(Brooklyn, NY); Michelle Manisclco (Syosset, NY); Tammy Manor (Queens, NY); Seth
Margolin (Deer Park, NY); William McDonough (Baldwin, NY); Daniel McKeon; Donniella
McLoughlin (Sewanhaka, NY); Gayle Meinkes-Lumia (Brentwood, NY); George Milliken
(Hempstead, NY); Deon Gordon Mitchell (Brooklyn, NY); Dennis Mooney (Great Neck, NY);
Maria Tartaro Musacchia (East Meadow, NY); Jayne O’Neill (Paterson, NJ); Jennifer Palacio
(Long Beach, NY); Laura Pearson (Syosset, NY); Maritza Perez; Jennifer Pesato
(Massapequa, NY); Laura Peterson (East Rockaway, NY); Michael Pezone (Queens, NY); Su-
san Sotiriades Poulos (Glen Cove, NY); Giovanni Reynoso-Perez (Brentwood, NY); Lauren
Rosenburg (Brooklyn, NY); Stacey Saltzer; Michael Sangiardi (Brooklyn, NY); Rachel Santi-
ago (New York, NY); Robert Schimenz (Queens, NY); Pedro Sierra (Brooklyn, NY); Katherine
Simons Smith (Portland, ME); Stuart Stein (Bellmore, NY); Richard Stern (Rockville Centre,
NY); John Syffrard; Richard Tauber (Uniondale, NY); Adeola Tella (Uniondale, NY); Nicole
Theo (Islip, NY); Rachel Gaglione Thompson (Queens, NY); Louis Tolentino (Hewlett, NY);
Robyn Tornabene (Long Beach, NY); Bill Van Nostrand (Connectquot, NY); Alice Van Tassell
(Floral Park, NY); Nichole Williams (Westbury, NY).
Contributors include the following public school teachers and administrators: Rhonda
Eisenberg (Oceanside, NY); Cecelia Goodman (Brooklyn, NY); Frederick Heckendorn
(Bellmore-Merrick, NY); Evelyn Kalibala (Brooklyn, NY); Rozella Kirchgaessner (Queens,
NY); Riza Laudin (Herricks, NY); John McNamara (Princeton, NJ); David Morris (Brooklyn,
NY); Cheryl Smith (Hicksville, NY); Thomas Troisi (Valley Stream, NY).
Contributors include the following university-based teachers: Gary Benenson (City Col-
lege of New York-CUNY); Judith Kaufman (Hofstra University); Sally Smith (Hofstra Univer-
sity); Judith Y. Singer (Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus); Sandra Stacki (Hofstra Uni-
versity).
The following Hofstra University teacher education students commented on versions of
the manuscript: Lisa Accardi, Guiseppi Accardo, Danielle Albers, Stacey Albert, Claire
Bowler, Charles Cronin, Richie Diaz, Anthony Disanti, Dina Disanto, Sarah Dmuchowski,
Carlos Fernandez, Julie Fortier, Peter Franzese, Christine Giberti, Daniel Gross, Megan
Hamm, Cherilyn Holmes, Jaimee Kahn, Megan Kennedy, Amy Keyishian, Jay Kreutzberger,
Christine Kutzman, Joshua Levin, David Levy, Sharon Maltbie, Thomas McCann, Brian
Messinger, Rachel Montagno, Dara Pakor, Catherine Pisicano, Rosa Posillico, Jayme Riekers,
Jeannette Rosello, Holly Ryder, Nicholas Santora, Michelle Sarro, Maureen Serp, Alexis
Stansky, Christopher Stevens, Ken Tapfar, Patrick Turk, Andrew Tutora, Scott Valentine,
Laura Vosswinkel, Mariam Wahahzada, LeShawnda Williams, Thomas Zervas.
In addition, the following Hofstra University adjuncts, faculty, administrators, and staff
members made important contributions: Jeannette Balantic, Frank Bowe, Mary Carter,
Karleen Edwards, Sherri Fass, Doris Fromberg, Monalisa Fuller, Jane Goldman, Mary
Hodnett, James Johnson, Janice Koch, Andrea Libresco, Maureen Miletta, Regina Follo Mor-
ris, Rose Marie Paternastro, Linda Rabino, Leo Silverstone, Ann Tarantino, Bruce Torff,
Debra Veny, and Sharon Whitton.
We wish to thank Dennis Banks (SUNY Oneonta), Terrie Epstein (Hunter College), Yoan K.
Pak (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and E. Wayne Ross (Louisville University)
for critical readings and suggestions; Margaret MacCurtain (University College, Dublin) for
her support; and Naomi Silverman and the staff at Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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