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Name PAMELA TERRY GODT, Ph.D.

Department: Curriculum & Instruction

Rank: Full Professor

EducationPh.D., Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1974.B.A. (with distinction), Psychology and Music, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1970.

Employment/ExperienceUniversity Teaching2001- present Full Professor, Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction. Western Illinois University.

Macomb, IL 1996-2000 Associate Professor, Dept. of Reading & Elem. Ed./Faculty Development Associate,

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.1993-1996 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Reading & Elem. Ed./Faculty Development Associate,

Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.

Sample of University Courses taught at WIU:A. Courses TaughtLLA 313 Children’s LiteratureRDG 588 Leadership in Rdg (This was an All-DAY SATURDAY class) RDG 508 Phonics for Decoding and Spelling (ON-LINE course)RDG 433 Intro to Corrective ReadingRDG 576 The Psychology of Reading (Evening class)RDG 570 Tchg Rdg in the Elem.School(Night class in Quad Cities).RDG 508 Phonics for Decoding and Spelling (ON-LINE course-- (I had to reformat this course to a

16 week schedule instead of the 6-week concentrated summer version it had been taught in before).

RDG 576 The Psychology of Reading (All-DAY Saturdays) RDG 508 Phonics for Decoding and Spelling. (This was the first time the course was taught on-line.

I reformatted it to be taught in 6 weeks in the summer.)C & I 605 Leadership in Education (Night class in Quad Cities). C & I 605 Leadership in Education (Night class in Macomb). RDG 588 Leadership in Reading (All-DAY Saturday class).Internet Preparation of Rdg 508(Translated my previous

Rdg 508 class into an internet format)SABBATICAL Fall 2003RDG 508 Phonics for Decoding and Spelling. (This was course was taught as a CODEC-TV course

simultaneously to three different classes of students: in Macomb, Springfield, and the Quad Cities.)

RDG 570 Tchg Rdg in the Elem.School (CODEC TV course-3 sites: Macomb, Springfield,& Quad Cities)

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ELED 560 Seminar in Elem Curriculum (New texts used).Rdg 366 Reading Methods for the Elementary SchoolELED 566 Recent Trends & Research in Elementary EducationEl Ed 370 Supervision of Field Work in Elementary Education(University Teaching Cont’d)1975-1985 Associate Scientist, Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped, Indiana University;

& Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. (In addition to Directing several federal research grants worth over a million dollars, I also taught graduate courses in Reading, Special Education , Technology, & Leadership at Indiana University.)

1970-1975 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Fellow/Instructor, Center for Research in Human Learning, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Taught graduate courses in Reading at Univ. of Minnesota. Completed my Doctorate research (which received the International Reading Association’s Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award.)

Public School Teaching/ Related Professional experiences P-12 1993-2010 Presented various inservice workshops related to reading to faculty in Elementary &

Middle Schools in Illinois & Iowa, including Cuba, IL, Jacksonville, IL, Burlington, IA, Sciota, IL, Carthage, IL, Moline, IL, Bellevue, IL,

Havana, IL, Galesburg, IL, & Peoria, IL.

1991-1993 Director, Nationwide Effective Practices - Identification and Dissemination Specialty Option for the U.S. Dept. of Education, Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center,

PRC Inc., Indianapolis, IN (This involved collecting the most effective teaching practices in reading and math in schools in the entire USA and featuring them in a national database we established for all teachers/researchers to access.)

1990-1991 Director, National Curriculum and Instruction Resource and Development Center for the U.S. Dept. of Education, Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center, ATI/PRC Inc.,

Indianapolis, IN (Created training materials to be used by teachers (P-12) all over the USA, under the direction of the U.S. Dept. of Education.)

1989-1990 Director, Rural Technical Assistance Center for the U.S. Dept. of Education, Region 2, (9 states) ATI/PRC Inc., Indianapolis, IN (I directed and

participated in Faculty Inservice Training for teachers and principals whose schools were in need of program improvement in 9 states from the Midwest to the East Coast, including Washington, D.C. City Schools.)

1975-1985, Director of Reading Tutoring Center, Indiana University, (Bloomington, IN) (I worked with and supervised teaching staff for K-6th grade in reading.)

1971 Reading Specialist, Minneapolis Public Schools, MN

1968-1970 Preschool Teacher, Bing Nursery School, Palo Alto, California.

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Other Research

1985-1988 Director, Blumberg Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Special Education, and Professor, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.

1972 Researcher, Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development (SWRL), Los Angeles, CA.

{Note Grants Written and Directed at the very end of this VITA}

SELECTED PUBLICATIONSRefereedGodt, P.T.G., (Fall, 2011). Leadership in Reading: Illinois literacy leaders share hints to pass

along to a new teacher leader. Illinois Reading Council Journal. 39 (4), 52-58.

Godt, P.T.G., (Summer, 2011). Leadership in Reading: Illinois Literacy Leaders Share their “Greatest Success” During the Previous Year. Illinois Reading Council Journal. 39 (3), 64-71 .

Godt, P.T.G., (Spring, 2011). Leadership in Reading: Literacy leaders in Illinois rate what’s most important and least important in the field of reading education today. Illinois Reading Council Journal. 39 (2), 60-65.

Godt, P.T.G., (Winter, 2010-2011). The need for reflection and common sense when implementing drastic new changes in our educational system. Illinois Reading Council Journal. 39 (1), 69-73.

Godt, P.T.G., (Fall, 2010). The need for dramatic, even radical, changes to be made in schools in order to achieve rapid and substantial improvement in our lowest-performing schools. Illinois Reading Council Journal. 38 (4), 61-65.

Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2010). Leadership in Reading: What’s HOT and What’s NOT? Illinois Leaders in Reading…PLEASE Speak Out! Illinois Reading Council Journal. 38 (3), 57-60.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring, 2010). Leadership in Reading: How can teacher leaders pass along information to teachers and others in ways that will be remembered? Illinois

Reading Council Journal 38 (2), 56-61.

Godt, P.R.T. (Winter 2009-2010). Leadership in Reading: Helping teachers to become confident change agents. Illinois Reading Council Journal 38 (1), 60-63.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2009). Leadership in Reading: Reading Specialists/Coaches are First Responders to teacher stress and burnout: How to help teachers identify and then cope with stresses in their lives. Illinois Reading Council Journal 37 (4), 66-71.

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Godt, P.R.T. (November, 2009) “IRC Research Network,” The Illinois Reading Council Communicator. 33 (2), p.16-17.

Godt, P.R.T. (2009). “Using choice and voice to motivate students to read, write, and learn.” Chapter 2 in The Education of Young Children: Research and Public Policy (Edited by J.L. McConnell-Farmer) Cambridge, UK: Linton Atlantic Books, Ltd.

Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2009). Leadership in Reading: Strong leaders take advantage of professional development whenever it is offered and thus model lifelong learning for their students. Illinois Reading Council Journal 37 (3), 59-62.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring, 2009). Leadership in Reading: Introduction to article by Guest Author, Leaunda Hemphill, Using Technology to support a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, and methods. Illinois Reading Council Journal 37 (2), 54-57.

Godt, P.R.T. (Winter, 2008-2009). Leadership in Reading: Strong leaders use a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, and methods. Illinois Reading Council Journal 37 (1), 59-62.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2008). KDP Out Front: Using books to keep families together even while separated. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 45 (1), 45-46.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2008). Leadership in Reading: Strong leaders are active in their professional organizations. Illinois Reading Council Journal 36 (4), 59-66.

 Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2008). Leadership in Reading-- Professional Development: Leaving a Positive Leadership Legacy. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 36 (3), 49-52.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Goldsmith-Conley,E.; Barbour, J.; Falk-Ross, F.; McCaw. D.; & Crotty, B.) (Spring, 2008). Setting up a Statewide Network of IRC Researchers: The Story of a Work in Progress. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 36 (2), 56-61.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring, 2008). Leadership in Reading. Professional Development: How to Overcome People’s Perceptions that you are just the “Stupid Lady from Denver.” Illinois Reading Council Journal, 36 (2), 56-61.

Godt, P.R.T. (Winter, 2007). Leadership in Reading: The Importance of Teamwork for Leadership. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 36 (1), 48-52.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2007). Leadership in Reading: Professional Literacy Study Groups: A Motivating Way for Teachers to become School Leaders. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 35 (4), 60-66.

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Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2007). Leadership in Reading: Action Research: Putting Teachers into the Driver’s Seat when Planning Classroom Research Studies. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 35 (3), 39-43.

Godt, P.R.T. (With Bjorn Godt-Hansen) International Perspectives on Reading Coaches. (Spring, 2007). Leadership in Reading: Illinois Reading Council Journal 35 (2), 69-71.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Janish Rashid) (Winter, 2006-2007). Leadership in Reading: Saving your Sanity with Self-Talk. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 35 (1), 46-47.

Godt, P.R.T.(with Ellin Oliver Keene) (Fall, 2006). Leadership in Reading: Leadership Ideas Related to Change. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 34 (4), 46-49.

Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2006). Leadership in Reading: How to Avoid Stress and Burnout. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 34 (3), 58-61.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Peggy Kulczewski) (Spring, 2006). Leadership in Reading: Leadership ideas from Abraham Lincoln. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 34 (2), 68-69.

Godt, P.R.T. (Winter, 2005-2006). Leadership in Reading: Your Leadership Legacy. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 34 (1), 62-64.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2005). Leadership in Reading: Motivation in Reading--Leadership Issues. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 33 (4), 58-62.

Godt, P.R.T. (Summer, 2005). Leadership in Reading: Additional tips for dealing with “difficult” people. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 33 (3), 62-64.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring, 2005). Leadership in Reading: Further tips on dealing with “difficult” people when serving as a teacher leader. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 33 (2), 62-64.

Godt, P.R.T. (Winter, 2005). Leadership in Reading: How to deal with “difficult” people when trying to be a teacher leader. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 33 (1), p. 77-79.

Godt, P.R.T. (Fall, 2004). Leadership in Reading: What does it mean to be a Change Agent? Illinois Reading Council Journal, 32(4) p. 60-62.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Brown, V.) (Winter, 2004). The motivating effects of an author’s school visit on grade school children. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 32 (1) p. 50-55.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Lenski, S., Blanchowicz, C., Johns, J., & Wilson, C.)(2003). Illinois Colleges and Universities: Leaders in Reading Preparation. Bloomington, IL : College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP) Special Interest Group of the Illinois Reading Council.

Godt, P.R.T., (2002). Statewide Reading Initiative Grade Level Reading Kits Project, Illinois State Board of Education.

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Godt, P.R.T., Hutinger, P., Robinson, L, & Schneider, C. (Nov/Dec 1999). Using a sign-up strategy to encourage emergent literacy skills in young children with disabilities. Teaching Exceptional Children, 32 (2), p. 38-44.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring, 1999). Books can spark multi-cultural awareness: A book list and some tips that will ignite your classroom with discussion. Children and Families (The magazine of the Head Start Association), XVIII (2), p38-42.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Barclay, K., Benelli, C.), (Winter, 1998). Impacting emergent literacy with Head Start’s Project ELIPSS: Emergent literacy instructional program and support services. Utah Journal of Reading and Literacy, vol. III (1) p. 4-12.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Barclay, K., Benelli, C.) (Summer, 1998). It’s never too soon: Building a firm foundation for reading and writing. Children and Families (The magazine of the Head Start Association), XVII (3), p.38-46.

Godt, P.R.T. (1996). Thematic study of a child-centered classroom with a theme-unit based on student interests: Hawaii (CD-ROM materials) in Introduction to Thematic Teaching: Exploring Planning Approaches for Teaching Thematically. Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University.

Godt, P.R.T. (Spring 1996). Teacher voices: My most sustaining memory from my first year of teaching. Kappa Delta Pi Record (International Honor Society in Education), 32 (3), p117.

Godt, P.R.T. & Williams, J. (1995). "Title I: Chapter and verse on reauthorization" in 1995 National Transition Forum Proceedings. Lexington, KY: Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Stephens, S.) (1995). Ready to Learn: What Schools Can Do. Perry Public Schools, Perry, MI. Distributed nationwide by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D. & Short, S. (1994). Migrant Teachers' Guide to Summer Learning Packets for Kentucky Migrant Students, Indianapolis, IN: PRC, Inc./Region 2 Technical Assistance Center, 1994. (192 pages).

Godt, P.R.T. & Williams, J.(1995). "Title I: Chapter and Verse on Reauthorization" in 1995 National Transition Forum Proceedings. Lexington, KY: Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T. & Williams, J.(1994). "Family Involvement in the Transition Process"(pp. 12-16) in 1994 National Transition Forum Proceedings. Lexington, KY: Child Development Centers of the Bluegrass, Inc.

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Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D. & Short, S. (1994). Migrant Teachers' Guide to Summer Learning Packets for Kentucky Migrant Students, Indianapolis, IN: PRC, Inc./Region 2 Technical Assistance Center.

Godt, P.R.T., & Short, S. (1993). Summer Curriculum Package for Kentucky Migrant Students—developed for the State of Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, Frankfort, KY. Indianapolis, IN: PRC, Inc., May, 1993.

Godt, P.R.T., Ormiston, D. & Short, S. (1992). An Evaluation of the first three years of the Illinois Prevention Initiative Program for at-risk infants and toddlers. Report to the Illinois State Board of Education in Springfield, IL. Indianapolis, IN: PRC Inc. (May 15, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T., et al. (1991). "School Closings and Distance Learning: A Study of Mountvale County School District" in Rural Schools Facing Enrollment Declines: Problems and Prospects. Report to the U.S. Congress, 1991.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D.L., & Ehlmann, M.T. (1991). Reading Assessment: Workshop Leader's Guide. Indianapolis, IN, Chapter 1 National Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Miller, M.) (1991). "The Handicapped Gifted" in Jenkins-Friedman, R., Richert, E. S., and Feldhusen, J. F. (Eds.). Special Populations of Gifted Learners: A Book of Readings Eds. Unionville, N.Y.: Trillium Press.

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). "Case study of a rural school" in An Evaluation of Prime Time 6 Years Later. Indianapolis, IN, Region B TAC, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D. L., Ehlmann M. T. (1991). Early childhood education workshop leader's guide, Volume I: Workshop essentials. Indianapolis, IN; Chapter 1 Curriculum & Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D. L., Ehlmann, M. T. (1991). Early childhood education workshop leader's guide, Volume II: Instructional activities and handouts. Indianapolis, IN: Chapter 1 Curriculum & Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D. L., Ehlmann, M. T. (1991). Early childhood education workshop leader's guide, Volume III: Guidelines, standards, and model programs. Indianapolis, IN: Chapter 1 Curriculum & Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D.L., and Ehlmann, M.T. (1991). The Clipboard Connection. Focused issue on Alternative Assessment including information and resources on Portfolios in Reading, Writing, and Math and ways to incorporate children's culture. Indianapolis, IN, Chapter 1 National Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

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Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D.L., and Ehlmann, M.T. (1991). The Clipboard Connection. Focused issue on Early Childhood Education including information and instruction on educating crack babies, cooperative learning, and math updates. Indianapolis, IN, Chapter 1 National Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Godt, P.R.T., Jensen, D.L., and Ehlmann, M.T. (1990). The Clipboard Connection. Focused issue on Multicultural Education. Indianapolis, IN, Chapter 1 National Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center, PRC, Inc.

