Areas of Expertise
Early literacy learning,
Reading & Writing Workshop,
Reading & Writing assessment
Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)
Adamson, S., Royster, K, & Matern, C. Confronting Whiteness: Literacy Teachers in Urban Classrooms. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention: Reading the Past Writing the Future, Chicago, IL, November 2011.
Adamson, S. Assessing Writing & Conferring with Writers. IPS Balanced Literacy Institute, Forest Manor Professional Development Center, Indianapolis, IN, July 26-27, 2011.
Adamson, S. & Patterson, J. Writing & Teaching in Units of Study. IPS Balanced Literacy Institute, Forest Manor Professional Development Center, Indianapolis, IN, July 20-21, 2011.
Adamson, S. & Patterson, J. Writing & Teaching in Units of Study. IPS Balanced Literacy Institute, Forest Manor Professional Development Center, Indianapolis, IN, July 19-28, 2010.
Adamson, S. Moving Earth: Making Process Visible. NCTE/Whole Language Umbrella (WLU) Literacies for all Summer Institute, Indianapolis, IN, July 2010.
Adamson, S. Writing to Teach: Teaching to Write. IUPUI Elementary Urban Educators, Indianapolis, IN, September 2010.
Adamson, S. Writing to Teach: Teaching to Write. Indiana State Reading Association (ISRA), Indianapolis, IN, March 2010.
Berghoff, B. & Adamson, S. Assessing the Professional Development Provided by a Writing Project. National Reading Conference (NRC), San Antonio, TX, November 2007.
Berghoff, B. & Adamson, S. Partnerships Pay Off: Sustained Professional Development Leads to Better Students Writing. Indiana Teachers of Writing (ITW), Indianapolis, IN, October 2007.
Adamson, S. Degrees of Freedom. Research And Teaching In These Critical Times: Harste-Burke Retirement Conference, Bloomington, IN, May 2005.
Martens, P. & Adamson, S. Young Children Read and Write: Critical Lessons in Early Literacy Research. NRC, San Antonio, TX, Winter 2004.
Adamson, S. (ed.) (December, 2011). Blazing the Real: Writing by Indiana Children. Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S., Reilly, K., Marciniak, R. & Sygiel, L. (2011). Unit of Study: Digital Profiles. Y-Press Youth News Network, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. & Berghoff, B. (in process). The Writing Continuum.
Adamson, S. & Stone, A. (2010). Moving Earth 2: Exhibit of Writing & Art. Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, Central Library Learning Curve, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. & Groshek, M. (2010). Moving Earth: Exhibit of Writing & Art. Herron School of Art & Design, Marsh Gallery, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. (ed.) (December, 2009). Moving Earth: Writing by Indiana Children. Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. & Groshek, M. (May 2009). Coming to Light 2: Exhibit of Writing & Art. Indianapolis Marion County Public Library, Central Library Learning Curve, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. & Groshek, M. (2008). Coming to Light: Exhibit of Writing & Art. Herron School of Art & Design, Marsh Gallery, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. (ed.). (2007). Coming to Light: Writing by Indiana Children. Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Indianapolis, IN.
Adamson, S. (ed.). (2005). Touching Water: Writing by Indiana Children. Indiana Partnership for Young Writers, Indianapolis, IN.
Vasquez, V., with Muise, M., Adamson, S., Heffernan, L., Chiola-Nakai, D., and Shear, J. (2003). Getting beyond “I like the book”. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Martens, P. & Adamson, S. (2001). Inventing literate identities: The influence of texts and contexts. Literacy Teaching and Learning: An International Journal of Early Reading and Writing, 5, 27-50.
Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)
Fall 2012: ED 112 Introduction to the Profession of Teaching, ED 206 Introduction to Elementary Education, ED 408 Foundations of Effective Reading, and development of early education center.