Recent and Current Selected Publications

In Press/Under Review:

• Lovell, M. A., & Phillips, L. M. (under review). Interactive whiteboard use: Teacher pedagogical change in reading instruction in primary grades. Journal of Research on Technology in Education.
• Norris, S. P., & Phillips, L. M. (in press). Scientific literacy: Its relationship to literacy. In R. Gunstone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of science education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
• Norris, S. P., & Phillips, L. M. (in press). Print media. In R. Gunstone (Ed.), Encyclopedia of science education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
• Phillips, L. M., Hayward, D. V., & Norris, S. P. (under review). Test of early language and literacy.
• Phillips, L. M., Hayward, D. V., & Norris, S. P. (under review). Test of early language and literacy: Comprehensive manual.
  

2015

• Yarden, A., Norris, S.P., & Phillips, L.M. (2015). Adapted Primary Literature: The Use of Authentic Scientific Texts in Secondary Schools. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

2014

• Hayward, D. V., Phillips, L. M., & Sych, J. (2014). Analysis of phonological awareness content textbooks on the teaching of reading. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 38(1) 6-24.
• Norris, S. P., Phillips, L. M., & Burns, D. P. (2014). Conceptions of scientific literacy: Identifying and evaluating their programmatic elements. In M. Matthews (Ed.), The Springer handbook of historical and philosophical research on science and mathematics education (pp. 1317-1344). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
• Phllips, L. M., Norris, S. P., Hayward, D. V., & Lovell, M. A. (2014). Unique contributions of maternal reading proficiency to predicting children's preschool receptive vocabulary and reading proficiency. Early Childhood Education Journal. doi: 10.1007/s10643-014-0632-y

2013

• Lovell, M. A., & Phillips, L. M. (2013). Exposing technomyths: Getting technical about technology and teaching. Education Canada, 52(4).
• Phillips, L. M. (2013). Success is knowing about before doing discourse research. Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, 1(1), 37-39.
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., Hayward, D. V., & Lovell, M. A. (2013). Mothers' measured reading and their preschool children's language and reading proficiency. Literacy Information and Computer Education, 2(2).

2012

• Braga, J., Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P. (2012). Visualizations and visualization in science education. In S. P. Norris (Ed.), Reading for evidence and interpreting visualizations in mathematics and science education (pp. 123-146). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  
• Hayward, D. V., & Phillips, L. M. (2012). The relationship between spelling and reading ability. In Encyclopedia of language and literacy development (pp. 1-7). Ondon, ON: Western University.
• Mcnab, J., Phillips, L. M., & Norris, S. P. (2012). Visualizations and visualization in mathematics education. In S. P. Norris (Ed.), Reading for evidence and interpreting visualizations in mathematics and science education (pp. 103-122). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
  
• Norris, S. P. & Phillips, L. M. (2012). Reading science: How a naive view hinders so much else. In A. Zohar & J. Dori (Eds.), Metacognition in science education: Trends in current research. Berkeley, CA: Springer.
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., Hayward, D. V., & Vavra, K. L. (2012). Reading comprehension instruction. Encyclopedia of language and literacy development (pp. 1-12). London, ON: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network. http://www.literacyencyclopedia.ca/topic.php?topId=232
• Riveros, A., Norris, S. P., Hayward, D. V., & Phillips, L. M. (2012). Dispositions and the quality of learning. In J. R. Kirby & M. J. Lawson (Eds.), The quality of learning (pp. 32-50). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

2011:

• Lei, Y., Yacoubian, H., Joo Hur, S., Freed, C., Norris, S. P., & Phillips, L. M. (2011). Fostering scientific vocabulary learning: A close look at science trade books in K-6 classrooms. Alberta Science Education Journal, 41(1), 31-37.
• Phillips, L. M. (2011). The making of literate families: Considerations of context and misconception. In D. Aram, & O. Korat (Eds.), Literacy development and enhancement across orthographies and cultures (pp. 123-135). New York: Springer.
• Phillips, L. M., Hayward, D. V., & Norris, S. P. (2011). Persistent reading disabilities: Challenging six erroneous beliefs. In A. McGill-Franzen & R. Allington (Eds.), Handbook of reading disability research (pp. 110-119). New York: Routledge.
  
• Vavra, K. L., Janjic-Watrich, V., Loerke, K., Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Macnab, J. (2011). Visualization in science education. Alberta Science Education Journal, 41(1), 22-30.
  
• Yacoubian, H., Joo Hur, S., Lei, Y., Freed, C., Phillips, L. M., & Norris, S. P. (2011). Teaching scientific inquiry using science trade books. Alberta Science Education Journal, 41(1), 16-21.

