Charles A. MacArthur, Ph.D.
School of Education home:
University of Delaware 4702 Fort Sumner Dr.
015B Willard Hall Bethesda, MD 20186
Newark, DE 19716 home: (301) 320-2723
work: (302) 831-4572
[email protected]
January 2018
EDUCATION
1980 Ph.D. Special Education: The American University
1974 M.Ed. Special Education: The American University
1969 B.A. Political Science: Cornell University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993-present Professor (formerly Associate), School of Education, University of
Delaware
1983-1993 Research Associate, Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and
Youth, Department of Special Education, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD
1980-1983 Associate Director, Dissemin/Action, Inc., Falls Church, VA
1974-1980 Special Education Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools,
Rockville, MD
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2013-present Co-Editor, Journal of Writing Research
2002-2007 Co-Editor, The Journal of Special Education
2015-present Editorial Board, Studies in Writing, a book series
Current Editorial Boards: Journal of Educational Psychology, Exceptional Children, Journal of
Learning Disabilities, Learning Disability Quarterly, Learning Disabilities Research and
Practice, Journal of Special Education Technology
PUBLICATIONS
Books & Reports
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.) (2016). Handbook of writing research,
Second edition. New York: Guilford.
Philippakos, Z. A., MacArthur, C. A., & Coker, D. (2015). Developing strategic writers through
genre instruction: Resources for grades 3-5. New York: Guilford.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.) (2013). Best practices in writing
instruction (2nd Ed.). New York: Guilford.
Graham, S., Bollinger, A., Booth Olson, C., D’Aoust, C., MacArthur, C., McCutchen, D., &
Olinghouse, N. (2012). Teaching elementary school students to be effective writers: A practice
guide (NCEE 2012- 4058). Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department
of Education. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/ wwc/publications_reviews.aspx#pubsearch.
Kruidenier, J. R., MacArthur, C. A., & Wrigley, H. S. (2010). Adult education literacy
instruction: A review of the research. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy.
http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED521229
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.) (2007). Best practices in writing
instruction. New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.) (2006). Handbook of writing research.
New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A., & Allen, C. (Eds.). (1981). Vocational education for the handicapped:
Models for preparing personnel. Champaign, IL: Leadership Training Institute/Vocational and
Special Education.
Book Chapters
MacArthur, C. A. (2018). Thoughts on what makes strategy instruction work and how it can be
enhanced and extended. In R. Fidalgo, K. R. Harris, & M. Braaksma (Eds.), Design principles
for teaching effective writing: Theoretical and empirical grounded principles (pp. 235-252).
Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Santangelo, T. (2018). Self-regulation and
writing. In B. Zimmerman and D.H. Schunk (Eds.), Handbook of self-regulation of learning and
performance, 2
nd
ed. (pp. 138-152). New York: Routledge.
MacArthur, C. A., & Graham, S. (2016). Writing research from a cognitive perspective. In
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.), Handbook of writing research, 2
nd
Ed.
(24-40). New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2016). Instruction in evaluation and revision. In MacArthur, C. A., Graham,
S., & Fitzgerald, J. (Eds.), Handbook of writing research, 2
nd
Ed. (272-287). New York:
Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2014). Strategy instruction in writing in academic disciplines. In P. Klein, P.
Boscolo, L. Kirkpatrick, & C. Gelati, (Eds.), Writing as a learning activity (pp. 149-168).
Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
MacArthur, C. A. (2013). Best practices in teaching evaluation and revision. In S. Graham, C. A.
MacArthur, & J. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Best practices in writing instruction (2nd Ed.). (pp. 215-237).
New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2013). Technology applications for improving literacy: A review of research.
In H. L. Swanson, K. Harris, & S. Graham (Eds.), Handbook of learning disabilities (2
nd
Ed.)
(pp. 565-590). New York: Guilford.
Moore, N. S., & MacArthur, C. A. (2012). Effects of being a reader and observing readers on
argumentative writing. In Torrance, M., Alamargot, D., Castello, M., Ganier, F., Kruse, O.,
Mangen, A., Tolchinsky, L., and Van Waes, L. (Eds.), Learning to write effectively: Current
trends in European research. Studies in writing, v. 25, (pp. 157-159). Bingley, UK: Emerald
Group Publishing.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2012). Strategy instruction with college basic writers: A
design study. In Gelati, C., Arfé, B., & Mason, L. (Eds.), Issues in writing research (pp. 87-106).