Terry, P.R., Pakes, S., & Harris, P. (1986). Naturalistic inquiry methodology to assess the reading comprehension of handicapped students," National Association of School Psychologists, Hollywood, FL.

Terry, P.R., (et al.) (1985). Landscapes: A state-of-the-art assessment of reading comprehension research 1974-1984, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Terry, P.R., (1982). Assessing teacher skill in the detection and description of reading miscues before and after training, paper presented at the meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children, (Available through the ERIC system--EC 143-173).

Terry, P.R. (1980). Leader's guide to the Hypothesis/Test reading process: A think and check approach to reading. Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Terry, P.R. (1980). Coder training manual for observing and coding student-teacher oral reading interactions. Center for Innovation in Teaching the Handicapped, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

Terry, P.R. (1979). The effect of orthographic transformations upon speed and accuracy of semantic categorization, published in microfiche edition of The William S. Gray Research Collection, ATB Institute.

Terry, P.R. ( with Samuels, S.J.) (1977). "Future trends and issues in educational psychology." In D. Treffinger, K. Davis, and R. Ripple (Eds.), Handbook of Educational Psychology: Instructional Practice and Research. New York: Academic Press, Inc.

Terry, P.R. and Cohen, D. (1977). A comparison of teacher's prompting behaviors with high and low level readers during oral reading, paper presented at the International Reading Association, Miami Beach, FL. (available through the ERIC system: ED 141-766.)

Terry, P.R. (1976-1977). "The effect of orthographic transformation upon speed and accuracy of semantic categorization", Reading Research Quarterly, Vol. XII, 2, 166-175.

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Terry, P.R., Samuels, S.J., and LaBerge, D.L. (1976). "Word recognition as a function of graphic degradation and transformation of orthography," Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 15, 577-585.

Terry, P.R. and Samuels, S.J., (1976). "A comparison of normal and mentally retarded children on a perceptual learning task", American Journal of Mental Deficiency. 81, 2, 167-171.

Terry, P.R. (1976). "A program to design and validate a module for training regular education teachers to increase the reading abilities of mildly handicapped learners", ASET Report. (Association for Special Education Technology).

Terry, P.R. (1975). Use of reaction time methods as indicators of the processes underlying reading. In M. Kling (Chair), Some Promising Methodological Approaches Toward Understanding Reading-Language Processes. Symposium presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New York, NY. (Available through the ERIC system: ED 103-813).

Terry, P.R. (with Samuels, S.J., Beisbrock, E.), (1974). "The effect of pictures on children's attitudes toward presented stories", Journal of Educational Research, 67, 6, 243-246.

Terry, P.R. (1972). A comparison of the Mod. 3 entry lexicon with two lexicons of black kindergarten children, Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) Technical Note, TN-2-72-41. (Available through the ERIC system: ED 109-686).

Non-refereed

Godt, P.R.T. & Gunzenhauser,G (Jan.18, 1996). Evaluation of Reading Recovery in Moline School District #40, Macomb, IL: Western Illinois University.

Godt, P.R.T. (November, 1996). The Effectiveness of Project Ready: An investigation of its implementation and effectiveness in the Perry Public Schools. Perry, MI: Perry Public Schools.

Godt, P.R. T. (June 2, 1995). Year Two Evaluation Report on "Project Ready" to Perry School's Board of Education. Perry, MI: Perry Public Schools Board of Education.

Godt, P.R. T. (October 6, 1994). Year One Evaluation Report on "Project Ready" to Perry School's Board of Education. Perry, MI: Perry Public Schools Board of Education.

Godt, P.R.T. (November, 1994). Year Five Evaluation Report of the Northern Indiana Independent Living Services Program. Elkhart, IN: ADEC Corp.

Godt, P.R.T. (November, 1993). Year Four Evaluation Report of the Northern Indiana Independent Living Services Program, Elkhart, IN: ADEC Corp. (1993).

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Conference Presentations (Refereed)

Godt, P.R.T. “Updates and Findings from the Illinois Studies and Research Committee Research Project” Presented at the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC) State Leadership Training Program, Grand Bear Resort, Starved Rock, IL, July 8, 2010.

Godt, P.R.T. presented a National/International Kappa Delta Pi Webinar entitled: “Recognizing and Responding to Stress and Burnout—Teaching or Not.” This interactive seminar presented on the internet website was disseminated on April 29, 2010 to people all over the country/world. In addition, the tape of the workshop and power point presentation are also available on the KDP website (www.KDP.org) for people to listen to at their leisure.

Godt, P.R.T. (With Judy Barbour, Boomer Crotty, Christy Ziller, & Diane Cepala), “Books for Struggling Readers grades 5-12”, presented at the Illinois Reading Council State Reading Conference, Springfield, IL, March 18, 2010.

Godt, P.R.T., CIRP President, Led the College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP) Annual Meeting, including discussing scholarships awarded to students to attend the IRC conference, key issues facing educators in the current economically-difficult climate, as well as presided over elections of the new slate of officers. Presented at the Illinois Reading Council State Conference, Springfield, IL March 19, 2010.

Godt, P.R.T. Moderated the CIRP presentation entitled “ISBE Update on Reading Education Issues—Future Trends in Reading Education in Illinois,” featuring Marica Cullen, Illinois State Board of Education Division Administrator for C & I speaking on behalf of Superintendent Chris Koch. Presented at the Illinois Reading Council State Reading Conference, Springfield, IL, March 19, 2010

Godt, P.R.T. “Ways for Reading Specialists and Administrators to Play a Special Role in Recognizing and Responding to Signs of Stress and Burnout in Both Teacher and their Students in Order to Restore a Calmer, More Effective Learning Environment.” Presented at the Illinois Reading Council State Reading Conference, Springfield, IL, March 20, 2010.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Melissa Stinnett) presented the workshop, “Coping with Stress, Burnout, and Anxieties in the Classroom” at the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education's 47th Biennial Convocation in Orlando, October 30, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. Served as the Official Delegate to the 47thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Orlando, Florida, Oct 29, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. “Interesting New Children’s Books to Read and Share with your Students.” Presented at the Western Illinois Reading Council’s Kick-off program held at Sullivan Taylor Auditorium, Macomb, IL, Oct. 7, 2009.

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Godt, P.R.T. (with Melissa Stinnett) presented the workshop “Stress Relief for Teachers: How to cope with high stress levels at the start of the school year for both teachers and pupils.”at the all-day conference “The Carousel of Educational Essentials” co-sponsored by Kappa Delta PI and the Western Illinois Reading Council at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Sept. 26, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T., Directed an All-Day conference “The Carousel of Educational Essentials Conference” co-sponsored by Kappa Delta PI and the Western Illinois Reading Council at Western Illinois University, Sept. 26th. This event included presentations by experts from around the state of Illinois, plus from Denmark, speaking on the topics of “Future Trends in Education”, “How can we help ELL students to excel?”, “RTI—What is it? How can we excel at using it?”, Stress relief for teachers: How to cope with high stress levels at the start of the school year for both teachers and pupils.” “What are essential components to include in an Education Resume?” “Real Life Examples of Stress & Burnout”, “Teaching’s Missing Manual: What college text books won’t prepare you for!”. The day also included a luncheon and a fashion show, including both men and women, on “Professional Dress and Teaching Attire” showing good and bad examples of what teachers wear, put on by the students in the Visual and Apparel Merchandising Organization (VAMO). Sept. 26, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley). “Updates and Findings from the Illinois Studies and Research Committee Research Project” Presented at the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC) State Leadership Training Program, Grand Bear Resort, Starved Rock, IL, July 9, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. “Teacher Study Groups: Motivating Ways to Expand Your Literacy Expertise and be Viewed as a Leader in Your School.” Paper presented at the 54th International Reading Association Annual Convention 2009, Minneapolis, MN, May 5, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. “Teacher Study Groups: Motivating Ways to Expand Your Literacy Expertise and be Viewed as a Leader in Your School.” Paper presented at the 54th International Reading Association Annual Convention 2009, Phoenix, AZ, Feb. 23, 2009.

