Ramona T. Pittman · 2005-2007 Test Administrator, Neuhaus Education Center, Houston, TX. 2005-2006 Diagnosis and Remediation Clinician, Texas A&M University Reading Clinic, College

Ramona T. Pittman CURRICULUM VITA

Texas A&M University-San Antonio College of Education and Human Development

Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation

EDUCATION 2004-2007 Doctor of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Major: Curriculum and Instruction. Area of Emphasis: Reading and Language Arts Education.

1999-2000 Master of Education, William Carey University, Hattiesburg, MS. Major:

Elementary Education. 1995-1998 Bachelor of Science, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS.

Major: Elementary Education. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2014-Present Associate Professor, Reading and Language Arts, Department of Educator

and Leadership Preparation, Texas A&M University-San Antonio. 2011-2014 Assistant Professor, Reading and Language Arts, Department of

Curriculum and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio. 2007-2011 Assistant Professor, Reading and Language Arts, School of Teacher

Education, College of Education, Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, FL.

2007-2009 Research Faculty, Florida Center for Reading Research, Tallahassee, FL. 2005-2007 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX. 2005-2007 Test Administrator, Neuhaus Education Center, Houston, TX. 2005-2006 Diagnosis and Remediation Clinician, Texas A&M University Reading

Clinic, College Station, TX.

VITA for Ramona T. Pittman

2005-2006 Research Associate for What Works and Why project with the University of Illinois at Chicago. PI- Dr. James Pellegrino.

2004-2005 Title I Secondary Reading Teacher, 9th grade, Alief Independent School

District (Alief-Taylor High School), Houston, TX.

2001-2004 Reading and Language Arts Teacher, 8th grade, Aldine Independent School District (Thomas J. Stovall Middle School), Houston, TX.

2000-2001 Reading and Language Arts Teacher, 6th grade, Hattiesburg Public Schools

(W. H. Jones Elementary), Hattiesburg, MS.

1999-2000 Teacher, 5th grade, Marion County Public Schools (West Marion Elementary), Foxworth, MS.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS 2008-Present EC-12 Principal, Texas 2006-Present EC-12 Master Reading Teacher, Texas

2005-Present Distance Education Certification, Texas 2001-Present PK-12 Reading Specialist, Texas 2001-Present 1st-8th Self-Contained Teacher, Texas 2001-2003 Early Childhood Education, Texas 1998-Present K-8th Classroom Teacher, Mississippi 1998-Present K-12th Remedial Reading, Mississippi COURSES TAUGHT Graduate Texas A&M University-San Antonio EDRG 5310 Early Literacy Learning and Instruction (SAISD cohort section) EDRG 5320 Improving Reading in Secondary Schools EDRG 5325 Teaching Language Arts and Reading EDRG 5329 Foundations of Educational Research: Literacy (SAISD cohort section) EDRG 5348 Workshop in Teaching Language Arts EDRG 5350 Dyslexia and Reading Differences (online) EDRG 5355 Literacy Assessment and Intervention EDRG 5360 School Wide Literacy Leadership EDRG 5365 Action Research in Literacy (with a Graduate Research Project) EDRG 5372 Developmental Reading EDRG 5373 Improving Reading in Secondary Schools


Florida State University (Master’s/Doctoral Students) RED 5337 Reading in the Content Areas RED 5548 Correction of Reading Disabilities RED 5947 Seminar and Practicum in Reading and Language Arts Undergraduate Texas A&M University-San Antonio EDRG 3314 Foundations of Literacy Instruction (with Experiential Learning through

SA Reads tutoring program) EDRG 3315 Early Literacy Instruction (with Experiential Learning through SA Reads

tutoring program) EDRG 3355 Teaching Reading at the Secondary Level EDRG 3389 Reading at the Intermediate and Middle School Level EDRG 4330 Classroom Assessment and Remediation EDRG 4331 Reading Assessment and Intervention Florida State University RED 4310 Early Literacy Learning RED 4335 Content Area Reading RED 4510 Reading in the Elementary School RED 4941 Reading and ESOL Capstone Practicum LAE 4323 Teaching English in the Middle School LAE 4292 University Supervisor (English Education Majors) Texas A&M University (College Station) RDNG 411 Language and Reading TEFB 273 Teacher Education Field Base COURSES DEVELOPED EDRG 5329 Foundations of Educational Research: Literacy EDRG 5340 Adult Literacy EDRG 5345 Community and Family Literacies EDRG 5350 Dyslexia and Reading Differences EDRG 5365 Action Research in Literacy (with a Graduate Research Project) EDRG 5380 Internship in Literacy Leadership EDRG 5390 Literacy Study Abroad


SCHOLARLY OR CREATIVE SERVICES Refereed Journal Articles

Pittman, R. T. (2017). The case for implementing ELL teaching techniques with African American students. English in Texas. (in press).

Pittman, R. T., Piper, R. E., & Garfield. T. (2017). Providing Teacher Candidates Opportunities to Excel While Engaging Elementary Students in Literacy: A Partnership That Works. Journal of Effective Schools Project, 24, xx-xx (in press).

Dudley, K. L.*, Pittman, R.T., & Piper, R.E. (2017). Using authentic literature to enrich literacy experiences. Read: An online journal for literacy educators. (with A&M-SA student)

Cummings, A.E.*, Piper, R.E, & Pittman, R.T. (2017). The importance of preparing teachers to teach vocabulary to students in Prek – 12th Grade: The Whys and Hows. Read: An online journal for literacy educators. (with A&M-SA student)

Garfield, T. & Pittman, R. T. (2017). The impact of experiential learning in literacy and

teacher efficacy: A Study of SA Reads, The Texas Association for Literacy Education Yearbook: Literacy Alive and Well! Supporting Effective Literacy Instruction for All Learners, 4, 72-81.