Padova: CLEUP.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z., Graham, S., & Harris, K. (2012). Writing instruction. In B.
Y. L. Wong & D. L. Butler (Eds.), Learning about learning disabilities (4th Ed.) (pp. 243-270).
San Diego, CA: Elsevier Science.
MacArthur, C. A. (2012). Evaluation and revision processes in writing. In Berninger, V. W.
(Ed.), Past, present, and future contributions of cognitive writing research to cognitive
psychology, (pp. 461-483). London: Psychology Press.
MacArthur, C. A. (2011). Strategies instruction. In K. R. Harris, S. Graham, & T. Urdan (Eds.),
Educational psychology handbook: Vol. 3. Application to learning and teaching (pp. 379-401).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Harris, K. R., Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., Reid, R., & Mason, L. (2011). Self-regulated
learning processes and children’s writing. In B. Zimmerman and D.H. Schunk (Eds.), Handbook
of self-regulation of learning and performance (pp. 187-202). New York: Routledge.
MacArthur, C. A., & Karchmer-Klein, R. (2010). Web 2.0: New opportunities for writing. In G.
Troia, R. K. Shankland, & A. E. Heintz (Eds.). Putting writing research into practice:
Applications for teacher professional development (pp. 45-69). New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2008). Using technology to teach composing to struggling writers. In G. Troia
(Ed.), Writing instruction and assessment for struggling writers: From theory to evidence-based
practices (pp. 243-265). New York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2007). Best practices in teaching evaluation and revision. In S. Graham, C. A.
MacArthur, & J. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Best practices in writing instruction (pp. 141-162). New
York: Guilford.
MacArthur, C. A. (2006). Assistive technology for writing: Tools for struggling writers. In L. V.
Waes, M. Leijten, & C. Neuwirth (Eds.), Writing and digital media (pp. 11-20). Amsterdam,
Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Press.
MacArthur, C. A. (2006). The effects of new technologies on writing and writing processes. In
C. A. MacArthur, S. Graham, & J. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Handbook of writing research (pp. 248-
262). New York: Guilford.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. M. (2005). Misconceptions about history:
Reflections on teaching for historical understanding in an inclusive fifth-grade classroom. In T.
E. Scruggs & M. A. Mastropieri (Eds.), Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities (Vol.
18, pp. 261-299). Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science/JAI Press.
Graham, S., Harris, K., & MacArthur, C. A. (2004). Writing instruction. In B. Y. L. Wong
(Ed.), Learning about learning disabilities (3rd Ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Science.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Harris, K. R. (2004). Insights from instructional research on
revision with struggling writers, (pp. 125-137). In Allal, L., Chanquoy, L., & Largy, P. (Eds.),
Revision: Cognitive and instructional processes. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic
Press.
MacArthur, C. A. (2003). What have we learned about learning disabilities from qualitative
research? A review of studies. In L. Swanson, K. Harris, & S. Graham (Eds.), Handbook of
learning disabilities, (pp. 532-549). New York: Guilford.
Okolo, C. M., Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. (2002). Westward expansion and the ten-year-
old mind: Teaching for historical understanding in a diverse classroom. In J. Brophy (Ed.),
Social constructivist teaching: Affordances and constraints, Advances in research on teaching,
Vol. 9. (pp. 299-331). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001). Technology implementation in special education: Understanding
teachers’ beliefs, plans, and decisions. In J. Woodward & L. Cuban (Eds.), Technology,
curriculum, and professional development: Adapting schools to meet the needs of students with
disabilities, (pp.115-120). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Okolo, C. M., Cavalier, A. R., Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. (2000). Technology, literacy,
and disabilities: A review of the research. In R. Gersten, E. Schiller, & S. Vaughn (Eds.),
Contemporary special education research: Syntheses of the knowledge base on critical
instructional issues, (pp. 179-250). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
MacArthur, C. A., & Rozmiarek, D. J. (1999). Full-time collaborative teaching: special
education in an inclusive classroom. In S. Graham, & K. J. Harris, (Eds.), Teachers working
together: Enhancing the performance of students with special needs, (pp. 30-62). Brookline,
MA: Brookline Books.
