Associate Professor, Literacy Education & Coordinator, Literacy Education
(319) 273-2760
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0612
Areas of Expertise:
- Language and Literacy Development in Classrooms
- The Reggio Emilia Approach
Courses Taught:
- LITED1044 Children's Literature
- LITED3115 Methods of Teaching Early Literacy
- LITED3119 Language Development and Emergent Literacy
- LITED3121 Children's Literature for Diversity & Social Justice
- LITED4140 Assessment and Evaluation of Literacy
- LITED6212 Methods and Materials in Literacy Education
- LITED6238 Advanced Assessment and Evaluation of Literacy Development
- LITED6240 Language Development and Variability
- LITED6245 Ideological, Cultural, and Sociopolitical Issues in Children's Literature
- ELEMECML 4123 Methods of Teaching Visual and Performing Arts Integration in the Elementary Classroom
- CAP3121 Creativity and the Evolution of Culture
- INTDEPED7305 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research
- INSTTECH1031 Educational Technology and Design
- INSTTECH4170 Supporting Learning with Dynamic Web Design
Research Interests:
Language Development in Classrooms
Selected Publications:
- Meacham, S., & Almalki, S. (2019). Teachers’ interaction with a young child with ASD to support language and communication skills development: Comparing iPad and non-iPad use. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 10(2), 75-91. DOI: 10.20489/intjecse.506861
- Meacham,S.,& Atwood-Blaine, D. (2018). Early childhood robotics with inspirations from Reggio Emilia educators. Science & Children, 56(3), 57-62.
- Meacham, S., Meacham, S. J., Kirkland-Holmes, G., & Han, M. (2017). Preschoolers’ author-illustrator study on Donald Crews. The Reading Teacher, 70(6), 741-746. DOI: 10.1002/trtr.1579
- Meacham, S. (2016). Preschoolers’ peer relationships and internally persuasive discourse. Learning, Culture, and Social Interaction 9, 95-104. DOI: 016/j.lcsi.2016.02.004
- Meacham, S., Vukelich, C., Han, M., & Buell, M. (2016). Teachers' responsiveness to preschoolers' utterances in sociodramatic play. Early Education and Development, 27(3), 318-335. DOI:10.1080/10409289.2015.1057461
- Meacham, S., Vukelich, C., Han, M., & Buell, M. (2014). Preschool teachers’ questioning in sociodramatic play. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29(4), 562-573. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.07.001
Honors & Awards:
- Outstanding Teaching Award (University of Northern Iowa, Provost Office; Jan 2019)
Professional Affiliations:
- AERA
- LRA
- ILA
- NAREA
Education:
Ph.D., University of Delaware