Educational Background

Ph.D. University of Southern California, Los Angeles 1991 Education
M.S. California State University, Los Angeles 1982 Education
B.A. Ohio State University, Columbus 1975

Professional License

California Elementary Teaching Credential, Bilingual Multicultural Certification

Teaching Interests

Bilingual/Multicultural Education and English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher professional development.

Research Interests

Curriculum and instruction in bilingual classrooms, literacy/biliteracy development, multicultural education.

Selected Publications

Articles

Miller, E., & Silva, C. (2002). Cyberteaching: The lessons learned. International Reading Association, Innovative Learning Strategies Fifteenth Yearbook, 15-21.

Kucer, S. B., & Silva, C. (2000). The English literacy development of bilingual students within a transition whole language curriculum. Bilingual Research Journal, 23(4), 345-371.

Patton, M. M., Silva, C., & Myers, S. (1999). Teachers and family literacy: Bridging theory to practice. Journal of Teacher Education, 50(2), 1-7. Silva, C. (1998). Beyond just good teaching. The State of Reading, 4(1),41-50.

Book

Kucer, S., B., Silva, C., & Delgado-Larocco, E. (1995). Curricular conversations: Themes in multilingual and monolingual classrooms. York, MA: Stenhouse Publishers.

Curriculum Guides

Britannica. (1996). Paths to freedom: The American revolution [4 CD-ROMS, 1 videodisk, 1 barcode guide, 1 user's manual, 1 teacher preparation video, 1 teacher guide binder]. (Available from Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 310 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604-9839)

Britannica. (1996). Paths to freedom: The young republic. [4 CD-ROMS, 1 videodisks, 1 barcode guide, 1 user's manual, 1 teacher preparation video, 1 teacher guide binder]. (Available from Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 310 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60604-9839)

American Indian Science and Engineering Society. (n.d.). Science of alcohol curriculum for American Indians (SACAI). (Available from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society, 1630 30th Street, Suite 301, Boulder, CO 80301)

Textbooks

Rigby. (2003). On our Way to English. Language, literacy, and content for English language learners. Grades K-5. (Available from Rigby, 1000 Hart Road, Barrington, IL, 60010-2627).

Selected Presentations

Teaching all dimensions of language to all students, with Stephen B. Kucer. Annual Convention, National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2002.

Una gama de lentes para facilitar la comprension de la lectura, with Debbie Burgess. V Congreso de las Americas sobre Lecto-Escritura. Quito, Ecuador, July 2001.

Developing Effective Reading Comprehension Strategies for Elementary Students. Asociacion Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles (ASOCOPI). Cartagena, Colombia. October 2000.

Refugee family literacy: Liking community agencies and teacher education programs, with Mary M. Patton and Sandy Myers. The American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. San Antonio, TX, October 1999.