Graham, S., Harris, K., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1998). Writing instruction. In B.
Y. L. Wong (Ed.), Learning about learning disabilities (2nd Ed.) (pp. 391-423). New York:
Academic Press.
MacArthur, C. A., Pilato, V., Kercher, M., Peterson, D., Malouf, D., & Jamison, P. (1996). A
mentoring model for technology education for teachers. In D. P. Ely, & B. B. Minor (Eds.),
Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 21, 119-125
MacArthur, C. A., Harris, K. R., & Graham, S. (1994). Improving students' planning processes
through cognitive strategy instruction. In E. C. Butterfield & J. S. Carlson (Eds.), Advances in
Cognition and Educational Practice: Vol. 2. Children's writing: Toward a process theory of
the development of skilled writing (pp. 173-198). Greenwich, CN: JAI Press.
Graham, S., Harris, K., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1991). Writing instruction. In B.
Y. L. Wong (Ed.), Learning about learning disabilities (pp. 309-343). New York: Academic
Press.
Haynes, J. A., Kapinus, B., Malouf, D. B., & MacArthur, C.A. (1985). Effects of computer
assisted instruction on disabled readers' metacognition and learning of new words. In J. Niles
(Ed.), Issues in Literacy: A research perspective, Thirty-fourth yearbook of the National Reading
Conference, Rochester, NY.
MacArthur, C.A. (1985). Future applications of computer technology in special education. In E.
McClellan (Ed.), Microcomputer applications in special education: A training manual for
special education teachers. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.
MacArthur, C.A. (1984). Impact of computers on individuals. In R. Austing (Ed.), Computer
literacy: An Independent Study Course. College Park, MD: University College University of
Maryland.
Guest Edited Journal Issues
MacArthur, C. A., Greenburg, D., Mellard, D., & Sabatini, J. (2010). Models of reading
component skills in low literate adults. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43.
Haynes, C., & MacArthur, C. A. (2006). Introduction to the special issue on writing disabilities.
Perspectives, 32.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Harris, K. R. (1995). An introduction to the special issue:
Research on writing and literacy. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 18(4), 250-252.
Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (Eds.). (1991). Research and practice in writing. Learning
Disabilities Research and Practice, 6(4).
MacArthur, C. A. (Ed.). (1987). Writing instruction with learning disabled students. The
Pointer, 31.
MacArthur, C. A. (Ed.). (1984). Microcomputers in special education. The Pointer, 28 (2).
MacArthur, C. A., & Clark, F. (Eds.). (1983). Learning strategies for LD adolescents. The
Pointer, 27 (2).
MacArthur, C. A., & Taymans, J. M. (Eds.). (1982). Career and vocational education for the
handicapped. The Pointer, 26 (4).
Book Reviews
MacArthur, C. A. (2000). [Review of the book Handbook of Literacy and Technology:
Transformations in a Post-Typographic World]. Educational Computing Research, 22, 231-237.
Refereed Journal Articles
Coker, D., Jennings, A. S., Farley-Ripple, E., & MacArthur, C. A. (in press). The type of writing
instruction and practice matters: The direct and indirect effects of writing instruction and student
practice on reading achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology.
Coker, D. L., Farley-Ripple, E., Jackson, A., Wen, H., MacArthur, C. A., & Jennings, A. S.
(2016). Writing instruction in first grade: An observational study. Reading and Writing: An
Interdisciplinary Journal, 29, 793-832. doi: 10.1007/s11145-015-9596-6
Philippakos, Z.A., & MacArthur, C.A. (2016). The use of genre-specific evaluation criteria for
revision. Language and Literacy Spectrum, 26, 41-52.
Philippakos, Z.A., & MacArthur, C.A. (2016). The effects of giving feedback on the persuasive
writing of fourth and fifth-grade students. Reading Research Quarterly, 51, 419–433.
