Faculty Vita

Larry Mikulecky, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Other Administrative Responsibilities

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Mikulecky, L. (2001) “Education in the workplace, “ in Adult Literacy and Education in America, Kaestle, C., Campbell, A, Finn, J., Johnson, S. and Mikulecky, L. Washington, D.C., U. S.. Department of Education, pp. 109-146 and 191-224.

Mikulecky, L. (2000) What will be the demands of literacy in the workplace in the next millennium. Reading Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 378-84

Mikulecky, L. (2000) Taking multiple perspectives: A new way of examining literacy instruction. Journal of Literacy Research., vol 32, No. 2. pp. 297-301

Mikulecky, L & Kirkley, J. (1999). Literacy Instruction for the 21st Century Workplace, Peabody Journal of Education Vol 73, no. 4, pp. 290-316

Mikulecky, L. & Kirkley, J. (1998). Changing workplaces, changing classes: The new role of technology in workplace literacy. In Reinking, D, McKenna, M., Labbo, L. & Kieffer, R. (eds.) The handbook of literacy and technolgy: Tranformations in a post-typographic world. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ. pp. 303-320.

Mikulecky, L. (1998). Adjusting school writing curricula to reflect expanded workplace writing. In Garay, M. & Bernhardt, S. (eds.) Expanding literacies: English teaching and the new workplace. State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, pp. 201-224.

Mikulecky, L. (1998). Diversity, discussion and participation: Comparing web-based and campus-based adolescent literature courses. Journal of Adult and Adolescent Literacy, vol. 42, no. 2, 84-97.

Mikulecky, L. & Lloyd, P. (1997). Evaluation of workplace literacy programs: A profile of effective instructional practices. Journal of Literacy Research, vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 555-585.

Mikulecky, L., Lloyd, P., Siemantel P. & Masker, S. (1997). Transfer beyond workplace literacy classes: Twelve case studies and a model. Reading psychology, vol.18, no. 4. pp. 352-368.

Mikulecky, L. (1996) Real World Literacy Demands: How They've Changed and What Teachers Can Do. In Lapp, D., & Flood, J.(eds) Reading and Learning:Instructional Strategies. Prentice Hall: Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Mikulecky, L. (1996) Family literacy: Parent and child interactions. In L. A. Benjamin and J. Lord (eds.) Family Literacy: Directions in Research and Implications for Practice. Washington D.C. U. S. Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Mikulecky, L. (1995). "Workplace literacy programs: Organization and incentives," in Hirsch, D. & Wagner, D. (eds.) What Makes Workers Learn? The Role of Incentives in Adult Education and Training. Vol. 2 Literacy: Research, Policy & Practice. Hampton, Press: Creskill, NJ, pp. 129-149.

Mikulecky, L. (1994). Adult Numeracy Demands, Abilities, and Instruction. In Proceedings of the National Center on Adult Literacy/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference on Adult Mathematical Literacy. National Center on Adult Literacy: Philadelphia, PA.

Mikulecky, L. & Lloyd, P. (1993). Evaluation of Workplace Basic Skills Programmes. Stanmore, Australia: Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Action Coalition.

*Mikulecky, L. (1990) Stopping summer learning loss among at risk youth. Journal of Reading, Vol. 33, no. 7, 516 521.

Funded Projects

Developing Standards Based Curriculum Frameworks for K-12 Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies classes. Feb. 2001-Dec. 2002 $ 789,230 State of Indiana

Developing Core 40 Assessments for 15 courses identified as central to receiving a Core 40 approved diploma. Oct. 2000- Oct 2002 $ 640, 000 State of Indiana

Developing and Piloting Indiana Reading Assessments for K-2. $1, 300,000 for 1999-2001 and $ 246,430 for 2001-2002 State of Indiana.

Developing Voluntary Standards-Based Assessments for K-12 Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Classes. $ 810, 000 July 2001-September 2003. State of Indiana

Developing and Piloting Assessments and Curriculum Support Materials to Support Classroom Inc. Computer Simulations. $ 102, 828 Classroom Inc.

