Richard T. Vacca

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Richard T. Vacca
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Research Focus

• Richard T. Vacca is an emeritus professor at
  Kent State University. He is an author of Content
  Area Reading Literacy and Learning Across the
  Curriculum, now in its eighth edition, and
  Reading and Learning to Read, currently in its
  fifth edition. He is a past president of the
  International Reading Association, where he also
  served on its board of directors.

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Educational Background

• Ph.D. 1973 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
• - Reading Education
• M.A. 1970 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT
  ALBANY
• - English Education
• B.A. 1967 THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT
  ALBANY
• - English

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Professional Experience

• 2003-Present Professor Emeritus, Kent State
  University
• 1980 - 2003 Professor of Education, Kent
  State University
• 2000 - 2003 Program Coordinator, Curriculum
  and Instruction
• 1982 - 1988 Director, Reading and Writing
  Center, Kent State
• 1980 - 1988 Program Coordinator, Reading
  Language Arts, Kent State University
• 1976 - 1980 Associate Professor, Curriculum
  and Instruction
• 1973 - 1976 Assistant Professor, Northern
  Illinois University
• 1971 - 1973 Instructor, Syracuse University
• 1967 - 1970 English Teacher, Guilderland, New
  York The Oscar Causey Award for
  Contributions to Reading Research from the
  National Council of Teachers of English

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Author of

• Content area reading Literacy and learning
  across the curriculum (8th ed.).
• Reading and learning to read (6th ed.).
• Whole language in middle and secondary
  classrooms.
• Case Studies in Whole Language.
• Elements of literature, grades 9-12.
• Elements of language, grades 6-12. Word study in
  middle grades.

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Editorial Review Boards

• The Reading Teacher
• Journal of Reading
• Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
• Learning Disability Quarterly
• Reading Research and Instruction