Blake, M. F., Mrkich, S., Sancek-Marusa, I., Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2016).
Self-regulated strategy instruction in developmental writing courses: How to help basic writers
become independent writers. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 44, 158-175.
Moore, N. & MacArthur, C. A. (2016). Student use of automated essay evaluation technology
during revision. Journal of Writing Research, 8, 149-175. doi: 10.17239/jowr-2016.08.01.05
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & Graham, S. (2016). A multi-component measure of
writing motivation with basic college writers. Learning Disability Quarterly, 39, 31-43. DOI:
10.1177/0731948715583115.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & Ianetta, M. (2015). Self-regulated strategy instruction in
college developmental writing. Journal of Educational Psychology. 107, 855-867.
doi:10.1037/edu0000011.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & Graham, S. (2015). A multi-component measure of
writing motivation with basic college writers. Learning Disability Quarterly, 39, 31-43. DOI:
10.1177/0731948715583115.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2013). Self-regulated strategy instruction in
developmental writing: A design research project. Community College Review, 41, 176-195.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091552113484580
De La Paz, S., Ferretti, R. P., Wissinger, D., Yee, L., & MacArthur, C. (2012). Adolescents’
disciplinary use of evidence, argumentative strategies, and organizational structure in writing
about historical controversies, Written Communication, 29, 412-454. (DOI:
10.1177/0741088312461591)
Moore, N., & MacArthur, C. A. (2012). The effects of being a reader and of observing readers
on fifth grade students’ argumentative writing and revising. Reading and Writing, 25, 1449-
1478. (DOI: 10.1007/s11145-011-9327-6).
MacArthur, C. A., Konold, T., Glutting, J., & Alamprese, J. (2012). Subgroups of adult basic
education learners with different profiles of reading skills. Reading and Writing, 25, 587-609.
(DOI: 10.1007/s11145-010-9287-2) NIHMSID: NIHMS328881
Alamprese, J. A., MacArthur, C. A., Price, C., & Knight, D. (2011). Effects of a structured
decoding curriculum on adult literacy learners' reading development. Journal of Research on
Educational Effectiveness, 4, 152-174. NIHMSID: NIHMS337814.
Cho, K., & MacArthur, C. (2011). Learning by reviewing. Journal of Educational Psychology,
103, 73-84.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. (2010). Instruction in a strategy for compare-contrast
writing with students with learning disabilities. Exceptional Children, 76, 438-456.
Cho, K., & MacArthur, C. (2010). Student revision with peer and expert reviewing. Learning
and Instruction, 20, 328-338.
MacArthur, C. A., Konold, T., Glutting, J., & Alamprese, J. (2010). Reading component skills of
learners in adult basic education. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 108-121. NIHMSID:
NIHMS328878
MacArthur, C. A., Greenburg, D., Mellard, D., & Sabatini, J. (2010). Models of reading
component skills in low literate adults. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 99-100.
MacArthur, C. A. (2009). Reflections on research on writing and technology for struggling
writers. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 24, (93-103).
MacArthur, C. A., & Lembo, L. (2009). Strategy instruction in writing for adult literacy learners.
Reading and Writing, 22, 1021-1032.
MacArthur, C. A. (2009). Technology and struggling writers: A review of research. Teaching
and Learning Writing: Psychological Aspects of Education - Current Trends: British Journal of
Educational Psychology Monograph Series II, 6, 159-174.
Midgette, E., Haria, P., & MacArthur, C. A. (2008). The effects of content and audience
awareness goals for revision on the persuasive essays of fifth- and eighth-grade students.
Reading and Writing, 21, 131-151.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. M. (2007). Students’ misconceptions about U.S.
westward migration. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40, 145-153.
Okolo, C. M., Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. (2007). Talking about history: Discussions in a
middle school inclusive classroom. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40, 154-165.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., & MacArthur, C. (2006). Explicitly teaching struggling writers:
Strategies for mastering the writing process. Intervention, 41, 290-294.
MacArthur, C. A., & Cavalier, A. (2004). Dictation and speech recognition technology as
accommodations in large-scale assessments for students with learning disabilities. Exceptional
Children, 71, 43-58.