Godt, P.R.T. Planned and served as Moderator for an all-day Carousel of Educational Essentials Conference, including a breakfast, luncheon, and fashion show of professional attire for educators, in addition to conference presentations, sponsored by Kappa Delta Pi & the Western Illinois Reading Council, held in Macomb, IL. Sept. 13, 2008.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley). “Findings from the Illinois Studies andResearch Committee Research Project” Presented at the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC) State Leadership Training Program, Grand Bear Resort, Starved Rock, IL, June

19, 2008.

Godt, P.R.T. (with Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley). “Partners in Research: An Investigation of Topics that Interest IRC Members.” Presented to the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC), Springfield, IL, March 14, 2008.

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Godt, P.R.T. (with Elizabeth Goldsmith-Conley, Fran Falk-Ross, Judy Barbour, and Boome Crotty). “Partners in Research: An Investigation of Topics that Interest IRC Members.” Presented to the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC), Springfield, IL, March 14, 2008.

Godt, P.R.T. “Using books to keep families together even while separated.” Presented at the 46thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Louisville, KY, November 2, 2007.

Godt, P.R.T. “Report of the Prison Storybook Reading Program” which received funding from a KDPLiteracy Alive grant.” Presented at the 46th Biennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Louisville, KY, November 3, 2007.

Godt, P.R.T. “Using choice and voice to motivate students to read and learn.” Invited Presentation at the Oxford Round Table, Harris Manchester College in the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, July 12, 2007.

Godt, P.R.T. “Using Reading Expertise to Impact Family Literacy” Presented at the International Reading Association (IRA) 52nd Annual Convention held in Toronto, Canada, May 17, 2007.

Godt, P.R.T. “Creative ways to motivate children to independently read and learn in order to become experts.” Presented at the Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Fall 2006 conference, Galesburg, Illinois, October, 2006.

Godt, P.R.T.(& Barb McRaven) “Articulation of the associate arts in teaching (AAT) degree to a 4-year institution: A case study.” Presented at the ICCFA State Teaching & Learning Excellence Conference, Springfield, IL. October, 2006.

Godt, P.R.T. “Passing notes under the teacher’s nose: Using silent summaries to motivate children to write.” Presented at the Writing 2007 Conference, Western Illinois Reading Council. Macomb, IL. October, 2006.

Godt, P.R.T. “How to Prime the Curiosity Pump: Creative Ways to Motivate Children to Read and Learn over the Summer.” Presented at the 21st World Congress on Reading, Budapest,

Hungary,August 9, 2006.

Godt, P.R.T. Conference presenter at the Illinois Reading Council State Reading Conference, March 18, 2006. Springfield, IL. “Help research come alive! Connect literacy research to your own students via action research projects (K-12)” (During the presentation, Dr. Godt was accompanied by graduate students from her capstone course, Rdg 588, who also presented summaries of their action research projects done in their own classrooms.)

Godt, P.R.T., Chaired a session at the Illinois Reading Council (IRC) State ReadingConference, March 17, 2006. Springfield, IL. Dr. Godt, as President, chaired the College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP) Breakfast Business meeting. Members from the International Reading Association Board of Trustees were in attendance as well as 35 members, who discussed issues of concern in the field of reading.

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Godt, P.R.T., Planned and served as Moderator for a session at the Illinois Reading Council (IRC) State Reading Conference, March 17, 2006. Springfield, IL entitled: “Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Update on Reading Education Issues in 2006.” Dr. Godt solicited questions from members all around the state and submitted these several weeks in advance to the ISBE board members who addressed these questions and others that were raised during the meeting. This session featured six members of the ISBE staff, including Ms. Rebecca Watts, Chief of Staff; Ms. Dana Kinley, division Administrator of Curriculum & Instruction; Ms. Debra Coet-Hanna, ISBE Principal Consultant/Reading First; Ms. Sharon Battles, ISBE Principal Consultant/ Certification Division; Dr. Anne Sustik, Principal Consultant for Illinois Reading Recovery and other initiatives, & Ms. Laurie Lee, Principal Consultant for Illinois Reading Improvement Block Grants. The session was extremely well received by all of those who attended.

Godt, P.R.T. “Vocabulary Teaching Strategies: Creative Activities to Use and Love.” A series of two Inservice workshops presentations to the Reading Faculty of Cuba Elementary School, Cuba, IL April 7 & April 21, 2005.

Godt, P.R.T. “The American Democracy Project: Views from our campuses” Presented at the 45thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Orlando, Florida, November 5, 2005.

Godt, P.R.T. “Creative Ways to Motivate Children to Learn over the Summer.” Presented at the 45thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Orlando, Florida, November 4, 2005.

Godt, P.R.T. “Teaching Vocabulary with an International, Multicultural Twist”. Presented at the 20th World Congress on Reading, Manila, The Philippines, July 29, 2004.

Godt, P.R.T. “An analysis of the motivating effects of an author’s visit on grade school children,” Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI), Apr.15, 2004, New Orleans, LA.

Godt, P.R.T. “Action Research: An inspiring way for teachers to do professional development” presented to the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC), Springfield, IL March 20, 2004.

Godt, P.R.T., “What Research says about the Importance of Vocabulary Development in Children.” Research presentation to the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Convocation in St. Louis, MO, Nov. 14th, 2003.

Godt, P.R.T., “An analysis of the Motivating Effects of an Author’s visit on Grade school Children.” Research presentation to the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Convocation in St. Louis, MO, Nov. 15th, 2003.

Godt, P.R.T. “Turning Vocabulary Research Findings into Practical Teacher Applications.” Inservice presentation to the entire faculty and Administrative staff of Jacksonville High School, Jacksonville, IL. Aug. 25, 2003.

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Godt, P.R.T. “Changing Educational Practices One Classroom at a Time: The Motivating Effects of Action Research on Teachers’ Professional Development.” presented to the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC), Springfield, IL March 22, 2003.

Godt, P.R.T. “Scientifically Based Instructional Strategies for the Teaching of Reading.” Presented to several hundred educators attending an Illinois State Board of Education workshop in Bellevue, IL Oct. 28, 2002.

Godt, P.R.T., “Vocabulary, the missing link in reading and comprehension instruction.” Workshop presented to the Iowa Reading Council , Burlington, IA, Sept. 23, 2002.

Godt, P.R.T. Chaired a session on “Global instruction in poetry writing” at the World Congress on Reading, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 1, 2002.

Godt, P.R.T. “I’m a teacher, but I also do action research!” presented at the Illinois State Reading Council (IRC) Springfield, IL March 16, 2002.

Godt, P.R.T., Benelli, C. & Kline, R. “Accountability in teacher education: Fourth year results from a longitudinal study evaluating a redesigned teacher education program.” Presented at the AACTE Conference, New York, NY. Feb. 24, 2002

Godt, P.R.T., Dickman, P. “Motivating teachers with action research projects” Presented at the Biennial 2001 Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education Convocation, Orlando, FL, Nov. 10, 2001.

Godt, P.R.T. “Readers’ Theater: An assessment tool for teachers; a motivator for students.” Presented at the Western Illinois Reading Council, Galesburg, IL Nov. 14, 2001.

Godt, P.R.T., Burton, L. “Using the technology of international e-mails to spark multicultural awareness in children and improve their writing skills.” Presented at the International Reading Association (IRA) New Orleans, LA, May 1, 2001.

