Daniel L. Pearce
Professor, College of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
ECDC 219 E
6300 Ocean Dr. Unit 5834
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5834
(361) 825-5881
dan.pearce@tamucc.edu
Daniel Pearce, Ph.D., is Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Before coming to TAMUCC in 1993, Dr. Pearce served on the faculties of Northeastern Illinois University, Montana State University-Billings, and Western Illinois University. His doctoral degree is from Michigan State University, and he received his master's degree from Wayne State University and his bachelor's degree from Albion College.
At TAMUCC Dr. Pearce teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in secondary reading, literacy research, and diagnosis and remediation. His scholarship focuses on reading comprehension and on the role of reading and writing in the learning of mathematics. He is also very interested in staff development projects and instructional change, having worked with several school districts in multi-year staff development projects.
Selected Publications
Bader, L.A., & Pearce, D. L. (2009). Bader reading and language inventory (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn &Bacon.
Grote, S. A., Pearce, D.L., & Marroquin, C. (2008). America Reads challenge: One school's answer. In J. Cassidy, A. Martinez, & C. Swift (Eds.), Support for Student Success: Center for Development, Evaluation, and Research Annual Yearbook. (pp. 48-64). Corpus Christi, TX: CEDER.
Pearce, D. L., Garrett, S. D., Grote-Garcia, S. A., & Martinez-Schaum, A. (2007). University-based reading clinics: Perceptions and practices. The Reading Professor, 29(2), 43-48.
Garrett, S.D., Pearce, D.L.,Salazar, L.A.P., & Pate, R.S. (2007). University reading clinics: Where are we now? In M.B. Sampson, P.E Liner, F. Falk-Ross, M.Foote, & S. Szabo (Eds.) Multiple literacies in the 21st century: The twenty-eighth yearbook of the College Reading Association (pp.198-212). Commerce, TX: College Reading Association
Pearce, D. L., & Reynolds, N. (2005). Vocabulary acquisition in mathematics. In J. Cassidy & C. Swift (Eds.), Developing vocabulary in children: CEDER yearbook 2002-2003 (pp. 49-63). Corpus Christi, TX: CEDER, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Pearce, D. L., & Reynolds, N. (2004). Recommended procedures for reading mathematics in current and past content/secondary reading textbooks. In J.A. F. Dugan, P.E. Linder, M.B. Sampson, B. Brancato, & L. Elgish-Piper (Eds.), Celebrating the power of literacy: 2004 College Reading Association yearbook (pp. 394-412). Commerce, TX: College Reading Association.
Recent Conference Presentations
University reading clinics: Past, present, and future. Meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November, 2007.
An examination of a university developmental reading program. Conference of the College Reading Association, Salt Lake City, UT, October, 2007.
Secondary reading: A historical overview. Conference of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada, May, 2007.
Reading clinics: A follow up study. Meeting of the College Reading Association Pittsburgh, PA, November, 2007.
Reading comprehension: A survey of professors' preferences. Conference of the International Reading Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2006.
The university reading clinic: Where are we today? Meeting of the College Reading Association, Savannah, GA, November, 2006.
Negotiating the way: Starting a new doctoral program in reading. Conference of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX, May, 2005.
Reading First: School and university collaboration. Conference of the Hispanic School Board Association. San Antonio, TX, March, 2005.
Other Current Professional Activities
Editorial Boards, The Reading Professor, Reading Research and Instruction
Co-Editor, PRTE Newsletter (Professors of Reading Teacher Educators, a special interest group of the International Reading Association)
Memberships in College Reading Association, International Reading Association, Professors of Reading Teacher Educators (a special interest group of IRA), Specialized Reading Professionals (a special interest group of IRA), Texas Reading Association, Corpus Christi Area Reading Association