De La Paz, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (2003). Knowing the how and why of history: Expectations
for secondary students with and without learning disabilities. Learning Disability Quarterly, 26,
142-154.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., Fink-Chorzempa, B., & MacArthur, C. A. (2003). Primary grade
teachers’ instructional adaptations for struggling writers: A national survey. Journal of
Educational Psychology, 95, 279-292.
MacArthur, C.. A., Ferretti, R. P., & Okolo, C. M. (2002). On defending controversial
viewpoints: Debates of sixth-graders about the desirability of early 20th century American
immigration. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 17,160-172.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., MacArthur, C. A., & Fink, B. (2002). Primary grade teachers’
theoretical orientations concerning writing instruction: Construct validation and a nationwide
survey. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 27, 147-166.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. M. (2002). Teaching effectively about historical
things. Teaching Exceptional Children, 34(6), 66-69.
Okolo, C. M., Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. D. (2002). Teaching history in inclusive
classrooms: Technology-based tools and practices. Technology in Action, 1(1), 1-8.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., Fink, B., & MacArthur, C. A. (2001). Teacher efficacy in writing: A
construct validation with primary grade teachers. Scientific Studies of Reading, 15, 177-202.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. M. (2001). Teaching for historical understanding
in inclusive classrooms. Learning Disability Quarterly, 24, 59-71.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Dowdy, N. S. (2000). The effects of an elaborated goal on
the persuasive writing of students with learning disabilities and their normally achieving peers.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 694-702. Doi: 10.1037/0022-0663.92.4.694
MacArthur, C. A., Ferretti, R. P., Okolo, C. M., Cavalier, A. R. (2001). Technology
applications for students with literacy problems: A critical review. Elementary School Journal,
101, 273-301.
MacArthur, C. A. (2000). New tools for writing: Assistive technology for students with writing
difficulties. Topics in Language Disorders, 20, 85-100.
MacArthur, C. A. (1999). Word prediction for students with severe spelling problems.
Learning Disability Quarterly, 22, 158-172.
MacArthur, C. A. (1999). Overcoming barriers to writing: Computer support for basic writing
skills. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 15, 169-192.
MacArthur, C. A. (1998). Word processing with speech synthesis and word prediction: Effects
on the dialogue journal writing of students with learning disabilities. Learning Disability
Quarterly, 21, 1-16.
MacArthur, C. A. (1998). From illegible to understandable: How word prediction and speech
synthesis can help. Teaching Exceptional Children, 30 (6), 66-71.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., Graham, S., Molloy, D., & Harris, K. R. (1996). Integration
of strategy instruction into a whole language classroom. Learning Disabilities Research and
Practice, 11, 168-176.
MacArthur, C. A. (1996). Using technology to enhance the writing processes of students with
learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29, 344-354.
- Reprinted in 1997 in K. Higgins & R. Boone (Eds.), Technology for students with learning
disabilities, (book and CD ROM). Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Haynes, J. B., & DeLaPaz, S. (1996). Spelling checkers and
students with learning disabilities: Performance comparisons and impact on spelling. Journal
of Special Education, 30, 35-57.
MacArthur, C. A., Pilato, V., Kercher, M., Peterson, D., Malouf, D., & Jamison, P. (1995).
Mentoring: An approach to technology education for teachers. Journal of Research on
Computing in Education, 28, 46-62.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Schwartz, S. S., & Schafer, W. (1995). Evaluation of a writing
instruction model that integrated a process approach, strategy instruction, and word processing.
Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 18, 278-291.
MacArthur, C. A. (1995). Contributions from research on instruction. Issues in Education:
Contributions from Educational Psychology, 1, 215-218. [Not referreed: Invited response to
lead article, McCutcheon, D. Cognitive processes in children's writing: Developmental and
individual differences, 123-160.]
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1995). The effects of goal setting and
procedural facilitation on the revising behavior and writing performance of students with writing
and learning problems. Journal of Educational Psychology, 87, 230-240.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. B. (1995). The Student Assistant for Learning from Text
(SALT): A hypermedia reading aide. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 3, 150-159.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Schwartz, S. S. (1994). Peers + word processing + strategies
= A powerful combination for teaching revising. Teaching Exceptional Children, 27(1), 24-29.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Schwartz, S. S. (1993). Integrating word processing and
strategy instruction into a process approach to writing. School Psychology Review, 22, 671-681.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., & MacArthur, C. A. (1993). Improving the writing of students with
learning problems: Self-regulated strategy development. School Psychology Review, 22, 656-
670.