Godt, P., Burton, L., Coet-Hanna, D. “Using international e-mail “key pals” to spark children’s curiosity about multicultural Issues and improve writing skills.” Presented at the WIU Literacy Conference, Macomb, IL. Sept. 21, 2001.

Godt, P.R.T. Participant, Harvard University Literacy Institute, This weeklong interactive conference involved sharing best literacy practices with outstanding professors from all over the country. Boston, MA, July 25-30, 2001.

Godt, P.R.T. “Supporting Action Research Projects in the Classroom: A way to help teachers implement “Best Literacy Practices” Presented at the 33rd Illinois State Reading Conference (IRC), Springfield, IL. Mar. 16, 2001.

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Godt, P.R.T., Benelli, C., & Kline, R. “Results from a longitudinal study evaluating a redesigned teacher education program.” Presented at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) in Dallas, TX, Mar. 2, 2001.

Godt, P.R.T. “Supporting action research in the classroom: a way to help teachers implement Best Practices.” Invited Speaker at the Illinois State Board of Education “Reading Days” Conference, Peoria, IL, Sept 21, 2000.

Godt, P.R.T., Burton, L. Godt-Hansen, B. “Help multicultural learning come alive for students via international pen pals.” Presented at the 18th World Congress on Reading, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2000.

Godt, P.R.T. “Using books to spark multicultural awareness in young children.” International Reading Association., Indianapolis, IN, May 4, 2000. (IRA Taped This Session)

Godt, P.R.T. “Preschoolers’ Summer Expressive Arts program results in cognitive gains,” Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI), Apr.10, 1999, San Antonio, TX.

Godt, P.R.T. “Critical conversations about motivating literacy learning for at-risk students--Montego Bay meets Western Illinois: A book and pen pal project links Jamaican and U.S. Children.” 17th World Congress on Reading, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, July 22, 1998.

Godt, P.R.T. "Preschool children show a "Summer Slump" when not enrolled in school." Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education 41st Biennial Convocation, Nov. 8, 1997, St. Louis,

MO.

Godt. P.R.T. "Similarities between multiage and looping programs" Presented at the Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI), April 10, 1997, Portland, OR.

Godt, P.R.T. "Multiage vs traditional classrooms" Illinois State Reading Conference (IRC). March 15, 1997 Springfield, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. "Thematic units for teachers" Illinois State Reading Conference (IRC). Mar. 1997, Springfield, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. "What do our new colleagues REALLY need to know?" Presented at the International Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), Oct. 1996, Snow Bird, Utah.

Godt, P.R.T. "Achieving the goal of all children starting school ready to learn" Presented at Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) April 1996 Minneapolis, MN.

Godt, P.R.T. (January 10, 1996) Curricular Compacting and Integrated Curricula using Thematic Units. Presented to the teaching staff at Carthage Public Schools, Carthage, IL .

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Godt, P.R.T., & Gunzenhuaser, G. (January 9, 16, 1996). Evaluation of Reading Recovery in Moline School District # 40. Presentation of longitudinal research findings to the Moline School Board, Teachers, Principals, and Parents; Moline, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. (September 20, 1995) "Finding the Poet Within You: Strategies for Writing Poetry in the Classroom" Keynote speaker at the Western Illinois Reading Council (WIRC) (Regional Affiliate of the State Reading Council and the International Reading Association). Galesburg, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. (1995) Exploring Current Reading Research Findings and their Applications to Teaching Reading. Presented to the teaching staff (K-Middle School) of Carthage Public Schools, CCarthage, IL (Aug. 24, 25, 1995).

Godt, P.R.T. & Williams, J. (July 10, 1995). Title I: Chapter and Verse on Reauthorization, presented at the 1995 National Transition Forum, Lexington, KY.

Godt, P.R.T. (1995). Portfolio Assessment at the Secondary Level and Above: Benefits and Challenges. Presented to the Fourth Annual Tech-Prep Conference, Moline, IL (March 31, 1995).

Godt, P.R.T. & Suzanne Colombo (1994). Alternative Models in Chapter 1 Programming. Presented to the WIU Literacy Conference--Valuing Literacy Learning, Macomb, IL (September 30, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. & LaVonne Sanborn (1994). Reader's Theatre, A teacher's Best Friend: Defined Demonstrated and Described. Presented to the Western Illinois Reading Council, Galesburg, IL . (September 14, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. "Involving families in the transition process," 1994 National Transition Forum. Lexington, KY (July 24-25, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. (1994). Planning the Future: Developing a State Transition Team Work Plan. Presented at the 1994 National Transition Forum. Lexington, KY (July 24-25, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. "The K-W-A-L Strategy: A predictive investigative strategy for young children" Midwest Association of the Education of Young Children (MAEYC). Peoria, IL (April 23, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. (1994). The K-W-A-L Strategy: A predictive Investigative Strategy. Presented at the 1994 Annual Conference of the Midwest Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Peoria, IL (April 23, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993). Demonstration of Integrated Curriculum Activity Packets for Kentucky Migrant Students Developed for and presented to the State of Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, Shelbyville, KY, (June 17, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993). Articulation between subject matter areas when using thematic areas when using thematic units with elementary school children. Presented to Baileysville, WV, K-2 Teaching staff in Wyoming County, WV (June 3, 1993).

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Godt, P.R.T. "Transitions to public school for Even Start students." National Even Start Evaluation Mtg. Washington, DC May 1993.

Godt, P.R.T. Plenary Session: Chapter 1 computerized bulletin board system and effective practices electronic database. Fort Worth Council of Reading. Spring Conference. Fort Worth, TX (April 1-3, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993). Facilitator for Small Discussion Groups on Transitions to Public School for Even Start students. Presented at the National Even Start Evaluation Meeting. Washington, D.C. (May 11-14, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. & John Perkins (1993) Evaluation of the Four Illinois Prevention Initiative Pilot Programs for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers and their Families. Presented at the Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children Conference, Indianapolis, IN (April 17. 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993) The status of Chapter 1 Reauthorization Issues. Presentation made to a joint meeting of the Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 West Virginia Directors' Meeting. Martinsburg, WV

(April 17, 1993).

Godt. P.R.T. (1993) Use of Thematic Units for Young Children. Presented to the Baileysville Public School K-2 teaching staff, WV (April 17-19, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993) Coordinating Cooperative Learning Instruction for Young Students. Presentation to staff at Tyler Elementary School, Washington, D.C. (February 25, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993) Making sense of whole language. Presented to Rolling Hills School District instructional staff, Cambridge, OH (February 1-3, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993) Using cooperative learning and other instructional strategies in reading and language arts. Rolling Hills School District instructional staff, Cambridge, OH (February 1-3, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1993) The Effective Practices Database. Presented at the Regional Coordinating Council Meeting for Region B TAC Louisville, KY (January 13-14, 1993).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992) Even Start activities in Region B TAC/Region 2 RTAC. Presented at the National Even Start Meeting for SEA Coordinators, Washington, D.C. (November 19-20, 1992).

Godt. P.R.T. (1992) Examples of Effective Practices. Presented at the Preschool-to-School Linkages and Transitions Conference, Charleston, WV (October 7-9, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992) Participant in the National Policy Forum on Transitions, Washington, D.C. Nov 5-6, 1992.

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Writing for Recognition. Presentation made at the Fourth Annual Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Huntington, WV. (October 20-23, 1992).

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Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Favorite Children's Books for Educators. Presentation made at the Fourth Annual Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Huntington, WV. (October 20-23, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Beyond Transitions to Continuity--A Perspective from the U.S. Dept. of Ed; Presentation made at the Second Annual Transitions Conference, Charleston, WV, October 8-9, 1992.

