Publications
Peer Reviewed Chapters
Edwards, P.A. & Piazza, S. V. (in progress). Literacy coaching and the ABCs of cultural understanding and communication: What's the connection? In Book Title TBA, edited by C. Finkbeiner & A. Lazar.Piazza, S. V. (2011). It's not black and white: Stories of lived experience, reading, and assessments. In Malu, K. F. (ed.), Voices in the Middle: Narrative Inquiry by, for, and about the Middle Level Community. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Piazza, S. V. & Duncan, L. E. (2012). After-school literacy engagements with struggling readers. Reading Writing Quarterly 28(3).Hall, L.A. & Piazza, S. V. (2010). Challenging texts. English Journal 99(5), 91-94. .
Vergunst, P. S. & Piazza, S. V. (2010). Couched literacy: Family interactions with texts at home. Michigan Reading Journal 42(2), 9-18.
Piazza, S. V. (2009). First steps toward third space. Language Arts Journal of Michigan 25(1), 17 – 21.
Piazza, S. V. (2008/2009). Exploring student thinking in an urban setting. Michigan Reading Journal 41(1), p. 6-14.
Hall, L.A. & Piazza, S.V. (2008). Critically reading texts: What students do and how teachers can help. The Reading Teacher, 62(1), pp. 32 – 41.
Invited Articles
Edwards, P.A. & Piazza, S. V. (2011). Beyond NAEP scores: An education debt. NBC Education Nation: The Learning Curve Blog. November 8, 2011. http://www.educationnation.com/index.cfm?objectid=0D186F56- 0A42-11E1-9CAC000C296BA163&aka=0Edwards, P.A. & Piazza, S. V. (2010). International discoveries: IRA delegation explores education in China. Reading Today 27(5), 28-9.