Graham, S., Schwartz, S. S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1993). Knowledge of writing and the
composing process, attitude towards writing, and self-efficacy for students with and without
learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26, 237-249.
Stoddard, B., & MacArthur, C. A. (1993). A peer editor strategy: Guiding learning disabled
students in response and revision. Research in the Teaching of English, 27, 76-103.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S., & Voth, V. (1992). Improving learning disabled
students' compositions using a strategy involving product and process goal setting. Exceptional
Children, 58, 322-334.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Graham, S. (1991). Effects of a reciprocal peer revision
strategy in special education classrooms. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 6, 201-
210.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Graham, S. (1991). A model for writing instruction:
Integrating word processing and strategy instruction into a process approach to writing.
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 6, 230-236.
MacArthur, C. A., & Malouf, D.B. (1991). Teacher beliefs, plans and decisions about
computer-based instruction. Journal of Special Education, 25, 44-72.
Graham, S., Harris, K., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1991). Writing and writing
instruction with students with learning disabilities: A review of a program of research.
Learning Disability Quarterly, 14, 89-114.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., & Schwartz, S. (1991). Knowledge of revision and revising
behavior among learning disabled students. Learning Disability Quarterly, 14, 61 - 73.
MacArthur, C., Haynes, J., Malouf, D., Harris, K., & Owings, M. (1990). Computer assisted
instruction with learning disabled students: Achievement, engagement, and other factors that
influence achievement. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 6, 311-328.
MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S.S. (1990). An integrated approach to writing instruction: The
computers and writing instruction project. LD Forum, 16(1), 35-41.
Schwartz, S. S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1990). They all have something to say: Helping learning
disabled students to write. Academic Therapy, 25, 459-471.
MacArthur, C. A. (1988). The impact of computers on the writing process. Exceptional
Children, 54, 536-542.
- reprinted as, The impact of computers on the writing processes of learning disabled
children, in J. Hartley (Ed.), (1992), Technology and Writing: Readings in the
psychology of written communication. London/ Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Ltd.
Graham, S. & MacArthur, C. (1988). Improving learning disabled students' skills at revising
essays produced on a word processor: Self-instructional strategy training. Journal of Special
Education, 22, 133-152.
MacArthur, C. A. (Winter, 1988). Computers and writing instruction. Teaching Exceptional
Children, 37-39.
Blackhurst, A. E., MacArthur, C. A., & Byrom, E. M. (1987). Microcomputing competencies
for special education professors. Teacher Education and Special Education, 10, 153-160.
MacArthur, C., & Graham, S. (1987). Learning disabled students’ composing under three
methods of text production: Handwriting, word processing, and dictation. Journal of Special
Education, 21, 22-42.
MacArthur, C. A., Haynes, J. B., & Malouf, D. B. (l986). Learning disabled students' engaged
time and classroom interaction: The impact of computer assisted instruction. Journal of
Educational Computing Research, 2, l89-l98.
MacArthur, C. A. & Shneiderman, B. (l986). Learning disabled students' difficulties in learning
to use a word processor: Implications for design. Bulletin of the Special Interest Group on
Computer Human Interaction/ Association of computing Machinery. 17, 41-46.
MacArthur, C. A. & Shneiderman, B. (1986). Learning disabled students' difficulties in learning
to use a word processor: Implications for instruction and software evaluation. Journal of
Learning Disabilities, 19, 248-253.
Malouf, D. B., MacArthur, C.A., & Radin, S. (1986). Using interactive videotape-based
instruction to teach on-the-job social skills to handicapped adolescents. Journal of Computer-
Based Instruction, 13, 130-133.
Blackhurst, A. E. & MacArthur, C. A. (l986). Microcomputer use in special education personnel
preparation programs. Teacher Education and Special Education, 9, 27-36.