2010:

• Lovell, M. A., & Phillips, L. M. (2009/2010). Commercial software programs approved for teaching reading and writing in the primary grades: Another sobering reality. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(2), 197-216.
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Macnab, J. S. (2010). Visualization in mathematics, reading and science education. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.
• Volden, J., & Phillips, L. M. (2010). Measuring pragmatic language in speakers with autism spectrum disorder: Comparing the Children's Communication Checklist-2 and the Test of Pragmatic Language. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19, 204-212.
  

2009:

• Hayward, D. V. & Phillips, L. M. (2009). Considering research quality and applicability through the eyes of stakeholders. In M. C. Shelley II, L. D. Yore, & B. Hand (Eds.), Quality research in literacy and science education: International perspectives and gold standards (pp. 139-148). Berkeley, CA: Springer.
  
• Lupart, J. L., McKeough, A., Porath, M., Phillips, L. M., & Timmons, V. (2009). The challenges of student diversity in Canadian schools. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside.
• Norris, S. P. & Phillips, L. M. (2009). Scientific literacy. In D. R. Olson & N. Torrance (Eds.), Handbook of research on literacy (pp. 271-285). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  
• Norris, S. P., Falk, H., Federico-Agraso, M., Jiménez-Aleixandres, M. P., Phillips, L. M., & Yarden, A. (2009). Reading science texts - Epistemology, Inquiry, Authenticity - A rejoinder to Jonathon Osborne. Research in Science Education, 39(3), 405-510.
• Norris, S. P. & Phillips, L. M. (2009). Taking seriously reading of science. In W. M. Roth & K. Tobin (Eds.), The world of science  education (pp. 273-292). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense.
  
• Norris, S. P., Phillips, L. M., & Macnab, J. S. (2009). The gold standard and knowing what to do. In M. C. Shelley II, L. D. Yore, & B. Hand (Eds.), Quality research in literacy and science education: International perspectives and gold standards (pp. 603-620). Berkeley, CA: Springer.
• Phillips, L. M., & Lei, Y. (2009). Adult basic education reading strategies revisited: Descriptive and inferential statistics. Literacies, 10, 44-47.
• Phillips, L. M. & Norris, S. P. (2009). Bridging the gap between the language of science and the language of school science through the use of adapted primary literature. Research in Science Education, 39(3), 313-319.
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., Smith, M. L., Buker, J., & Kasper C. (2009). Assessment techniques corresponding to scientific texts in commercial reading programs: Do they promote scientific literacy? Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 55(4), 435-452.
• Yarden, A., Falk, H., Federico-Agraso, M., Jiménez-Aleixandres, M. P., Norris, S. P., Phillips, L. M. (2009). Supporting teaching and learning using authentic scientific texts: A rejoinder to Danielle J. Ford. Research in Science Education, 39(3), 391-395.
  

2008:

• Hayward, D. V., Stewart, G. E., Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Lovell, M. A. (2008). Language, phonological awareness, and reading test directory. London, ON: Canadian Centre for Research on Literacy and Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network. See the Test Directory here.
  
• Lebel, C., Walker, L., Leemans, A., Phillips, L. M., & Beaulieu, C. (2008). Microstructural maturation of the brain from childhood to adulthood.
  NeuroImage, 40(3), 1044-1055.
• Norris, S. P. & Phillips, L. M. (2008). Reading as inquiry. In R. Duschl & R. Grandy (Eds.), Teaching scientific inquiry: Recommendations for research and implementation (pp. 233-262). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense.
  
• Norris, S. P., Phillips, L. M., & Osborne, J. F. (2008). Scientific inquiry: The place of interpretation and argumentation. In J. Luft, R. L. Bell, & J. Gess-Newsome (Eds.), Science as inquiry in the secondary setting (pp. 87-98). Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.
• Norris, S. P., Phillips, L. M., Smith, M. L., Guilbert, S. M., Stange, D. M., Baker, J. J., Weber, A. C. (2008). Learning to read scientific text: Do elementary school commercial reading programs help? Science Education, 92(5), 765-798.
• Phillips, L. M. (Ed.) (2008). Handbook of language and literacy development: A roadmap from 0 to 60 months. London, ON: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
• Phillips, L. M. & Blackmore, K. L. (2008). The directory of Canadian adult literacy research in English (8th ed.). Ottawa, ON: National Office of Learning and Literacy (NOLL).
  
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Anderson, J. (2008). Unlocking the door: Is parents' reading to children the key to early literacy development? Canadian Psychology, 49(2), 82-88.
  