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Teambuilding for Successful Transitions. Presentation made at the Second Annual Transitions Conference, Charleston, WV, October 8-9, 1992.

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Effective Educational Practices identified via the CBBS Electronic Database. Presentation made at the Second Annual Transitions Conference, Charleston, WV, October 8-9, 1992.

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Findings from the Evaluation of the first Three Years of the Illinois Prevention Initiative Pilot Programs for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers. Presented to the Illinois State Board of Education, Kankakee, IL (October 5, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992) Using Fairy Tales for Problem Solving in the Early Grades. Presented at the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) 1992 Conference, Indianapolis, IN (September 25, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). How to Use the new Effective Practices Specialty Option Chapter 1 Bulletin Board System (CBBS). Presentation made at the 1992 Annual National Conference of Chapter 1 State Coordinators. Washington, D.C. (September 23-24, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). The Cautions of Using Standardized Testing with Young Children. Half-day preconference presented at the Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists Winter Conference, Ypsilanti, MI (Feb. 9, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1992). Appropriate Alternative Assessments. Presented at the Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists Winter Conference, Ypsilanti, MI (Feb. 9, 1992).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). The Effective Practices Specialty Option. Presented at the National Conference for Chapter 1 State Coordinators, Washington, D.C. (Nov. 18, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children; Presented at the Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Somerset, KY (Oct. 14-16,1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Alternative assessment strategies for Young Children; Presented at the Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Somerset, KY (Oct. 14-16, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Schoolwide Projects: Evolution or Revolution-Defining Direction Presented at the Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Somerset, KY (Oct. 14-16, 1991).

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Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Staff Development Issues. Presented at the Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Somerset, KY (Oct. 14-16, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Using Fairy Tales for Problem Solving in the Primary Grades. Presented at the Rural Schoolwide Projects Conference, Somerset, KY (Oct. 14-16, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Language Enrichment for Young Children. Presented to Hammond Public Schools, Hammond, IN (Aug. 15, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991) In-class Coordination of Chapter 1 and Regular Classroom Instruction. A 2-day workshop presented to Greenup County Public Schools. Greenup County, KY (Sept. 24-25, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Teaching Math Through Children's Literature. Presented at the U.S. Department of Education Chapter 1 Conference on Preschool Programs, Washington, D.C. (June, 991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Coordinating Chapter 1 Instruction with the Regular Education Program. Presented at the U.S. Department of Education Chapter 1 Conference on Program Improvement, Washington, D.C.

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Coordinating instruction in Chapter 1 programs. Presented at the Rhode Island State Chapter 1 Administrator's Conference, Providence, RI (June, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1991). Appropriate educational practice for young children in Chapter 1 programs. Presented at the Region F TAC, Regions 6, 7, and 8 R-TAC Regional Coordinating Conference,

Portland, OR (April, 1991).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Resources of the Curriculum and Instruction Resource Center, three presentations given at the National Conference for Chapter 1 State Coordinators, Washington, D.C. (Oct., 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). The Use of Fairy Tales for Problem-Solving in the Primary Grades. Presentation at the International Reading Association/West Virginia State Reading Council Conference, Greenbriar, WV (Nov., 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). How to effectively use persuasion. Presented at the International Reading Association/West Virginia State Reading Council Conference, Greenbriar, WV (Nov., 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Multiple sessions on Advanced Skills in Reading: Strategies for Teaching Comprehension, presented at ED's Regional Meetings on Chapter 1 Program Improvement, Detroit, MI (Feb., 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Advanced skills in reading. Presented at Indiana State Chapter 1 Coordinators' Conference, Indianapolis, IN (April, 1990).

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Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Coordination between regular and Chapter 1 teachers. Presented at the Indiana State Chapter 1 Coordinators' Conference, Indianapolis, IN (April, 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Math Estimation. Presented at the Indiana State Chapter 1 Coordinators' Conference, Indianapolis, IN (April, 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Presented multiple sessions on Reading Comprehension and advanced skills in reading, at the Ohio State Chapter 1 Coordinators' Conference, Columbus, OH (April, 1990).

Godt, P.R.T. (1990). Reading and language arts in the elementary school. Presented at the Maryland State Education Conference, Baltimore, MD. (Feb., 1990).

Godt, P.R.T., Ash, P., Clapp, S., Collins, G., Harbin, G., McDowell, K., Schollaert, J., & Wnek, P. (1987). Charting new courses: Serving preschoolers with special needs in least restrictive environments," Terre Haute, IN: Indiana State University (April, 1987).

Terry, P.R., Pakes, S., & Harris, P. (1986). An ethnographic study of teaching reading comprehension to handicapped students, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA (April, 1986).

Terry, P.R. (1985). Research in reading comprehension: The state of the art," International Reading Association, New Orleans, LA (April, 1985).

Terry, P.R., & Pakes, S. (1985). Reading comprehension research findings and classroom practices: Match or mismatch?," Council for Exceptional Children, Anaheim, CA (April, 1985).

Terry, P.R. (1984). What research says about improving reading comprehension, Tenth Annual Smith Research Conference on Educational Research, Bloomington, IN (Feb., 1984).

Terry, P.R. (1983). Changes in teacher responses to pupil miscues during oral reading interactions as a result of instruction, American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada (April, 1983).

Terry, P.R. (1982). Assessing teacher skill in the detection and description of reading miscues before and after training using the hypothesis/test reading modules, presented at Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Houston, TX (April, 1982).

Terry, P.R. (1980). Teaching strategies for overcoming reading problems, Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications System, Indiana (television course) (April, 1980).

Terry, P.R. (1980). Teaching integrative reading strategies to special needs children, presented at the annual convention of the Indiana Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN (April, 1980).

Terry, P.R. (1979). Current issues concerning young children and reading, presented at the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, Indianapolis, IN.

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Terry, P.R. (1978). The Hypothesis/Test teacher-training-program -- an explication. Presented at the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Chicago, IL (Feb., 1978).

Terry, P.R. and Cohen, D. (1977). A comparison of teachers' prompting behaviors with high and low level readers during oral reading, presented at the International Reading Association, Miami Beach, FL (April, 1977).

Terry, P.R. (1976). An investigation of serial versus parallel processing in normal and EMR beginning readers, presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, CA (April, 1976).

Terry, P.R. (1975). Use of reaction time methods as indicators of the processes underlying reading. In M. Kling (Chair), Some Promising Methodological Approaches Toward Understanding Reading-Language Processes. Symposium presented at the meeting of the International Reading Association, New York, NY (April, 1975).

Terry, P.R., Samuels, S.J., and LaBerge, D. (1975). The effects of orthographic modification on levels of visual processing, decoding and comprehension, presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Washington, D.C. (March, 1975).

Terry, P.R. and Samuels, S.J. (1974). A comparison of normal and mentally retarded children on a perceptual learning task, presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL (April, 1974).

Non-refereed Professional Presentations

Godt, P.R.T. “ Banned and Determined: Examples of Censorship in Children’s Books” (part of ALA Banned Books Week 2011- presentation open to the public), Sept. 27, 2011. 7:00-8:30 p.m. Malpass Library Garden Room, Western Illinois University.

Godt, P.R.T. & Leaunda Hemphill. “Techniques for Encouraging Students to Read.” CITR workshop for faculty, Nov. 11, 2010 3:00-4:00 p.m., Malpass Library, Room 180,Western Illinois University.

Godt, P.R.T. “Encouraging Students to Read: How to get your students to read their assignments!”Address presented to the New Faculty Orientation at Western Illinois University, Wed. Aug. 18th, 2010, Grand Ballroom, WIU, Macomb, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. “Strategies for Encouraging Students to Read” presented as a C.H.A.T. CITR workshop (with Leaunda Hemphill) in the Malpass Library, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, WIU, Macomb, IL.

