Deb L. Marciano, Ph.D.

Scholarly Organizations

Memberships & Positions in Scholarly Organizations

• Association of Childhood Education International (ACEI); International Outreach Committee website co-chair
• Children's Literature Assembly (CLA); Board Member; Chair Ways & Means Committee
• State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (SoMIRAC)
• Pi Lambda Theta (PLT) International Honor Society and Professional Association in Education
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Children's Literature Association (ChLA)
• Children's Literature & Reading (IRA SIG)
• Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
• United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)

Selected Publications

• Marciano, Deb L. (2008). "Acquiring A Service Dog: From Research to Classroom." Focus on Inclusive Education . A publication of the Association of Childhood Education International. 5(4) Summer 2008 p. 1-8. Available on line [http://www.acei.org/su08inclus.pdf]
• Marciano, Deb L. (2007). "Making an Ass of Assessment: A Look at Children's Literature." In Papers and Proceedings of the Second Western Pennsylvania Teaching and Learning Conference . Edited by P. Ford and B. Wiens-Tuers
• Marciano, Deb L. (2006). Crazy Classroom Poetry: Inquiry at its Serendipitous Best. Journal of Reading Writing, and Literacy. 1(1): 83-100
• Marciano, Deb L. and Claire M. Mease. (2005). "Finding the Balance in Balanced Literacy: An In-Service Model Incorporating the PA Standards." Pennsylvania Reads: Journal of the Keystone State Reading Association. 6(1): 47-63
• Baker's Dozen: The Best Children's Books for Family Literacy. The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. 2005-2006
• Marciano, Deb L. (2002). "Teaching Styles as Evidenced in Classrooms: A Semiotic Look at Picture Books." Chapter 5 in Semali, L. M. (Ed.). Transmediation in the Classroom: A Semiotics-Based Media Literacy Framework , pages 63-70. NY: Peter Lang Publishing
• Marciano, Deborah Louise.(2001). Doctoral Dissertation: Interpretations of Schooling in Contemporary Children's Picture Books. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• Marshall, J. Dan & Deb Marciano. (2001). "Hiding and Seeking Self": Review of Curriculum: Toward New Identities, edited by William Pinar. Linguistics and Education. 11(3): 291-294