Pittman, R. T. & McDonald. D. (2015). Transforming the literacy lives of postsecondary

students: A preliminary study of writing workshops at the university level. READ: A Journal for Literacy Educators, 1, 40-47.

Pittman, R. T. (2014). Using play to develop phonological awareness skills in young

children. Early Years, 35, 22-24.

Pittman, R. T., & Dorel, T. G. (2014). Experiential learning and literacy: Preservice teachers' perspectives. Journal of Literacy and Language Education, 10, 87-98.

Pittman, R. T., Joshi, R. M., & Carreker, S. (2014). Improving spelling ability among

speakers of African American English through explicit instruction. Journal of Literacy Research and Instruction, 53, 107-133.

Webb, L., Pittman, R. T., & Vera, D. (2014). "I thought I was ready": Reflections of pre-

service teachers after simSchool. EdTechnology Ideas, http://edtechnolo gyideas.co m/article-2-issue-4/.

Pittman, R. T. (2013). Ten essential literacy skills to develop in the early


years. Early Years, 35, 19-21.

Pittman, R. T. (2013). Diez habilidades de alfabetizacion esenciales para desarrollar en la infancia temprana. Early Years, 35, 22-24.

Pittman, R. T., Singleton, J., & Wilson, J. (2013). Does oral language production promote

written language production? An exploratory study of struggling adolescent writers. Southwest Teaching and Learning Journal, 3 (1), 50-62.

Horton-Ikard, R. & Pittman, R. T. (2010). Examining the writing behaviors of adolescent

AAE speakers: Suggestions for assessment and intervention. Special issue in Topics in Language Disorders, 30 (3), 189-204.

Pittman, R. T. (2007). Improving Spelling Ability Among Speakers of African American

Vernacular English: An Intervention Based on Phonological, Morphological, and Orthographic Principles. (Dissertation)

Manuscript in Review for Refereed Journals Piper, R. E., Vice, T. A., & Pittman, R.T. Using multicultural children’s literature to

address social issues: The power of interactive read aloud. Manuscripts in Progress for Refereed Journals (Tentative titles) Pittman, R. T., Garfield, T., & Piper, R. E. Increasing the Literacy Knowledge of Preservice

Teachers: Why Service Learning Matters. Pittman, R. T. & Garza, E. The importance of phonemic awareness instruction especially

for African American and Latino children. Book Chapters Sumrall, J. & Pittman, R. T. (2007). Building educational foundations through

technology: Addressing the achievement gap in education with the use of technology. In J. Jackson (Ed.), Strengthening the African American Educational Pipeline: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice. New York: SUNY Press.

Pittman, R. (2006). Hearing a different tune: Cultivating students’ learning through

music. In D. L. Smith & L. J. Smith (Eds.), Restructuring high schools: Searching for solutions (pp. 26-29). College Station, TX: Mid America

Training and Development.


Pittman, R. (2006). Teaching Writing Skills in English Language Arts. Accelerate Online Module. eEducation Group, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Technical Reports: Peer Reviewed-Non Refereed Piper, R. E., Pittman, R. T., Garfield, T., Wilson, J. C., & Jozwiak, M. (2017) Reading

Program graduate program review. Texas Education Agency. Research in Progress

Pittman, R. T., Piper, R., Kearney, S. (2016). The impact of graduate school on in-service

teachers’ knowledge and efficacy to teach reading. IRB approved.

Pittman, R. T. & Garfield, T.(2016). A comparison of preservice teachers’ knowledge and

in-service teachers’ knowledge on a survey of basic language constructs. IRB

approved

Pittman, R. T., Piper, R. & Garfield, T. (2016). Building Pre-service teachers’ knowledge

through community engagement. IRB approved

PRESENTATIONS

International, Refereed Pittman, R. T., Vice, T., & Piper, R. E. (2018, July). When Do I Have Time to Provide

Effective Feedback to Teachers?: Video-Coaching as a Change Agent for Literacy Coaches. Proposal submitted to the annual meeting of the International Literacy Association. Austin, TX.

Pittman, R. T., Piper, R. E., & Vice. T. (2018, July). Changing the Way We Educate African American Students: Why Culturally Relevant Literacy Practices Matter. Proposal submitted to the annual meeting of the International Literacy Association. Austin, TX.

Piper, R. E. & Pittman, R. T. (2018, January). The connection between service and

learning: Preparing teacher candidates for high quality literacy instruction. Paper to be presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI.

Pittman, R. T. & Dillard-Brooks, B. (2017, November). Structuring literacy for African

American students: What Teachers Need to know. Paper to be presented at the International Dyslexia Association. Atlanta, GA.


Webb, L. & Pittman, R. T. (2014, January). "I Thought I was Ready": Reflections of Pre-Service Teachers after simSchool. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, HI.