Co-Investigator: (With R. Farr & T.Duffy). Using Distance Education as a Means of Scaling-Up a Pilot Technology Program. Andrew Mellon Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation, 1999-2000

Co-Investigator: (With R. Farr & T.Duffy) An Analysis of Cognitive, Social, and Literacy Competencies: The Chelsea Bank Simulation. Andrew Mellon Foundation and Russell Sage Foundation, 1996-1998

Co- Investigator: A Review of Workplace Literacy Skills as the Relate to the Department of Labor O-Net Skills List, Performance Plus Consortium for the Department of Labor, 1995-1997

Evaluation of Parent/Child Interaction. National Center for Family Literacy, 1993-1994.

Workplace Literacy and its Impact on Productivity. A research grant from the National Center for Adult Literacy of the U.S. Department of Education, O.E.R.I. 1990-94.

Developing and Evaluation Model Workplace Literacy Traning Programs for Indiana State Employees. A research and development grant from the Indiana Office of Workplace Literacy, 1990-91.

Second Chance Basic Skills Education. U. S. Department of Labor, 1989.

Interactive Computer Programs to Help Students Transfer Basic Skills. Funded by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), l986 88.

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

International Reading Association

American Educational Research Association

National Reading Conference

Conference Presentations

Mikulecky, L. New Adult Literacy Populations and Demands. A paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Reading Association, May 3, 2001, New Orleans, LA.

Mikulecky, L. A History of Item Development for the National Adult Literacy Survey and the Young Adult Literacy Survey. A presentation to U. S. Department of Education representatives and researchers at the American Institute for Research, Washington, D.C. November 8-9, 2001.

Mikulecky, L. Developing and Teaching in Workplace Literacy Programs International Reading Association Convention May 3, 2000, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mikulecky, L. Scientifically-based adult literacy research. National Institute for Literacy Research Group, Harvard University, Nov. 2, 2000, Cambridge, MA.

Mikulecky, L. Adult Literacy Research, Practice, and Policy Issues, National Reading Conference, Dec. 1, 2000, Scottsdale AZ

Mikulecky, L. Literacy and the Internet: Challenges and Opportunities. International Reading Association Convention, San Diego, May 2, 1999.

Mikulecky, L. New Electronic Media Demands: What Are They and How Can Learners Get Ready. International Reading Association Convention, San Diego, May 5, 1999.

Mikulecky, L. An Examination of the National Equipped for the Future Literacy Framework. Literacy and Employability Conference, Indianapolis, IN., Sept. 10, 1999.

Mikulecky, L. Incorporating SCANS competencies and Cognitive Apprenticeship Features into Web-based Computer Simulations. Dartmouth College, N.H. , October 1, 1999.

Mikulecky, L. Analyzing Computer Simulations in Terms of Situated Cognition, Cognitive Apprenticeship, and SCANS Competencies. National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL, November 30, 1999

Mikulecky, L. Using distance education in the professional development of literacy educators. International Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL, May 4, 1998

Mikulecky, L. Diversity, discussion and participation in Internet-based literacy education courses. International Reading Association Conference, Orlando, FL, May 4, 1998

Mikulecky, L. A research overview of electronic literacy demands. Invited symposium, Northwestern University School of Education, Evanston, IL, November 9, 1998.

.Mikulecky, L. & Lloyd, P. A look at classroom activity in the collaborative use of workplace simulations: Problem solving and the use of the SCANS approach. AERA Conference, Chicago, IL, March 25, 1997.

Mikulecky, L. Developing instructional technology partnerships for adult literacy. International Reading Association Conference, Atlanta, GA. May 4, 1997.

Research Areas

Literacy (adult, workplace and family), electronic literacies, online education, assessment..

Service/Outreach Projects

Proposal Reviewer: U.S. Department of Education International Reading Association National Reading Conference Advisor to the National Institute for Literacy “Equipped for the Future” project Editorial Board and manuscript reviewer Journal of Literacy Reading Research Quarterly Reading On-Line Literacy and Numeracy Studies (Australian Journal)

Manuscript Reviewer: Journal of Reading Psychology Educational Policy Yearbook of the National Reading Conference

Advisory Board for: National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning National Adult Literacy and Leading Disabilities Center Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy National Institute for Literacy Research Group

Honors/Awards

Literacy Service Award of Colorado Council of the International Reading Association 1992

Award for Encouraging Literacy Development, Laubach of Canada 1990 Distinguished Service Award Industrial Tutoring Project