Professional Background
Assistant Professor of Language and Education
Educational Background
Ed.D. in Language & Literacy, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Ed.M. in Quantitative Methods in Developmental Research, Harvard Graduate School of Education
B.A. in English with Honors, Stanford University
Scholarly Interests
- Second Language Literacy Development
- Adolescent Literacy
- English-as-a-Second-Language Instruction in Middle and High Schools
- Reading Comprehension Difficulties in Adolescents
- Second Language Vocabulary and Morphology
- Content Area Learning for English-as-a-Second-Language Learners
Selected Publications
Selected Academic Journal Articles
Lesaux, N.K. & Kieffer, M.J. (in press). Exploring sources of reading comprehension difficulties among language minority learners and their classmates in early adolescence. American Educational Research Journal.
Kieffer, M.J., Lesaux, N.K., Rivera, M., & Francis, D.J. (2009). Accommodations for English language learners on large-scale assessments: A meta-analysis on effectiveness and validity. Review of Educational Research, 79, 1168-1201.
Kieffer, M.J. (2008). Catching up or falling behind? Initial English proficiency, concentrated poverty, and the reading growth of language minority learners in the United States. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 851-868.
Kieffer, M.J. & Lesaux, N.K. (2008). The role of derivational morphological awareness in the reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking English language learners. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 21, 783-804.
Selected Publications for Educators & Policy-makers
Kieffer, M.J. & Lesaux, N.K. (in press). Morphing into adolescents: Active word learning for English language learners and their classmates in middle school. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.
Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy. (2010). Time to act: An agenda for advancing adolescent literacy for college and career success. New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York. (Council coordinator & contributing author)
Kieffer, M.J. & Lesaux, N.K. (2007). Breaking words down to build meaning: Vocabulary, morphology, and reading comprehension in the urban classroom. The Reading Teacher, 61, 134-144. Reprinted in Graves, M. F. (ed.) (2009), Essential readings in vocabulary instruction. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Kieffer, M.J. & Lesaux, N.K. (in press). Morphing into adolescents: Active word learning for English language learners and their classmates in middle school. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy.
Carnegie Council on Advancing Adolescent Literacy. (2010). Time to act: An agenda for advancing adolescent literacy for college and career success. New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York. (Council coordinator & contributing author)
Kieffer, M.J. & Lesaux, N.K. (2007). Breaking words down to build meaning: Vocabulary, morphology, and reading comprehension in the urban classroom. The Reading Teacher, 61, 134-144. Reprinted in Graves, M. F. (ed.) (2009), Essential readings in vocabulary instruction. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Michael J. Kieffer
Assistant Professor of Language and Education
Phone: 212-678-3995
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Office Hours: Fall, 2009: Mondays 7-8; Wednesdays 5-7
Office Location: 313 Zankel, 212-678-3995