Pittman, R. T., Joshi, R. M., Binks-Cantrell-E. (2013, April). Making a Difference in Literacy: Improving the Encoding Abilities of Speakers of African American English. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association. San Antonio, TX. Webb, L., Vera, D., Pittman, R. T. (2013, March). "I Thought I was Ready": Reflections of Pre-Service Teachers after simSchool. Poster presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education (SITE). New Orleans, LA. Pittman, R. T., Webb, L., Wilson, J. C., (2012, November). I Can Write, But I Am NOT a Writer: Applying Instructional Strategies to Improve Students’ Written Expression. Paper presented to the International Dyslexia Association. Baltimore, MD. Wilson, J., Dorrycott, G., Pittman, R. T., Webb, C. L. (2012, April). “You Are Really Going

to Make Me Do this?”: Learning About Digital Literacies Through Digital Literacies. International Reading Association, Chicago, IL.

Pittman, R. T. & Dukes, C. (2011, November). Sooo Many Literacy Strategies: Which

Strategy to Use and When to Use it. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association. Chicago, IL.

Pittman, R. T., & Graham, L. (2010, November). Strategies for Young Reluctant Writers.

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association. Phoenix, AZ.

Pittman, R. T. (2009, November). An Examination of Fourth Grade Quality Writing

Scores Using the FCAT: Proficient vs. Non-Proficient Writers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association. Orlando, FL.

Pittman, R. T. & Horton-Ikard, R. (2009, June). Examining Oral Language Production

Versus Written Language Production Across Five Variables. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading. Boston, MA.

Pittman, R. T. (2008, November). Does Oral Language Production Promote Written

Language Production? A Study of Word Productivity, Expressed Idea, Syntactic Complexity, Lexical Diversity, and Spelling Accuracy in Adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association, Seattle, Washington.


Pittman, R. T. & Joshi, R. M. (2008, July). The Role Spelling Plays for Adolescent

Struggling Writers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Asheville, North Carolina.

Pittman, R. T. & Joshi, R. M. (2008, March). Improving Spelling Ability Among Speakers

of African American Vernacular English: An Intervention Based on Phonological, Morphological, and Orthographic Principles. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the British Dyslexia Association, Harrogate, England.

Pittman, R. T., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R. (2007, November). A Spelling

Intervention for African American Students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Dyslexia Association, Dallas, Texas.

Pittman, R. T., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R. (2007, July). Spelling, Writing, and

Dialect: A Strategy Intervention in Phonology, Morphology, and Orthography. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Prague, The Czech Republic.

Pittman, R. T., West, C., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R. (2006, November). Spelling,

Writing, and Dialect: Evidence of African American children. Paper presented at the International Dyslexia Association, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pittman, R. T., West, C., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R., & Graham, L. (2006, July).

African American Vernacular English: Patterns of rural and urban African American students in Texas. Paper presented at the Society of the Scientific Study of Reading, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Berry, J., Joshi, R. M., Graham, L., Binks, E., Boulware-Gooden, R., & Pittman, R. T. (2006,

May). Bilingual Educators and ESL Educators: Are We Comparing Apples to Oranges? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, Chicago, Illinois.

National, Refereed

Pittman, R. T. & Garza, E. (2016, October). Aiming for Perfection While Increasing the Literacy Needs of African American and Latino Students: Is it Possible? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Studies’ Critical Question in Education conference. (October 2016). Salt Lake City, UT.

Pittman, R. T. (2015). Exploring African American English and Standard American English: To Promote Academic and Reading Success. Paper accepted at the


annual meeting of the National Council on Educating Black Children,

Indianapolis, Indiana. Pittman, R. T. & Smith, M. (2015). Are educators addressing the literacy needs of African

American Children? Contrasting African American English and academic English. Paper presented at the Critical Questions in Education annual conference. San Diego, CA.

Wilson, J. C., Ferguson, J., Puente, K. & Pittman, R. T. (2013, April). "What did I do?: Looking at the role of one’s story and identity in higher education. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association annual meeting. (April 2013). San Francisco, CA. *Deleon, J., Pittman, R. T., *Antu, E. (2012, October). Do you hear that sound? Pick up the PHONE-mic awareness! Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA students) *Diaz-Corsino & Pittman, R. T. (2012, October). Making fun-ics phun: A look at engaging

phonics' instructional strategies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA student)

*Hall, V., *McCoy, L., & Pittman, R. T. (2012, October). Imaging Schema: Coloring in Comprehension. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA students). *Larson, J., *Torres, A., & Pittman, R. T. (2012, October). Making Fluency Fun for Elementary Students by Incorporating Engaging Activities into Reading Practice. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA students).

*Miller, J. & Pittman, R. T. (2012, October). Having Fun with Vocabulary: Teaching students to learn new words in exciting ways! Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA student).

Wilson, J. C., Pittman, R. T., Ferguson, J. M. (2011, November). “When I became African

and American, but not African American.” Accounts of Family History as a Lens for Self-Understanding. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Jacksonville, FL.


Pittman, R. T., Dukes, C., & Wilson, J. (2011, November). Widening the Circle: Including Content Area Teachers in the Literacy Discussion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Literacy Research Association. Jacksonville, FL.

Horton-Ikard, R., & Pittman, R. T. (2009). Profiling the Strengths and Weaknesses of

Struggling Adolescent Writers Who Use Non-Mainstream Dialect. Poster presented at the 2000 Symposium of Research in Child Language Disorders. Madison, WI.

