theater: A dramatic interpretation of text. MIDTESOL Matters.
McAndrews, S. L. (2004). Linking literacy to life: Teaching concepts through informational books. Missouri
Reader, 28, 2, 55-64.
McAndrews, S. L. (2003). [Review of the book Starting Out: A guide to teaching adolescents who struggle
with reading]
. Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 8, 2, 70-73. National Association of Professors of
Middle Level Education.
McAndrews, S. L. (2002). Enhancing reading strategies through teacher, peer and self assessment. Illinois
Reading Council Journal, 30, 3, 32-41.
McAndrews, S. L. (2000, July). Asking questions: The impetus for theoretical and pedagogical change. In
Loughran, J. and Russell, T. (Eds.) Exploring Myths and Legends of Teacher Education: Proceedings of
the Third International Conference on Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (pp. 173-177). East
Sussex, UK: The American Education Research Association.