About Dr. Mario Campanaro
EDUCATION
- Doctor of Education: Texas A&M University-Commerce
- Master of Arts in Education: Loyola University of Chicago
- Bachelor of Arts: University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana, IL
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Reading Comprehension
- Metacognition
- Professional Development
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A & M University-Commerce courses taught:
- Texas A & M University, Adjunct Professor,
- Reading 515
- Reading 516
- Reading 517
- ELED 370
- ELED 360
- ELED 350
Educational Publishing/Consulting/Companies founded:
- The Literacy Group (Founding Director) 2013-present
- Parents 4 Better Reading 2024
- Educational Bridge, Allen, TX, 2001-2013
- The Wright Group, Bothell, WA, 1995-2001
- Celebration Press, Glenview, IL, 1991-1995
- Developmental Learning Materials (DLM), Niles, IL and Allen, TX, 1979-1991
- Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1975-1979
- Field Educational Publications, Chicago, IL, 1970-1975
Professional Service:
- Advisory Board for Alternative Certification Texas A & M University-Commerce, 2011-15
- Treasurer TAMU Council of the International Reading Associations, 2006-2007
- Reviewer of College Reading Association(CRA) proposals, February/March 2006 and March 2007
- Editorial Assistant for the CRA Yearbook, June 2006 -2007
- Reviewer for College Reading Association proposals, 2006-2008
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Resources:
- Stop To Think: Using Cognitive Strategies to Comprehend Text
- FastMapping for Comprehension(Three titles)
- Bridge to Comprehension Chapter Books Series (15 titles)
- 99 Activities for Growing Strategic Readers
- See How They Think: Applying Eight Powerful Comprehension Strategies
- Teaching Students to be Strategic and Metacognitive Readers
- Developing Strategic Readers (3 titles)Teaching the State Reading Standards as Problem Solving Strategies (Three titles)
- Figure 19: The Instructional Moves That Matter Most for Reading Comprehension
- Classroom Impact: Achieving Balanced Literacy