Pittman, R. T., Joshi, R. M., & Boulware-Gooden, R. (2007, April). Spelling, Writing, and

Dialect: A Strategy Intervention in Phonology, Morphology, and Orthography. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Pittman, R. T., West, C., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R. (2006, April). Spelling,

Writing, and Dialect: Evidence of African American children. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

State and Regional, Refereed

*Mayces, A. M., *Puga-Aburto-M., *Chavarria, M. Y. & Pittman, R. T. (2018, February). Teachers’ Knowledge of Early Literacy Skills and Dyslexia. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Literacy Educators. West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX. (with A&M-SA Students)

*Guerrero, V., *Gallardo, P., *Votion, A. & Pittman, R. T. (2018, February). Parental

Involvement Matters: Increasing Parents’ Self-Efficacy to Increase Their Child’s Literacy Outcomes. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Literacy Educators. West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX. (with A&M-SA Students)

*Cisneros, G., *Zamora, V., Piper, R. E., Pittman, R. T. (2018, February). Using

Technology as a Source to Improve Literacy Knowledge and Performance. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Literacy Educators. West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX. (with A&M-SA Students)

Pittman, R. T. ,Garza, E., *Saatzer, S., & *Livingston, G. (2017, February). Effective

Literacy Instruction for African American and Latino Students: The Hows and Whys. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Literacy Education. Corpus Christi, TX. (with A&M-SA students)

Pittman, R. T. & Dorel, T. G. (2017, February). The impact of experiential learning in

literacy and teacher efficacy: A Study of SA Reads. Paper presented at the


annual meeting of the Texas Association of Literacy Education. Corpus Christi, TX.

Pittman, R. T. & Dorel, T. G. (2013, November). Experiential learning and literacy:

Preservice teachers' perspectives. Paper presented at The Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education (CREATE) annual conference, Austin, TX.

Pittman, R. T., Singleton. J., Wilson J. C. (2013, April). Does Oral Language Production Promote Written Language Production? An Exploratory Study of Adolescent Struggling Writers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference. San Antonio, TX. *Linquist, D., *Valentin, C., *Rodriguez, D., *Sanchez, J., & Pittman, R. T. (2012, April).

Differentiated Instruction as a Conceptual, Research Oriented, and Historical Paradigm that Improves Education for Students in the General Education Classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA students)

*Reimund, T., *Bull, W., & Pittman, R. T. (2012, April). Speeding Up Reading for Secondary Students: An Examination of Fluency Theory and Instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference. San Antonio, TX. (with A&M-SA students) Wilson, J. C. & Pittman, R. T. (2011, April). What’s all the hoopla?: Learning about Digital

Literacies through Digital Literacies. Paper presented at the Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference. San Antonio, TX.

Pittman, R. T. (2007, February). Reading Teachers’ Attitude about the Need for Content

Area Teachers to Teach Reading.. Paper presented at the Southwest Education Research Association: A Division of the American Education Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Pittman, R. T. (2007, February). Information Text in the Age of Information: Are

Teachers Really Preparing Elementary Students for the Future. Paper presented at the Southwest Education Research Association: A Division of the American Education Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Binks, E. S., Boulware-Gooden, R., Joshi, R. M., & Pittman, R. T. (2007, January). Boys in

crisis? A look at the gender gap, or lack thereof, in early reading achievement. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Educational Research Exchange, College Station, TX.


Pittman, R. T. (2006, February). Published Criticisms of NHSST. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Education Research Association: A Division of the American Education Research Association, Austin, TX.

Non-Refereed Presentations Pittman, R. T. (2009). Does Oral Language Production Promote Written Language

Production? A Study of Word Productivity, Expressed Ideas, Syntactic Complexity, Lexical Diversity, and Spelling Accuracy in Adolescents. Presented at the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Research Symposium, Tallahassee, FL in conjunction with Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation & Statistics (TIMES), Houston, TX.

Pittman, R. T., West, C., Joshi, R. M., Boulware-Gooden, R. (2006, April). Spelling, Writing, and Dialect: Evidence of African American children. Paper presented

at Student Research Week, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX. Pittman, R. T. (2006, January). Published Criticisms of NHSST. Paper presented at the

Educational Research Exchange, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Pittman, R. T. (2006, January). Spelling, Writing, and Dialect: Evidence from African

American Children. Paper presented at the Educational Research Exchange, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Pittman, R. T. (2005, September). Spelling and Dialect: A Preliminary Study of African

American Children. Paper presented at the Literacy Studies Group, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

Invited Presentations, Keynotes, Lectures Pittman, R. T. & *Mayces, A. (2017, September). Engaging Students at Various Levels of

Readiness Through Technology Integration. Innovation from Within Series. Texas A&M University-San Antonio. (With A&M-SA Student)

Pittman, R. T. (2017, September). Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Presented to the

Army’s Exceptional Family Members’ Program. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Doral, FL.

Pittman, R. T. (2017, September). Understanding Generations of Learners. Presented to

the Army’s Exceptional Family Members’ Program. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Doral, FL.


Pittman, R. T. (2017, September). Specific Learning Disabilities). Presented to the Army’s Exceptional Family Members’ Program. U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Doral, FL.

Love, S. J., Piper, R. E. & Pittman, R. T. (2017, August). Levering technology: Hybrid

course delivery. Invited presentation for the Army Community Service (ACS) Program Managers’ Training. Fort Sam Houston Joint Base, San Antonio, TX.

Pittman, R. T., Love, S. J., & Piper, R. E. (2017, January). Levering technology: Hybrid

course delivery. Invited presentation for the Army Community Service (ACS) Directors’ Training. Fort Sam Houston Joint Base, San Antonio, TX.

