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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
 

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Moscow

Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844
Phone: (208) 885-6587
Email:teached@uidaho.edu

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College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3080
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College of Education
University of Idaho
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Coeur d' Alene, Idaho 83814-5497
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Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College of Education
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho 83844
Phone: (208) 885-6587
Email: teached@uidaho.edu

Deanna Gilmore

Deanna Gilmore, Ph.D.

Office: ED 506C
Phone: (208) 885-0629
Email: dgilmore@uidaho.edu
Mailing Address: College of Education, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
P.O. Box 443082
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3082

College of Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Affiliate Assistant Professor

Home Town: Moscow, Idaho
Campus Locations: Moscow
With UI Since 2007
  • Ph.D. in Literacy from Washington State University, 2001
  • M.A. in Education Administration, Western Washington University, 1982
  • B.A. in Elementary Education, Eastern Washington University, 1965
  • Special Certificate: K-12 Superintendent, K-8 Elementary Principal, Washington and Montana

Research/Focus Areas

  • Education for English Language Learners
  • Teaching EFL in Higher Education
  • Literature Circles with English Language Learners
  • Diverse Family Structure Children’s Literature

Biography

Dr. Gilmore taught K-12 students and was an elementary principal for 32 years before pursuing her doctorate in literacy education at Washington State University. Having taught Yupik and Inupiat Alaska Natives and Native Americans, Dr. Gilmore has a strong interest in helping diverse students find success in elementary and secondary classrooms.

Selected Publications

  • Shawer, S., Gilmore, D., and Banks, S. (2008). Student cognitive and affective development in the context of classroom level curriculum development. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8 (1), 1-28.
  • Gilmore, D. & Bell, K. (2006). We are family: Using diverse family structure literature with children. Reading Horizons Journal, 46 (3) 1-24.
  • Gilmore, D. & Day, D. (2004). Let’s Read, Write and Talk About it: Using literature circles with English learners. Chapter 12, in T.A. Young and N.L. Hadaway (Eds.), Supporting the Literacy Development of English Learners. Newark, DE: International Reading Association
  • Gilmore, D. (2003). Reading aloud in two home schools: A qualitative study. Home School Researcher, 1 (3) 11-20.

My Courses

  • ED 201:
    Diversity in Social/Cultural and School Contexts
  • EDCI 320:
    Foundations of Literacy
  • EDCI 463:
    Content Area Literacy
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