Linda Lamme

Professor

Campus Phone: 392-9191 ex. 251

Email Address: lammel@coe.ufl.edu

Personal Web Page: http://www.coe.ufl.edu/faculty/lamme/

Education:   Ph.D. from Syracuse University

Joined University of Florida Faculty:   1974

Teaching Areas: children's responses to literature, literature for social justice, and critical theory

Teaching Experience:   elementary school teacher for five years; lecturer at Syracuse University for five years

Research Interests:   content analyses of literature, especially historical fiction and multicultural literature children's responses to literature and the impact of books on literacy acquisition, history of a lesbian recreational athletic organization, LGBT families.

Grants or Projects: Collaborates with Drs. Fu and Fang on professional development in literacy (writing, literature and reading) for classroom teachers.

Memberships:

• Children's Literature Assembly
• National Council of Teachers of English
• International Reading Association
• American Library Association
• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Concerns Committee at the University of Florida
• Notable Books for Global society committee (IRA)

Major or Recent Publications:

• Editor, historical fiction chapter in Adventuring with Books, NCTE, 2003

• Editor, picture book chapter in Adventuring with Books, NCTE, 2003

• Lamme, L. & Fu, D. (2001). Sheltering young children from the whole truth: A critical analysis of an informational picture book. The Journal of Children's Literature, 27 (2), 14-21.

  Lamme, L.L. & Lamme, L.A. (December/January 2001-2002). Welcoming children from gay families into our schools. Educational Leadership, 59 (4), 65-69.

• Fu, D. & Lamme, L. (2002). Assessment through conversation Language Arts, 79 (3), 241-250.

• Fu, D. & Lamme, L. (2002). The bat boy brings children's picture books into the writing program. The Journal of Children's Literature, 28 (1), 63-71.

• Lamme, L. (2002). The barter system in children's literature. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 14 (4), 27-29.

• Lamme, L. Fu, D., & Allington, R. (2002). "Is this book an AR Book?" A closer examination of a popular reading program. Florida Reading Quarterly, 38 (3). 27-32.

• Lamme, L. & Russo, R. (2002). Project Booktalk: Library services to day care homes. Journal of Youth Library Services.
  
  
• Lamme, L., Fu, D., Johnson, J., & Savage, D. (2002). Helping kindergarten children move toward independence. Early Childhood Education Journal.

  Lamme, L., Astengo, B., Lowery, R. Masla, D., Russo, R., Savage, D., Shelton, N. (2002). African American history as depicted in recently published children's books. The Social Studies.

• Lamme, L.L. & Lamme, L.A. (December/January 2001-2002). Welcoming children from gay families into our schools. Educational Leadership, 59 (4), 65-69.

• Fu, D. & Lamme, L. (2202). Assessment through conversation. Language Arts, 79 (3), 241-250.

• Fu, D. & Lamme, L. (2002). The bat boy brings children's picture books into the writing program. The Journal of Children's Literature, 28 (1), 63-71.

• Lamme, L., Fu, D., & Allington, R. (2002). "Is this book an AR Book?" A closer examination of a popular reading program. Florida Reading Quaterly, 38 (3). 27-32.

• Lamme, L. & Russo, R. (2202). Project Booktalk:Library services to day care homes. Journal of Youth Library Services, 15 (3), 36-40.
  

• Lamme, L. (2002). Reading good books: Priming the pump for literacy development. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 30 (4), 17-21.
  
  
• Lamme, L., Astengo, B., Lowery, R., Masla, D., Russo, R., Savage, D., Shelton, & N.(2002). African Amerikan history as depicted in recently published shildren's books. The Social Studies. 93 (4): 164-169.

• Lamme, L., Fu, D., Johnson, J., & Savage, D. (2002). Helping kindergarden writers move toward independence. Early Childhood Education Journal, 30 (2), 74-79.

• Pace, B., Lowery, R., & Lamme, L. (2003) Not like us: Using picture books to counter rational bullying. Multicultural Perspectives, 6 (2).

• Lamme, L. (2003). A children's literature expert speaks: A literature perspective on AR. Journal of Children's Literature, 29 (2), 37-45.
  
  
• Lamme, L., Sabis-Burns, D., & Gould, J. (2004, in press). Project Booktalk: Library books and lap reading in childcare homes. Early Childhood Education Journal.
  
  
• Fang, Z., Fu, D., & Lamme, L. (2004). From scripted instruction to teacher empowerment: Supporting literacy teachers to make pedagogical transitions. Literacy. 58-64.