Martinez, P., Kearney, W. S., Piper, R., & Pittman, R. T. (2016, September). A&M-San

Antonio- Reading program overview with SAISD cohort. Chancellor’s Summit on Teaching. San Antonio, TX.

Pittman, R. T. & Garza, E. (2016). The importance of phonemic awareness instruction

especially for African American and Latino students. Invited presentation for the Neuhaus Literacy Summit at the Harris County Department of Education, Houston, TX.

Pittman, R. T., Toman, P., & *Mata, T. (2016). Experiential Learning and Literacy: A

Triangulation of Data to improve Preservice Teachers’ Knowledge and Students’ Outcomes in Literacy. Invited Presentation for the the Neuhaus Literacy Summit at the Harris County Department of Education, Houston, TX (with A&M-SA former student).

Pittman, R. T. & Dorel, T. (2014, October 17). Experiential learning and literacy:

Preservice teachers’ perspectives. Journal of Language and Literacy Education. [Audio Podcast highlighting the article]. Retrieved from http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/current-issue/.

Pittman, R. T. (2014, October). African American English and Literacy. Presented in Dr.

Jenny Wilson’s EDRG 5376 –Special Topics in Literacy graduate course. Pittman, R. T. (2014, September). Advocating for Related Services. Presented to the

Army’s Exceptional Family Members Program. Colorado Spring, CO. Pittman, R. T. (2014, September). Advocating for Transitional Services. Presented to be

presented to the Army’s Exceptional Family Members Program. Colorado Springs, CO.

Pittman, R. T. (2014, May). Understanding Special Education. Presented to the Army’s

Exceptional Family Member’s Program. San Antonio, TX.


Pittman, R. T. (2013, February). Leadership flows in both directions: Bridging the gap

between leaders and members. Presented at the annual Leadership Training Workshop. Alpha Tau Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Pittman, R. T. (2012, October). Educational Advocacy: A Student’s Right to Learn.

Presented to the Army’s Exceptional Family Members’ Program. Louisville, KY. Pittman, R. T. (2012, May). Educational Advocacy: A Student’s Right to Learn. Presented

to the Army’s Exceptional Family Members’ Program. Colorado Springs, CO. Workshop Presentation Pittman, R. T. (2017). Phonological and Grammatical Patterns of African American

English. Workshop presented to administrator at the Barksdale Reading Institute, Jackson, MS.

Pittman, R. T. (2016). Skills for Fluency. Workshop presented to administrators at the

Barksdale Reading Institute, Jackson, MS. Pittman, R. T. (2015). Exploring the Registers of African American English and Academic

Language to Promote Reading Success. Workshop presented to educators at Neuhaus Education Center.

Pittman, R. T. (2014). Exploring the Registers of African American English and Academic

Language to Promote Reading Success. Workshop presented to educators at Neuhaus Education Center.

Pittman, R. T. (2013). Spelling. Workshop presented to Houston Independent School

District for Neuhaus Education Center. Pittman, R. T. (2013). Word origins. Workshop presented to Houston Independent

School District for Neuhaus Education Center. Pittman, R. T. (2012). Fluency Instruction. Workshop presented to Houston

Independent School District teachers for Neuhaus Education Center. Pittman, R. T. (2012). Reading Assessment. Workshop presented to Houston

Independent School District teachers for Neuhaus Education Center. Pittman, R. T. (2008). RTI at the Elementary Level: Focus on Reading Interventions.

Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators (SSTAGE), Dublin, GA.


Pittman, R. T. (2008). RTI at the Secondary Level: Focus on Reading Interventions. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Student Support Team Association for Georgia Educators (SSTAGE), Dublin, GA.

Funded Grants Pittman, R. T. (2017). Increasing preservice teachers’ literacy knowledge through

experiential learning in the intermediate grades. COEHD Faculty Grant Program ($2,947.90).

Pittman, R. T. (2017). Implementing video coaching as an instructional model to

improve K-12 teaching. COEHD Faculty Grant Program ($3,000). Pittman, R. T. & Piper, R. E. (2017). Using Technology to Provide Immediate Feedback to Elementary Literacy Teachers. Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation Equity Budget Grant ($3,600). Co-Principal Investigators –Esparza Young, E., Garcia, N., Garfield, T., Gerzel Short, L., Guerra, M., Harris, S., Janysek, M., Jozwiak, M., Jurica, J., Kearney, W.S., Kim, Y.R., Kwon, E., Murakami, E., Piper, R. Pittman, R., Scott, L., Vera, D., Wilson, J., & Wu, H.P. (2017). Teacher Residency – Training and Preparation Partnership RFP #17-027(AT) Proposal as a sub-award of U.S. Department of Education Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant through the San Antonio Independent School District. ($802,600). Pittman, R. T. (January 2017). Hot Topics in Literacy Series. H-E-B Literacy Program Gift

Card Support($350). Pittman, R. T. (2012). Implementing Writer’s Workshops for Post-Secondary Students:

Moving Students beyond Basic Writing Skills. Funded by Texas A&M Univeristy- San Antonio. Total Award ($10,000).

Pittman, R. T. (2008). Does Oral Language Production Promote Written Language

Production? A Study of Word Productivity, Expressed Idea, Syntactic Complexity, Lexical Diversity, and Spelling Accuracy in Adolescents. Funded by Florida State University. Total Award ($16,000).

Pittman, R. T. & Hosp, J. (2008). Effectiveness Study of Read Naturally Software as a

Method for Increasing Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension in Third Grade Students (Pilot Study). Approved by Florida State University. ($10,000)

Pittman, R. T. (2007). Primary Sources and Collection Development Grant. Funded by

Florida State University Libraries ($1,500).