Godt, P.R.T. (1994). Illiteracy: Facts, Figures, and Suggestions for Improvement. Presented to Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Beta Chapter at Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (November 8, 1994)

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Godt, P.R.T. (1994). Interactive Strategies to Engage the Learner. Presented to faculty at Northwestern Middle School/High School in Sciota, IL (August 22-23, 1994).

Godt, P.R.T. (1994). Whole Group Instruction and Cooperative Learning. Presented to the faculty of the 5th through 8th grades of Havana School District, Havana, IL (March 2nd & 9th, 1994).

Professional and Academic Service

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Godt, P.R.T. Served as the Official Delegate to the 46thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Louisville, KY, November 1, 2007.

Godt, P.R.T. Served as an Official Delegate from Illinois to the International Reading Association (IRA) Conference Business Meeting held in Chicago, IL, May 1, 2006.

Godt, P.R.T. Served as the Official Delegate to the 45thBiennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, in Orlando, Florida, November 3, 2005.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator for the Expressive Arts Project, funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation, 1995-2002.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator for Project First, federal research project funded by U.S. Dept. of Education, 1994-1999.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator for the Emergent Literacy Project, funded by the National Head Start Office, 1995-2002.

Godt, Pamela, Member of the Compensatory Education Resource Group, U.S. Department of Education, 1990-1993.

Godt, Pamela, Appointed to the National Inquiry Study Group: Research Agenda,(USDE) 1987-1988.

StateGodt, Pamela. Served the Illinois State Board of Education as a Grant Proposal Reader &

Evaluator for the FY2011 School Improvement Grants-Section 1003 (g) Proposal Competition, June 10, 21, 22, 23, 2010, Springfield, IL. These grants were to decide which schools in Illinois should receive over $60 million dollars worth of funding (up to 2 million dollars each for up to three years) to improve the learning of children in the lowest-performing schools in the state (the bottom 5% of schools in Illinois). (Dr. Godt was selected for this position from over 80 applicants after a very competitive application process to serve as evaluators.)

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Godt, Pamela, Appointed by the Illinois State Board of Education to the External Advisory Committee for the Illinois Learning Standards Initiative. Dr. Godt will set parameters to consolidate 11 different Learning Standards into a cohesive, streamlined, easily-accessed set. This revision will help Illinois retain its prominence as a leader in the standards, movement. November, 2006-2009, Springfield, IL

Godt, Pamela, Illinois Reading Council Studies and Research Committee for the state ofIllinois. August, 2006-present.

Godt, Pamela, Editorial Staff for the Illinois Reading Council Journal, Spring 2004-Present. Dr. Godt authors the column in each edition of the journal entitled “Leadership in Reading.”

Godt, Pamela & Earl Godt, Established a Denmark-Macomb, student exchange program in 2002 which has been operating ever since. When the public schools operating this exchange, could no longer afford the cost, the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, took over this as a service project, under the direction of Dr. Godt. Since 2007, this program has allowed approximately twenty-five Danish and twenty-five American students each year to visit each other’s country, visit their schools, and see local sights in the region. As one American student said when reporting to the local School Board, “Second only to my Dad coming back safely from Iraq, this has been the greatest experience of my whole life!”(B. Elliott).

Godt, Pamela, Served the Illinois State Board of Education as a team member for the Survey of Enacted Curriculum (SEC) Coding for the Illinois Language Arts and Reading Descriptors. May 17, 2006, Springfield, IL

Godt, Pamela, Served the Illinois State Board of Education as a Grant Proposal Reader & Evaluator For the Reading First Round 3 Proposal Competition, Jan 18, 19, 2006, Springfield, IL.

Godt, Pamela, President, College Instructors of Reading Professionals,(CIRP), State of Illinois, 2009- 2010

Godt, Pamela, President, College Instructors of Reading Professionals,(CIRP), State of Illinois, 2005-2006.

Godt, Pamela President-Elect, College Instructors of Reading Professionals, (CIRP), State of Illinois, 2004-2005.Godt, P.R.T. Served on the Board of Trustees for the Illinois Reading Council, 2009-2010, 2005-2006, 2003-2004.

Godt, Pamela, Reviewer for the Illinois State Board of Education of Reading First District grant applications, Springfield, IL. Sept 26 and Oct 1, 2002.

Godt, Pamela, President, College Instructors of Reading Professionals, State of Illinois, 2002-2003.

Godt, Pamela, Vice President, College Instructors of Reading Professionals, State of Illinois, 2001-2002.

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Godt, Pamela, Author/specialist invited to assist the Illinois State Board of Education in producing Statewide Reading Kits for every teacher/school in the state of Illinois, 2002.

Regional

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator for Perry Public Schools, Perry, MI educational reform project--Project Ready, 1993-1999.

Godt, Pamela, Consultant to Carthage Public Schools, Carthage, IL. 1995-1997

Godt, Pamela, Charter Member, Multistate Early Childhood Collaboration Network (MECCN), a regional organization of multi-agency technical assistance, research, and development service providers, 1991-1995.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluation Consultant/Grant Consultant to ADEC Corporation, Elkhart, IN 1988-1995.

Godt, Pamela, Consultant to State of Kentucky Educational Agencies staff and Public School Administrative staff-Evaluation Workshops, July 1988, June 1991, June 1993.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator, Teacher Education Division (TED) National Conference; General and special education: Examining the relationship" Arlington, VA Nov. 12-14, 1987.

Godt, Pamela, Appointed by the State Superintendent of Education to the State of Indiana Research and Evaluation Joint Committee, External Advisory Group, 1986-1991.

Godt, Pamela, Appointed to the State of Indiana Steering Committee on Early Childhood Education, 1985-1988.

Godt, Pamela, Appointed to the State of Indiana Screening and Identification Criteria Task Force of the Interagency Council for Infants and Toddlers, 1987-1989

Godt, Pamela, Consultant to Monroe County Community School Corporation and Monroe CountyCommunity Child Care Association to formally evaluate the new Extended Day Care Programof before and after school child care, 1982-1985.

Godt, Pamela, Evaluator of Reading Recovery Program for Moline School District #40, Moline, IL 1995-1996.

University ServiceGodt, Pamela, University Professionals of Illinois, Local 4001, Departmental Union

Representative, 2000-Present.

Godt, Pamela, Implementation Team for Western Illinois University Strategic Plan-- Focus On Teaching, C & I Departmental Representative Pamela, 2004-2005.

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Godt, Pamela, Chairperson, College of Education & Human Services Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council, 2008-2009.

Godt, Pamela, C & I Departmental Representative, College of Education & Human Services Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council, 2004-Present.

Godt, Pamela, Vice Chair & C & I Departmental Representative, College of Education & Human Services Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council, 2006-2008.

Godt, Pamela, C & I Departmental Representative, College of Education & Human Services Graduate Academic Affairs Council, 2004-2007.

Godt, Pamela, Chairperson, Assessment of the Redesign of WIU’s Teacher Education Program, ad hoc Committee, 1998-2002

Godt, Pamela, Program Committee Critic-Evaluator of proposals for the International Reading Association (multiple years).

Godt, Pamela, Book Reviewer with Allyn and Bacon publishers for multiple reading texts, including several by Patricia Cunningham and Richard Allington (my name is listed in the preface of several of their texts)

Godt, Pamela, Book Reviewer with Allyn and Bacon publishers for texts on Gifted and Talented and texts on Learning Disabilities

Godt, Pamela, Book Reviewer for Pearson Publications for texts on Reading.

Godt, Pamela, Member, Editorial Review Board for Journal of Special Education Technology.

