Curriculum & Instruction, Literacy Education

Education: Interdisciplinary Ph.D.[Psycholinguistics & Reading], Ohio University, 1987; M.A. Applied Linguistics, Ohio University, 1984.

Research Interests: Acquisition of language and literacy by first and second language learners, with particular emphasis on students who can read but have difficulty understanding what they read; literacy assessment & instruction; teacher professional development.

Office: N131 Lagomarcino Hall
Phone: 515-294-9138
Fax: (515) 294-6206
Email: kouiderm@iastate.edu

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Highlighted Publications

• Mokhtari, K., & Sheorey, R. (2008). Reading Strategies of First and Second Language Learners: See How They Read. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers. http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/mokhtari.shtml

• Mokhtari, K., Reichard, C, & Gardner, A. (2009). The Impact of Internet Use and TV Watching on the Reading Habits of College Students. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 52 (7).

• Therrien, W.J., Hughes, C., Kapelski, C., & Mokhtari, K. (2009). Effectiveness of a Test Taking Strategy on Students' with Learning Disabilities Achievement on Essay Tests. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42 (1), 14-23.

• Edwards, P.A., Turner, J.D., & Mokhtari, K. (2008). Balancing the Assessment of Learning and for Learning in Support of Student Literacy Achievement. The Reading Teacher, 61(8), 682-684.

• Mokhtari, K., Kymes, A., & Edwards, P. (2008). Assessing the New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension: An Informative Interview With W. Ian O'Byrne, Lisa Zawilinski, J. Greg McVerry, and Donald J. Leu at the University of Connecticut. The Reading Teacher, 62(4), 354-357.

• Berger, A., Mokhtari, K., & Scharer, P. (2007). Developing and teaching a basic phonics course for in-service teachers. The Reading Professor, 39 (1), 38-44.

• Mokhtari, K., Rosemary, C., & Edwards, P. (2007). Making Instructional Decisions Based on Data: What, How, and Why. The Reading Teacher, 64 (4), 354-359.

• Mokhtari, K. & Thompson, B. (2006). How problems of reading fluency and comprehension are related to difficulties in syntactic awareness skills among fifth graders’. Reading Research & Instruction, 46 (1), 73-96.

• Walker, B., Mokhtari, K., & Sargent, S. (2006). Reading fluency: More than speed and accuracy. In Rasinski, T., Blachowicz, C., & Lems, K. (Eds). Perspectives on Fluency: From Theory to Practice. Guilford Press.

• Mokhtari, K., Yellin, D., Yellin, P., & Holley, A. (2006). How integrated language arts and science instruction can promote fifth-grade students' engagement in reading, writing, and learning. Journal of Content Area Reading, 5 (1), 29-66.

• Mokhtari, K., & Sheorey, R. (2006). On balanced reading instruction: An interview with Jack Cassidy. Balanced Reading Instruction, 13, 1-12.

Professional Experience

Courses Taught

CI 378, CI 554

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