• Phillips, L. M. & Vavra, K. L. (2008). Case study: Language or literacy? Stories of second language learners in Adult Basic Education.  Literacies, 9, 45-48.
• Phillips, L. M. & Vavra, K. L. (2008). Participatory action research: A way to increase personal agency. Literacies, 8, 45-48.
  

2007:

• Lebel, C., Walker, L., Leemans, A., Phillips, L. M., & Beaulieu, C. (2007). DTI demonstrates non-linear white matter tract development from childhood to adulthood. Abstracts of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (p. 666). Bestheda, MD: National Library of Medicine.
• Norris, S. P., Leighton, J. P., & Phillips, L. M. (2007). What is at stake in knowing the  content and capabilities of children's minds? A case for basing high stakes testson cognitive models. In R. Current (Ed.), Philosophy of education: An anthology (pp. 477-490). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. (Reprinted from Theory and Research in Education, 2004, 2(3), 283-308.
  
• Norris, S. P., Mcnab, J. S., & Phillips, L. M. (2007). Cognitive modeling of performance on diagnostic achievement tests: A philosophical analysis and justification. In J. P. Leighton & M J. Gierl (Eds.), Cognitive diagnostic assessment: Theories and applications (pp. 61-84). New York: Cambridge University Press.
  
• Phillips, L. M. (2007). Family literay's powerful two-punch. Literacy at Work, 49,
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• Phillips, L. M. (2007) Critical discourse analysis: An example of the good mother in literacy-advice texts. Literacies, 7, 44-47.
  
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Steffler, D. J. (2007). Potential risks to reading posed by high-dose phonics. Journal of Applied Research on Learning, 1(1), 1-18.
• Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., & Vavra, K. L. (2007). Reading comprehension instruction. In J. R. Kirby (Ed.), The encyclopedia of language and literacy development (pp. 1-18) (http://www.cllrnet.ca/). London, ON: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
  
• Sample Gosse, H. L. & Phillips, L. M. (2007). No gain in blame: Fostering collaborations between home and school. In Y. Goodman & P. Martens (Eds.), Critical issues in early literacy: Research and pedagogy (pp. 191-201). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

2006:

• Beaulieu, C., Plewes, C., Snook, L., Roy, D., Concha, L., & Phillips, L. M. (2006). Reading ability correlates with white matter anisotropy in elementary school children. Abstracts of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (p. 739). Bestheda, MD: National Library for Medicine.
  
• McKeough, A., Phillips, L. M., Timmons, V., & Lupart, J. (Eds.) (2006). Understanding literacy development: A global view. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Phillips, L. M., Hayden, R., & Norris, S. P. (2006). Family literacy matters: A longitudinal parent-child literacy intervention study. Calgary, AB: Temeron/Detselig.
• Phillips, L. M. & Beaulieu C. (2006). International reports on literacy research. Reading Research Quarterly, 41(2), 268-272.
• Sample Gosse, H. L. & Phillips, L. M. (2006). Family literacy in Canada: Foundation to a literate society. In A. McKeough, L. M. Phillips, V. Timmons, & J. Lupart Eds.), Understanding literacy development: A global view (pp. 113-135). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Smith, M. L., Phillips, L. M., Norris, S. P., Guilbert, S. L., & Stange, D. L. (2006). Scientific literacy and commercial reading programs: An analysis of text and instructional guidance. In J. V. Hoffman, D. L. Schallert, C. M. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, & B. Maloch (Eds.), 55th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 293-308). Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.

2005:

• Beaulieu, C., Plewes, C., Paulson, L. A., Roy, D., Snook, L., Concha, L., & Phillips, L. M. (2005). Imaging brain connectivity in children with diverse reading ability. NeuroImage, 25(4), 1266-1271.
  
• Norris, S. P., Guilbert, S. M., Smith, M. L., Hakimelahi, S., & Phillips, L. M. (2005). A theoretical framework for narrative explanation in science. Science Education, 89(4), 535-563.
  
• Phillips, L. M. (2005). Canadian report on literacy research. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(1), 115-117.
  
• Phillips, L. M., Smith, M. M., & Norris, S. P. (2005). Commercial reading programs: What's replacing narrative? In B. Maloch, J. V. Hoffman, D. L. Shallert, C. M. Fairbanks, & J. Worthy (Eds.), 54th Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp. 286-300). Oak Creek, WI: National Reading Conference.
  
• Snook, L., Paulson, L., Roy, D., Phillips, L. M., & Beaulieu, C. (2005). Diffusion tensor imaging of neurodevelopment in children and young adults. NeuroImage, 26(4), 1164-1173.

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