Godt, Pamela, Guest Reviewer for Review of Educational Research (RER).

Godt, Pamela, Associate Editor, Illinois Reading Council Journal (IRCJ) 2004-present.

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

Western Illinois University, Dr. Pamela Rollefson Terry Godt was appointed by the President & Provost to serve as a Gonfalonier (One who carries the Gonfalon {or Banner} for the College of Education & Human Services) in the Honor Guard procession at Fall 2010 and Spring 2011Commencement Ceremonies.

College of Education & Human Services, Western Illinois University awarded Dr. Pamela Godt the 2009-2010 Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Professional Activity, presented at the COEHS Opening of School Reception, Sept 1, 2010.

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Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP) named Dr. Pamela Godt the First Recipient of the O.L. Davis, Jr. “Counselor of Distinction Award” at the Biennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, held in Orlando, Florida. The award was presented by Dr. O. L Davis, Jr. himself. This award is the highest honor that Kappa Delta Pi presents to its Counselors. To earn this distinction, one had to meet stringent criteria for excellence in Chapter Leadership, Scholarship, Service, and Professional Development over the past five years. Dr. Godt received a metal medallion inscribed with the award and her name and date, as well as a certificate and pin honoring her (Oct. 31, 2009).

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP) awarded the “Outstanding Service and Dedication” Award to Dr. Pamela Godt and presented her with a carriage clock engraved with acknowledgment of her 15 years of as a Chapter Counselor at the Biennial Convocation of Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, held in Orlando, Florida, October 31, 2009.

College of Education & Human Services, Professional Presentation Award for 2009, for the paper, “Teacher Study Groups,” presented at the 2009 International Reading Association. This included an award for $1000.

College of Education & Human Services, Professional Presentation Award, for the paper, “Using Choice and Voice to Motivate Students to Read, Write, and Learn,” presented at the Oxford University Round Table on Reading in Oxford, England, 2008.

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP), Dr. Godt Received the "Outstanding Service & Dedication" Award and was presented with an engraved clock for 15 years of service as an outstanding KDP Counselor(Oct. 30, 2009).

Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education (KDP), "Outstanding service & dedication" Award 1995; 1999; 2004 Chapter Counselor 1993-2011

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Honored Faculty Initiate, Spring 1995

Presented with the "Key to the city of Ft. Worth, TX" by the Mayor's office, 1993/ Named an "Honorary Texan" by Governor Ann Richards, 1993, after giving the keynote address to the Ft. Worth, Texas Reading Council.

PRC Inc.,/Advanced Technology Incorporated: Key Contributor "Exceptional Performance" Award, 1991, 1992, 1993

"Certificate of Recognition for Distinguished Contributions" presented by the Indiana Department of Education, 1987.

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"Distinguished Service Award," presented by Phi Delta Kappa, Spring 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991.

Recognition for "Outstanding Inservice Work" by Indiana Educators Information Network (IEIN) Human Resources Database, 1984.

International Reading Association (IRA) "Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award," 1976.

Phi Beta Kappa Award, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1969.

Outstanding Senior of the Year Award, Mt. Rainier High School, Des Moines, WA 1966.

OtherCited for significant contributions in Who's Who in the World, multiple editions.Cited for significant contributions in International Who's Who of Professional and Business

Women, 4th edition.Cited for significant contributions in the National Association of Professional Women 2008-2009.Presented with a "Certificate of Merit Proclaimed Throughout the World for Distinguished

Service" as cited in the Dictionary of International Biography: The Biographical Record of Contemporary Achievement, 23rd Edition, Cambridge, England. (1989-present Publication dates).

Cited for significant contributions to American Education in Who's Who in American Education, multiple editions1989-present editions.

Cited in multiple editions of Who’s Who of American Women, including the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition, 2005.

Honored by inclusion in Two Thousand Notable American Women, 7th edition.

GRANTS

Director: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Effective Practices Specialty Option; 1991-1996; U.S. Department of Education (USDE); (A project to identify and disseminate information nationally regarding effective educational practices for disadvantaged students, including establishment of an electronic database and bulletin board system) ($1,125,773 awarded).

Director: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Evaluation of Prevention Initiative Pilot Programs for Infants/Toddlers and their families, 1991-1992; Illinois State Board of Education, (A project to evaluate the effectiveness of intensive, comprehensive early intervention services to at-risk children 0-3 years and their families) ($38,764 awarded).

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Co-author & Principal Functional Applications Specialist: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Region B Technical Assistance Center; 1991-1996; U.S. Department of Education (USDE); (A project to provide technical assistance to the State and Local Education Agencies in the following eight states plus the District of Columbia: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.) ($4,000,000 awarded)

Director: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Statewide Systems Change; 1986-1989; U.S. Department of Education (USDE); Div. of Spec. Ed.; (A project to evaluate and disseminate optimal educational practices in order to implement statewide changes in service delivery to children (0-21 years) with severe handicaps.) ($360,000 awarded)

Director: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Single-State Deaf-Blind Services; 1986-1989; USDE; Div. of Spec. Ed.; (Project identify and disseminate "best practices" in the field in order to improve diagnostic, evaluative, educational, and consultative services to Deaf-Blind children in Indiana as well as to their parents, teachers, and others involved in their welfare.) ($300,000 awarded).

Faculty Inservice Trainer: Dr. P.R. Terry Godt; Preparation of Special Educators; 1986-1989; USDE; Div. of Spec. Ed.; (Project to improve the preparation of Special Educators through increased emphasis on secondary curriculum issues; use of microcomputers; and consultation techniques.) ($330,000 awarded).

Principal Investigator: Dr. P.R. Terry; Research to Improve the Reading Comprehension of Handicapped Students; 1983-1985; USDE; Div. of Spec. Ed.; This research involved a meta-analysis of all reading comprehension literature for the past decade plus case study observations of actual classroom practices to investigate parallels between what research says are effective methods of increasing reading comprehension and what teachers are actually using in classrooms.) ($486,228 awarded).

Principal Investigator: Dr. P.R. Terry; An Early Childhood Model Program for Handicapped Children Residing in Rural Environments -- The Indiana Network for the Demonstration of Early Education Programs; USDE; Div. of Spec. Ed.; (This project established model demonstration centers for the demonstration of quality educational programs for young children with handicaps and their parents.) ($283,542 awarded).

Principal Investigator: Dr. P.R. Terry; Master's Training Program in Instructional Development Skills for Special Educators; 1982-1985; USDE; Div. of Innovative Programs; (This project trained educators in the integration of information concerning special education content and principles of instructional design so they can develop, adapt and evaluate instructional materials to meet the special needs of specific subgroups of the population.) ($72,988 awarded).

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Principal Investigator: Dr. P.R. Terry; Summative evaluation and Dissemination of Instructional Modules on Reading; 1972-1982; U.S. Dept. of Education; (This project carried out extensive field tests for summative evaluation and dissemination of instructional modules in the area of reading.) ($462,000 awarded).

Principal Investigator: Dr. P.R. Terry; The Hypothesis-Test Reading Project; 1976-1978; U.S. Dept. of Education; (This project produced five multi-media, self-instructional modules to train regular and special class teachers to help their students apply Hypothesis-Test reading strategies.) ($177,312 awarded).

Professional Memberships/Affiliations

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP), State of Illinois, State President,

2009-2010, 2005-2006, 2002-2003.Kappa Delta Pi, (KDP), International Education Honor Society (KDP), Chapter

Counselor, Treasurer, Delegate to the International Convocation.1994-present.Illinois Reading Council (IRC), Chapter President & other officesInternational Reading Association (IRA), National Delegate, Presenter.Phi Delta Kappa Society (PDK), Chapter President and other officesPhi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Honored Faculty Initiate 1995Phi Beta Kappa

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