{"id":405,"date":"2009-05-12T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T18:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umaine.edu\/edhd\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:51:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:51:26","slug":"dee-nichols","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/facultystaff\/dee-nichols\/","title":{"rendered":"William Dee Nichols"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/03\/0813125686-335x500-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dee Nichols\" class=\"wp-image-7663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/03\/0813125686-335x500-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/03\/0813125686-335x500-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2015\/03\/0813125686-335x500-188x280.jpg 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207.581.3117<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9\"]{display:block;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<span class=\"kt-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading405_9dcb8f-d9\">315 Shibles Hall<br>University of Maine<br>Orono, Maine 04469-5766<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bio:<\/strong> William Dee Nichols is director of the School of Learning and Teaching in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, where he also serves as professor of literacy education. He is a former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at UMaine. Previously, Dr. Nichols served as director of the School of Teaching and Learning at Western Carolina University and chair of the Special Interest Group of Balanced Literacy for the International Reading Association. Dr. Nichols also has been a faculty member at Cumberland College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Virginia Tech University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of literacy development, literacy teaching methods and strategies, reading diagnosis, and young adult literature. His research interests include fluency development, vocabulary instruction, and reading comprehension with particular interest in professional development in these areas. He is also interested in the early stages of reading development and helping all learners develop a solid foundation in literacy. Dr. Nichols received the outstanding alumni award from the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&amp;M University in 2013. He was awarded the Dean\u2019s Research and Creative Achievement Award by UMaine\u2019s College of Education and Human Development for the 2016-17 school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><br>Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction w\/ emphasis in Literacy, 1995, Texas A&amp;M University<br>M.A.Ed. Elementary Education w\/ certification in Literacy, 1991, Appalachian State University<br>B.S. Middle School Education w\/ concentrations in Science and Language Arts, 1988, Appalachian State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses taught at UMaine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Undergraduate<\/em><br>EHD 101 The Art and Science of Teaching<br>ERL 319: Teaching Reading and Language Arts Preschool to Grade 3<br>ERL 320: Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Grades 4-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Graduate<\/em><br>ERL 537: Literacy Across the Curriculum<br>ERL 601: Graduate Seminar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Refereed Journals<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nichols, W. D., Kellogg, R., Rupley, W. H., Rasinski, T. R., Paige, D. (Accepted 4-12-18). Why Poetry for Reading Instruction? Because We Can!, The Reading Teacher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paige, D. D., Smith, G. S., Rupley, W. H., Nichols, W. D., Rasinski, T. R., Magpuri-Lavell, T. (2018). A PATH analytic model linking the impact of foundational skills to third-grade state reading achievement, The Journal of Educational Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henderson, D. C., Rupley, W. H., Nichols, J. A., Nichols, W. D., Rasinski, T. V. (2017). Triangulating teacher perception, classroom observations, and student work to evaluate secondary writing programs. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading &amp; Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DOI:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.1080\/10573569.2017.1344941<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paige, D., Rupley, W. H., Smith, G., Rasinski, T.R., Nichols, W. D., Magpuri-Lavell, T. (2017). Is prosodic reading a strategy for comprehension? <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journal for Educational Research Online, 9(2)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 245-275.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rasinski, T. R., Paige, D., Rains, C., Stewart, F., Julovich, B., Prenkert, D., Rupley, W. H., &amp; Nichols, W. D. (2017). Effects of intensive fluency instruction on the reading proficiency of third-grade struggling readers. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading &amp; Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DOI: 10.1080\/10573569.2016.1250144<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brabham, B. C., Rupley, W. H., Nichols, J. A., Paige, D., Nichols, W. D., Rasinski, T. R. (2016) Teachers\u2019 Perceptions and Implementation of Professional Development in Writing Instruction. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journal of Studies in Education, 6<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(3) 32-61<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">doi:10.5296\/jse.v6i3.9620<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">James, M.C., Nichols, J.A., Nichols, W.D., Rupley, W.H., Franks, A., Raskinski, T.V., &amp; Paige, D.D. (2016). Tracking Exposed: The potential for undermining urban high school students\u2019 academic success through course placement practices.