Pittman, R. T. (2001). Promoting Map Skills Across the Curriculum Funded by Mississippi Power ($2,000)

Pending Grant Pittman, R. T. (Principal Investigator) & Compean-Garcia, N. (2017). Pathways to

Success: An Audacious Approach to Professional Development for EL Teachers. Submitted to the Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition’s National Professional Development Program. ($2,497,472.60)

Non-funded Grants Pittman, R. T. & Dorel, T. G. (2013). The Impact of Experiential Learning in

Literacy and Teacher Efficacy: A Study of SA Reads. Texas A&M University-San Antonio: President’s Circle Grant. Total Award ($10,000).

Pittman, R. T. (2009). An Examination of Fourth Grade Quality Writing Scores Using the

FCAT: Proficient vs. Non-Proficient Writers. Grant proposal submitted to Florida State University Council on Research and Creativity, Committee on Faculty Research Support (COFRS) ($16,000).

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH ACTIVITIES (Organization Memberships) 2016-Present Member, International Literacy Association 2016-Present Member, Specialized Literacy Professionals 2014-Present Member, Alamo Literacy Council 2005-Present Member, International Dyslexia Association 2012-Present Member, Texas Association of Literacy Educators 2005-Present Member, American Education Research Association 2013-2015 Member, Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading 2005-2012 Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading 2004-2012 Member, International Reading Association 2005-2007 Member, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society 2005-2007 Member, American Association of University Women 2005-2007 Member, Higher Education Collaborative (TX) 2005-2007 Member, Southwest Educational Research Association 2005-2007 Charter Member, Brazos Valley Regional Group of Houston

Branch of International Dyslexia Association (Office: Membership Co-Chair)

2005-2007 Founding Member, SIG-QUAN (Special Interest Group for Quantitative Research), Texas A&M University


Interviews

2017 Interviewee for San Antonio Magazine on Reading and SA Reads

2017 Interviewee for Texas Public Radio, Proven Method To Teach Reading Could Turn Around Third Grade Reading Assessments by Louisa Jonas. Article can be found at: http://tpr.org/post/proven-method-teach-reading-could- turn-around-third-grade-reading-assessments

2007 Interviewees: Drs. Ramona T. Pittman and Joseph Torgesen, Adolescent Literacy for National Public Radio (NPR), Tallahassee regional area, FL.

Professional Development/Trainings (Participant) 2017 Texas Education Agency’s Supervisor’s Training 2017 UTSA’s 10th Annual African American Studies Symposium

(Intersectional Black Identities) 2016 Attended the Dyslexia Awareness Day (SB 866) at Texas State

University 2016 A&M University Two-Week Summer Faculty Professional

Development - Strategic Plan Updates -National Model of Student and Academic Success

-Jag Tracks - Experiential Learning -UPD and Campus Carry -Military Cultural Competence -E-portfolios -University College Services -Student Engagement and Success -Counseling and Wellness: Handling Difficult Situations

2016 Automatic and Accurate Decoding, Oral Language and Listening Comprehension, and Reading Routine (Neuhaus Education Center at Dallas ISD)

2016 Teaching Channel Webinar for Video Coaching 2013 The Future of Learning - McGraw Hill- Houston, TX 2013 Insight 360 Clickers-A&M-SA 2013 Instructional Coaching-Neuhaus Education Center, Houston, TX 2013 Reading Research and the Uncommon Core: A Blueprint for

Teaching and Teacher Education- P. David Pearson-Houston, TX 2012 NBC Learn-A&M-SA

http://tpr.org/post/proven-method-teach-reading-could-turn-around-third-grade-reading-assessments

http://tpr.org/post/proven-method-teach-reading-could-turn-around-third-grade-reading-assessments


2012 Digital Literacy- Neuhaus Education Center, Houston, TX 2011-2013 College and Career Readiness Faculty Collaborative (2011-Dallas,

2012-Austin, 2013-Houston)- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (formerly Higher Education Collaborative [HEC])

2012 Basic Parliamentary Procedure- presented by Jackie Gorman, San Antonio Growth on the Eastside (SAGE)

2012 Effective Communication-presented by SaWanna Cannon, Training Solutions

2012 E-online Clickers-A&M-SA 2012 Starboards-A&M-SA 2012 IRIS Center Training-Dallas, TX 2012 Harper’s Life Saving CPR Training-A&M-SA 2011 Institutional Effectiveness Training-A&M-SA 2009 IRIS Center Training-Tampa, FL 2009 English Grammar for Scientific Writers- Florida State University 2008 Read Naturally training- Florida Center for Reading Research 2008 SSSR Skill Development Workshop- Harvard University Graduate

School, Boston, MA Leadership Trainings 2012-2013 Scholar, Entrepreneurial and Professional Institute Connection (EPIC).

EPIC is dedicated to building a network of community leaders who will utilize their diverse talents, skills and unique perspectives to address community-wide challenges, identify viable alternatives, and help solve today’s and tomorrow’s problems facing a growing San Antonio, and surrounding communities.

