powered by efolio (Boston University School of Education) Julie Coppola Position: Assistant Professor of Education Department: Language, Literacy, Counseling and Development Program: Bilingual Education, Teacher of English Language Learners (Licensure), Modern Foreign Language, Language Education (Ed.D) Educational History Ed.D. Boston University M.S. Georgetown University B.A. University of Massachusetts Contact Information Phone: 617-353-3260 E-mail: jcoppola@bu.edu Profile Julie Coppola is Assistant Professor of Education at Boston University where she teaches courses in first and second language and literacy development, and coordinates the teacher education programs in bilingual education and teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). Dr. Coppola researches literacy teaching and learning in urban low-income settings with a particular focus on English Language Learners (ELLs). She has conducted extensive site-based professional development programs in language and literacy instruction for communities with large numbers of ELLs, and she has served as a consultant in the development of English proficiency assessments in several states. Dr. Coppola has presented her research on training teachers for linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms and on second language literacy development at state and national conferences. Her work on collaborations between ESL and general education classroom teachers and improving literacy instruction for ELLs has appeared in several book chapters and journal articles. She is past-president of the Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Educators, and she served on the International Reading Association’s Multilingual Classroom Committee. A former classroom teacher, ESL program director and director of a nationally recognized college awareness program for Latino students, Dr. Coppola currently serves as a member of the IRA’s Second Language Literacy and Learning Commission. Courses Taught  LS 560  Language and Language Acquisition  BI 535  Literacy Development for Bilingual Students: Instruction and Assessment  BI 620  Educational Issues in Bilingualism  BI 621  Bilingualism and Biliteracy Selected Publications Coppola, J. (2005). English language learners: Language and literacy development during the preschool years. Journal of the New England Reading Association, 41(2), 18-23. Coppola, J. (2005). Improving writing instruction for English language learners in elementary classrooms. Primer, 33(2), 29-31. Coppola, J., Dawson, C., McPhillips, S., George, J., & MacLean, D. (2005). In my country we don’t write our stories, we tell our stories: Writing with English language learners in the primary grades. In R. Indrisano & J. Paratore (Eds.), Learning to write, writing to learn: Theory and research in practice (pp. 40-56). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Coppola, J. & George, J. (in press). On the Go with Ann Morris: A nonfiction author study with English language learners. In C.B. Jenkins & D. White (Eds.), Finding a niche for nonfiction author studies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Coppola, J. (2003). English learners in all-English classrooms: Sharing the responsibility. In G. Garcia (Ed.), English learners: Reaching the highest level of English literacy (pp. 216-228). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Selected Presentations "Literacy strategies for English language learners: Promoting oral language and literacy development." District of Columbia Public Schools. Washington, D.C. "Literacy development in English language learners: Guiding principles and best practices." Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Annual Convention. Tampa, FL. "Improving writing instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse children: Lessons from the classroom." International Reading Association, Urban Diversity Commission Leadership Conference. Columbia, S.C. Selected Professional Memberships International Reading Association Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Teachers Massachusetts Reading Association Selected Awards/Honors/Special Recognition Commission on Second Language Literacy and Learning, International Reading Association National Reading Conference-Travel Grant Principal Investigator: TitleVII Bilingual Education Fellowship Program United States Department of Education, Title VII Fellowship, Doctoral Study, Boston University, Boston, MA Copyright 2005 Boston University School of Education