MacArthur, C. A., Hagerty, G., and Taymans, J. (1982). Personnel preparation: A catalyst for
change in career education for the handicapped. Exceptional Education Quarterly, 3.
Bensky, J. M., Wawrzniak, A., & MacArthur, C. A. (1981). Responsible dissemination: Real
examples. Teacher Education and Special Education, 4, 72-79.
Non-refereed Articles
MacArthur, C. A., Ritchey, K. D., & Coker, D. L. (in press). Written expression: Helping
handout for teachers. In G. G. Bear and K. M. Minke (Eds.), Helping Children Handouts:
Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Common Concerns at School and Home. Bethesda,
MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
MacArthur, C. A. (2009). Assistive technology for struggling writers. Perspectives, 35, 31-33.
Reprinted in M. Joshi & L. Moats (Eds.) (2011). Expert Perspectives on Intervention with
Reading Disabilities: An Anthology from Publications of the International Dyslexia Association.
MacArthur, C. A. (2006). Understanding writing development and disabilities. Perspectives, 32,
1-4. Translated and published as MacArthur, Ch. (2006). Schrijfontwikkeling en Leerproblemen.
Tijdschrift voor Remedial Teaching, 2006-3, 24-29.
MacArthur, C. A. (2006). Effective writing instruction for students with learning problems.
Schwab Learning: A parents guide to helping kids with learning difficulties. Retrieved March 23,
2006 from: http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.asp?r=1094.
MacArthur, C. A. (2006). Writing disabilities: An overview. Schwab Learning: A parents guide
to helping kids with learning difficulties. Retrieved April 16, 2013 from:
http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/assistive-technology/969-writing-disabilities.gs
MacArthur, C. A. (2001). Do they really see things ‘sdrawkcab’? In R. Hampel (Ed.) Education
misconceptions: Youth at the margins in American schools. Delaware Public Affairs Reports,
9-12.
MacArthur, C. A. (1998). Assistive technology for writing. Perspectives, 24(2), 16-18.
MacArthur, C. A. (1993). Beyond word processing: Computer support for writing processes.
LD Forum, 19(1), 22-27.
Hullihen, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1992). Emerging literacy in children with severe learning
disabilities and multiple handicaps. LD Forum, 17(2), 30-32.
MacArthur, C. A. (1991). Integrating word processing with writing instruction. LD Forum,
16(4), 32-34.
MacArthur, C. A., & Malouf, D. B. (1990). Microcomputer use in educational programs for
mildly handicapped students. Preventing School Failure, 34(2), 39-44.
Schwartz, S., & MacArthur, C. (1990). Creating a community of writers: The computers and
writing instruction project. Preventing School Failure, 34(4), 9-13.
MacArthur, C.A. (1984). Microcomputer simulations in special education. The Pointer, 28 (2),
36-39.
MacArthur, C. A., & Smith, J. (1983). The independent Counterpoint. Computing Teacher, 10.
MacArthur, C.A. (1982). Inservice in career/vocational education: Strategies and examples. The
Pointer, 26 (4), 45-50.
Ostroff, E., McGuiness, K. and MacArthur, C. (May 1982). The adaptive environments center.
Counterpoint, 3.
MacArthur, C.A. (1981). States use of federal funds to stimulate and expand programs for
handicapped students. Counterpoint, 2.
MacArthur, C. A., & Wilson, M. A. (1981). Inservice facilitator teams: Training local inservice
planning teams. Counterpoint, 2.
MacArthur, C.A., & Arkell, C. (1980). Some common concerns and suggestions on
demonstrating that teacher education practices are effective. Counterpoint, 1(2), 18.
Encyclopedia Entry
Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1987). Written language of handicapped. In C. R. Reynolds
and L. Mann (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Special Education (pp. 1678- 1681). New York: Wiley &
Sons.
Technical Reports
MacArthur, C. A. (2008). Research relevant to the connection between reading and writing in
adult basic education: A working paper. Unpublished technical report for the National Institute
for Literacy, Adult Literacy Research Working Group, U.S. Department of Education.