2012 Participant, Jim Bearden’s Leadership is Winning Leadership Training

Program (Fall 2012). A&M-SA SERVICE Texas A&M University-San Antonio Program 2017 Editor, “The Literacy Connection” newsletter 2017 Program Recruitment for a cohort, LaVernia ISD 2017 Meet and Greet to Discuss Program, Stewart Elementary 2017 Implemented SAISD Cohort II with EDRG team 2017 Member, EDRG faculty search 2016 Implemented the SAISD EDRG cohort with PC and EDRG team 2016 Member, EDRG faculty search


2015 Course Development (see above) and Degree Plan changes (3 Tracks) 2014 Chair, EDRG faculty search Department 2017 Program Coordinator for the Reading Program 2015 Chair, Writing Subgroup Committee for Field-base 2013-2014 Chair, Search Committee for Reading faculty member 2012-2013 Program Coordinator, Early Childhood and Reading Programs

-attend program coordinators’ meetings -curriculum revisions (degree plans, courses, etc.)

-submit the schedule for all reading (EDRG) and early childhood (EDEC) courses

-complete Institutional Effectiveness Plans (IEP) and Institutional Effectiveness Review Plans (IER) for SACS-COC -submit book orders for Early Childhood and Reading

-adjunct recruitment -mentor reading lecturer and adjunct(s) -evaluate adjuncts

2011-2012 Undergraduate Program Coordinator for the Reading Program 2012 Committee Member, Bilingual Education Faculty Search

Committee 2011 Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Search Committee 2011-Present Curriculum Committee 2011-Present Hospitality Committee College 2016-Present Member, Tenure and Promotion Committee 2016-Present Member, Post Tenure Review Committee 2016-Present Member, COEHD Faculty Recognition Committee 2016-Present Member, COEHD Graduate Hooding Ceremony Committee 2014 Committee, College of Education and Human Development

Curriculum Committee 2014 Interviewer, Models for Success Initiative (MSI) 2014 Committee Member, Fit to Teach 2012-13 Committee Member, Models for Success Initiative (MSI) 2012-13 Member, Academic Council 2012 Interviewer, MSI program University 2017 Nominated by Dean to the Institutional Review Board 2017 Selected as the Co-Chair of the President’s Commission on Equity 2017 Selected as a member to the President’s Commission on Equity 2017 Faculty Mentor (Dr. Tasha Vice)


2016-Present Faculty Mentor (Dr. Rebekah Piper) 2016-Present Member, University Library Committee 2016-Present Member, Experiential Learning & Service-Learning Committee 2014-2015 Member, College Graduate Program Development Committee 2014-2015 Chair, Dean’s List Committee (Faculty Senate Subcommittee) 2014-2015 Member, University Curriculum Committee (Faculty Senate

Standing Committee) 2013-2015 Faculty Senator, Texas A&M University-San Antonio 2011-2012 Education Chair, Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference for

Curriculum and Kinesiology 2011-2014 International Committee 2013 Committee Member, Arts and Sciences Faculty Search Committee Community 2016-Present A&M-SA Member, SA Reads Literacy Academy Development Team

(SA Reads, Region 20, Southwest ISD, San Antonio ISD, Teach for America, and A&M-SA)

2016 Presented a personality workshop to undergraduates of UTSA (August)

2016 Deputized as a Deputy Register 2015-Present Board Member (elected), San Antonio Ivy Educational Foundation 2015-2016 Member, Nomination Committee, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Kappa

Alpha Sorority, Inc. 2014 Think Tank Collaboration with A&M-SA and SA Reads 2011-Present A&M-SA Coordinator of San Antonio Reads (SA READS)- assist

students in EDRG 3314/5 with volunteering with SA READS. SAReads (non-profit) is a campaign, coordinated by Literacy San Antonio, Inc., dedicated to making grade-level reading a reality for all students in Bexar County. The One-on-One Tutoring program takes a targeted approach to achieving grade-level reading, starting as early as Kindergarten. Tutors are trained and matched with two students. Every week the tutor works one-on -one with each student for 30 minutes, following a skill-building curriculum developed by reading specialists.

2014-2015 Co-chair, Connections Committee, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

2013 & 2014 Volunteer, Fisher House Foundation, Brooks Army Medical Center 2012-2014 Global Poverty Initiative- collect items for battered women’s

shelters (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.) 2012 Deputy Registrar -register voters in Bexar County at various

venues


2012-2013 Project Director, Voter Registration and Education Sub-committee, Connections Committee, Alpha Tau Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

2012 Radio Read (Radio Program) Florida State University 2008-2009 Professional Education Advisory Committee (PEAC) 2009-2010 Doctoral Studies Committee 2007- 2008 Mentor for a graduate student 2007 Reviewer, Just Read! Florida Reading Programs Grant Review,

FLDOE. 2007 Observer, Focus site visits to Reading First Schools, FLDOE.

Profession 2017 Reviewer, Teaching and Teacher Education 2017 Chapter Reviewer, Service-Learning Initiatives in Teacher

Education Programs 2017 Editorial Board, Texas Association of Literacy Educators (TALE)

Journal 2017 Discussant (Equitable Instruction across Content Areas), American

Education Research Association annual conference, San Antonio, TX

2016 Reviewer, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 2016 Program Evaluator, International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

program 2015-Present Editorial Board, READ: A Journal for Literacy Educators 2015 Reviewer, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 2014 Reviewer, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 2014 Program Evaluator, International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

program evaluator for universities and colleges seeking dyslexia certification

2013-2014 Editorial Board, Journal of Teaching Effectiveness & Student Achievement. 2013 Committee Member, PreK4SA Curriculum Selection Committee 2013-2015 Vice Chair, Early Childhood and Family Studies Program Advisory

