Tanya Wright

Tanya Wright

Affiliated Faculty: Read by Grade Three

 

Tanya Wright is a Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education. She is a former kindergarten teacher whose research and teaching focus on curriculum and instruction in language and literacy during the early childhood and elementary years. Her research examines instructional practices that promote oral language, vocabulary, and knowledge development for young children. Her work has been funded by the Spencer Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the CREATE for STEM Institute at MSU, and the Institute of Education Sciences. Wright is co-author of several books for teachers and parents including, “All About Words: Increasing Vocabulary in the Common Core Classroom PreK-2.” Her work has been published in journals such as American EducatorThe Elementary School JournalThe Journal of Literacy Research, The Reading TeacherReading and Writing, and Reading Research Quarterly.

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