Christina Passos DeNicolo (ar7011)
University information
Title: Associate Professor
Unit: Teacher Education
Department: College of Education
Contact information
College of Education
Phone:
313-577-2476
Degrees and Certifications:
- Ph.D, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO; Social, Multicultural and Bilingual Foundations of Education
- M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Elementary Education
- B.A., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; Communication, Spanish
Responsibilities:
Christina DeNicolo is an Associate Professor in the Division of Teacher Education. She teaches the courses required for endorsements in English as a second language and world language education, as well as foundations of education.
Fax:
313-577-4091
Title:
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Office Hours:
Office Hours: Tuesday: 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., Wednesday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment
Office Location:
291 Education
Area of Expertise:
Two-way Immersion, Language Arts, Children's Literature
Research Interests:
A primary aim of her research is to examine the ways instructional methods and pedagogical tools such as children's literature support students' literacy and language development.
Publications:
- Critical encounters: Negotiating textual connections and cross-cultural understandings in literature discussion
*DeNicolo, C.P.* & Brochin, C. 2016 Association of Mexican American Educators Journal 10 - “School within a school”: Examining implementation barriers in a Spanish/English transitional bilingual education program
*DeNicolo, C.P.* 2016 Bilingual Research Journal 39 - Exploring instructional practices in a Spanish/English bilingual classroom through sitios y lenguas and testimonio
Romero, G., *DeNicolo, C.P.*, Fradkin, C 2016 The Urban Review 48 - Testimoniando in Nepantla: Using Testimonio as a Pedagogical Tool for Exploring Embodied Literacies and Bilingualism
*DeNicolo, C.P.* & González, M. 2015 Journal of Language and Literacy Education 11 - Teaching through Testimonio: Bringing linguistic and cultural wealth into a bilingual classroom
*DeNicolo, C.P.*, González, M., Morales, S., & Romaní, L. 2015 Journal of Latinos and Education 14 - Examining policies and practices: Two districts' responses to federal reforms and their use of language arts assessments with emergent bilinguals (K-3)
*DeNicolo, C.P.*, & García, G.E. 2014 63rd Yearbook of the Literacy Research Association 63 - “¡Fantástico!’ Valuing student knowledge through the morning message
*DeNicolo, C.P. * 2014 The Reading Teacher 68 - Embracing the complexity of language: Bringing all forms of knowledge into the language arts through Latino Children’s literature
*DeNicolo, C.P. * 2016 Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children: Their words, their worlds