Committee, St. Phillips College, San Antonio, TX. 2012 Proposal Reviewer, International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 2012 Proposal Reviewer, Southwest Teaching & Learning Conference 2011 Proposal Reviewer, International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 2011 Proposal Reviewer, Literacy Research Association (LRA) 2011-2012 Proposal Reviewer, Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference 2011 Organized a campus book fair with Cengage Publisher for faculty


2010 Book Proposal Reviewer, Brookes Publishing Company 2010 Proposal Reviewer, International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 2009 Adolescent Grants Reviewer and Interviewer, Louisiana Board of

Regents 2009 Proposal Reviewer, American Education Research Association

(AERA) 2009 Proposal Reviewer, International Reading Association (IRA) 2008 Proposal Reviewer, American Education Research Association

annual conference. 2008 Proposal Reviewer, International Reading Association. 2006-2007 Proposal Reviewer for the American Educational Research Association 2006 Best Paper Judge, American Education Research Association

(AERA) Division H 2006 Textbook Reviewer, Vaca & Vaca’s Content Area Reading 8th

edition 2005-2006 Proposal Reviewer, Southwest Education Research Association. GRADUATE SUPERVISORY COMITTEES (Texas A&M University-San Antonio) Myrna Chavarria The Investigation of Implementation Specialists’ Knowledge of

Resources for ELLs Who are Dyslexic (2018) Priscilla Gallardo Parents’ Self-Efficacy in Teaching Their Children Letter Knowledge

(2018) Veronica Lopez The Impact of Parent Involvement on Oral Language Development

in Early Childhood (2018) Adriana M. Mayces Teachers’ Knowledge of Basic Literacy Skills and Dyslexia (2018) Alexandra Munoz Teachers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Using Reading Alouds in

PK-12 (2018) Monica Puga-Aburto Filling the Gaps for Teachers in Phonics Instruction: A Way to

Improve Student Reading Proficiency (2018) Angela Votion Parents’ Self-Efficacy to Increase the Reading Performance of their

3rd-5th Child (2018) Vanessa Zamora The Effects of Computer-Based Literacy Intervention on Students’

Reading Performance (2018)


GRADUATE SUPERVISORY COMMITTEES (Florida State University) Member of Bachelor Honor’s Thesis Supervisory Committee Elishann Geiger. (May 2008). The Effects of Gross Time Pressure on Fluency and

Language in Adults. Major Professor for Master’s Supervisory Committee Jennifer Baisden Kelly Haarer Kelly Seay Sue Spiccia Christina Vanderplas Member of Master’s Supervisory Committee Heather Benny Julia Bentley Brian Blasewitz Kathryn Crigler Megan Garriga Patricia Holcomb Dana Holihan Jennifer Kincaid Laura Lebedev Edolph Marc Allison Metcalf Heather Schmitt Autumn Smith Courtney Williams Member of Doctoral Supervisory Committee Susan Hynes. (February 2011). The Art and Science of Teaching Literacy: Empowering

the Literacy Leaders of Tomorrow: A Study of Pre-Service Teachers' Beliefs, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge of Literacy Instruction. (Note. Left the university before student defended.)

AWARDS/RECOGNITION Nominated for the Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2017). Texas A&M

University System Award.


College of Education and Human Development Service Award (2017). Texas A&M University-San Antonio. ($3,000)

College of Education and Human Development Research Award (2017). Texas A&M

University-San Antonio. Exemplary Faculty Practices Recipient (2013). Quest for Quality. The Quest for Quality

Teacher Preparation in Texas (Quest for Quality) project is a collaboration between the Center for Research, Evaluation and Advancement of Teacher Education (CREATE) and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, funded through a grant from Sid W. Richardson Foundation to the College for All Texans Foundation. Attended recognition luncheon at CREATE’s annual conference in Austin, TX, November 2013.

Service Stipend (2012, 2013, 2015). Texas A&M University- San Antonio, TX. ($200). Faculty Excellence Teaching Award with Research. (2012). Texas A&M University-San

Antonio, TX. ($10,000). Voted Favorite Female Professor by student-body through the Psychology Club fund-

raiser. A&M-SA. (February 2012). Recipient of the Soror on the Move award (2012) for leadership and volunteerism,

Alpha Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc Travel Award (2006) to present at the Southwest Educational Research Association

funded by the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. ($500).

Travel Award (2005) to present at the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) funded by

IDA ($400). Scholarships/Fellowships 2006-2007 Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society, Louisa M. Oriente Scholarship Recipient. 2006-2007 Lohman Learning Community Graduate Scholar, Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX. 2004-2007 College of Education Fellowship awarded by Office of Graduate Studies. 2006 Verizon Wireless Master Reading Teacher Scholar. 2005 International Dyslexia Association Conference Scholarship. Consulting 2016-2017 Presenter for the Neuhaus Education Center and Barksdale Reading

Institute’s Effective Reading Instruction collaboration (Jackson, MS)


2016 Instructional Rounds for KIPP Houston 2016-2017 Literacy Coach (Video) for Reading Specialist and Teachers in Dallas ISD 2013-2014 Curriculum Writer for 3rd and 5th grade Reading/Language Arts, Houston

ISD 2013 Instructional Coach, Houston ISD, Neuhaus Education Center

Documents

Ramona T. Pittman · 2005-2007 Test Administrator, Neuhaus Education Center, Houston, TX. 2005-2006 Diagnosis and Remediation Clinician, Texas A&M University Reading Clinic, College