&nbsp; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IOSR Journal of Research &amp; Method in Education<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(3), 173-180. DOI: 10.9790\/7388-060304173180 &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keil, M. J., Rupley, W. H., Nichols, J. A., Nichols, W. D., Paige, D., Rasinski, T. R. (2016). Teachers\u2019 perceptions of engagement and effectiveness of school community partnerships: NASA\u2019s online STEM professional development. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Journal of Studies in Education, 6<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(2) 1-23.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phillips, D., Nichols, W.D, Rupley, W., Page, D., Rasinski, T. (2016). Efficacy of professional development: Extended use of focused coaching on guided reading instruction for teachers of grades one, two, and three. I<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nternational Research in Higher Education, 1<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(2) 12-24.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rasinski, T., Chang, S., Edmondson, E., Nageldinger, J., Nigh, J., Remark, L., Srsen, K., Walsh-Moorman, E., Yildirim, K., Nichols, W., Page, D., &amp; Rupley, W. (2016). Reading fluency and college readiness. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 60<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(4) 453-460<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doi: 10.1002\/jaal.559 <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rasinski, T. R., Rupley, W. H., Paige, D.D., Nichols, W. D. (2016). Alternative text types to improve fluency for competent to struggling readers. International Journal of Instruction 9 (1), e-ISSN: 1308-1470 \u25cf www.e-iji.net p-ISSN: 1694-609X<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mraz, M., Nichols, W. D., Caldwell, S., Beisley, R., Sargent, S. E., &amp; Rupley, W.H. (2013). Improving oral reading fluency through readers\u2019 theatre. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading Horizons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">52<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (2) 163-179.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rupley, W. H., Nichols, W. D., Mraz, M.A., &amp; Blair, T. R. (2012). Building conceptual understanding through vocabulary instruction. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reading Horizons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">51<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (4) 299-321.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Books<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rasinski, T.R., Rupley, W. H., Nichols, W. D.&nbsp; (2012).&nbsp; <i>Phonics and Fluency Practice With Poetry:&nbsp; Lessons That Tap the Power of Rhyming Verse to Improve Students\u2019 Word Recognition, Automaticity, and Prosody; and Help Them Become Successful Reader<\/i>s.&nbsp; New York:&nbsp; Scholastic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Refereed Yearbook chapters<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nichols, W. D., Rickelman, R., Young, C. A., &amp; Rupley, W. H. (2008). Understanding and applying reading instructional strategies: Implications for professional development in the middle schools.&nbsp; In M. Foote, F. Falk-Ross, S. Szabo, &amp; M. B. Sampson (Eds.), <em>Navigating the Literacy Waters: Research, Praxis, &amp; Advocacy <\/em>(220-236). College Reading Association Yearbook, Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rupley, W., Willson, V., Mergen, S., Rodriguez, M., Nichols, W., &amp; Logan, J. (1999).&nbsp; Teachers use of informal assessment and students&#8217; reading performance. .&nbsp; In T. Shanahan and F. Rodriguez-Brown (Eds.)&nbsp; <em>National Reading Conference Yearbook 48<\/em>, (pp.201-208).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nichols, W., Rupley, W, &amp; Mergen, S. (1999). Improving elementary teachers ability to implement reading strategies in their teaching of science content. In E. Sturtevant, J. Dugan, P. Linder, &amp; W. Linek (Eds.), <em>Literacy and community<\/em> (188-213).&nbsp; College Reading Association, Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Book Chapters<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nichols, W. D., Mraz, M., &amp; Rupley, W. H. (In Press) Words everywhere: Vocabulary Instruction for Struggling Learners. (IRA, Book Chapter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rasinski, T., Nichols, W., &amp; Rupley, W. H. (In Press). Using Alternative Texts to develop Fluency for Struggling Readers.&nbsp; (IRA Book Chapter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nichols, W. D., Mraz, M., Caldwell, S., Beisley, R. (2012). Increasing Students\u2019 Oral Reading Fluency Through Readers\u2019 Theater (IRA Book Chapter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rasinski, T., Rupley, W., &amp; Nichols, W.D.&nbsp; (2010). Two essential ingredients: Phonics and fluency getting to know each other (reprint in). In R. M. Bean, N. Heisey, and C. M. Roller (Eds.) <em>Preparing Reading Professionals<\/em> (second edition) Newark: DE The International Reading Association.&nbsp; (This is a reprint of an article that was originally published in the 2009 <em>The Reading Teacher, 62(3), <\/em>257-260.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Nichols, W. D., Walker, B. J., &amp; McIntyre, B. (2009) Assessing adolescent literacy. In K. D. Wood &amp; W Blanton (Eds.), <em>Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: Research-based Practice<\/em>. 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