Okolo, C., Cavalier, A., Ferretti, R., & MacArthur, C. A. (1996). Research and development on
technology, media, and materials in special education funded by the U. S. Department of
Education, 1986-1996: What have we learned?. Technical report, Newark, DE: University of
Delaware.
Manuscripts and Presentations in Progress
Karchmer-Klein, R., MacArthur, C. A., & Najera, K. The effects of concept mapping software on
middle school students’ writing. (Manuscript in preparation).
RESEARCH AND PERSONNEL PREPARATION GRANTS
MacArthur, C. A., & May, H. (2016). Supporting Strategic Writers: Effects of an innovative
developmental writing program on writing and reading outcomes. Proposal funded by the
Institute for Education Sciences, U. S. Department of Education (5 years, $3,000,000).
Coker, D., & MacArthur, C. A. (2011). Investigating the impact of classroom instruction and
literacy skills on writing achievement in elementary schools. Proposal funded by the Institute for
Education Sciences, U. S. Department of Education (4 years, $1,450,000). R305A110484
MacArthur, C. A. (2010). Development of a curriculum to teach writing in postsecondary
developmental English composition classes. Proposal funded by the Institute for Education
Sciences, U. S. Department of Education (3 years, $860,000). R305A100614
Venezky, R., MacArthur, C. A., & Alamprese, J. (2002-2007), [Principal Investigator 2004-
2007]. Building a Knowledge Base for Teaching Adult Decoding. Grant jointed funded by
NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development), OVAE (Office of
Vocational and Adult Education), and NIFL (National Institute for Literacy), $2,522,000.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., Morocco, C., Palinscar, A., Okolo, C., & Woodward,J. [Co-
Principal Investigators in alphabetical order]. (October 1997 - September 2002). Project
REACH: Research to Accelerate Content Learning through High Support for Students with
Disabilities, Grades 4-8. Grant from U. S. Department of Education, Special Education
Programs. University of Delaware subcontract $650,000.
MacArthur, C. A., & Cavalier, A. (1999-2000). Dictation and Speech Recognition Technology
as Accommodations in Large-Scale Assessments for Students with Learning Disabilities.
Contract with the State Department of Education, $50,000.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. [Co-Principal Investigators in alphabetical order].
(September 1998 - August 1999). Integrating technology with standards-based instruction in
social studies and language arts in inclusive classrooms. Eisenhower Professional Development
Grant, $21,500.
Cavalier, A., & MacArthur, C. A. [Co-Principal Investigators in alphabetical order]. (1997-99).
Use of Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis to Increase Access to Assessment for All
Students. As part of the Inclusive Assessment for All Students (ICAS) Project. Grant from U.
S. Department of Education, Special Education Programs to the State of Delaware.
Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. [Co-Principal Investigators in alphabetical order]. (1996).
Development of Argumentative Writing by Students with Learning Disabilities: Computer
Support for Collaborative Problem Solving. Grant submitted to U. S. Department of Education,
Special Education Programs, not funded.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. (October 1992 - September 1995). Hypermedia Textbooks:
Instructional Design Features that Support Learning by Secondary School Students with
Learning Disabilities. Grant from U. S. Department of Education, Special Education Programs,
$480,000.
McLaughlin, M., & MacArthur, C. A. (October 1992 - September 1994). Outcomes and
Performance Assessments for Students with Disabilities. Grant from U. S. Department of
Education to the State Department of Education, State of Maryland.
Burke, P., & MacArthur, C. A. (September 1991 - August 1994). Preparation of Special
Educators: Masters Degree in Special Education for Teachers in the Department of Defense
Schools in Germany. Grant from U. S. Department of Education, Special Education Programs,
$345,000.
MacArthur, C. A., & Graham, S. (October 1991 - December 1992). The challenge of
classroom strategy instruction: Implementation, maintenance, and generalization. Grant from
U.S. Department of Education, Special Education Programs, $75,000.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. B. (September, 1989 - February, 1991). Student Assistant for
Learning from Text (SALT): A Computer-Based Reading Aide for LD Secondary Students. U.S.
Dept. of Education, Special Education Programs, $160,000.
MacArthur, C. A. (September, 1987 - August, 1991). Research Implementation and
Demonstration of a Model for Use of Microcomputers in Writing Instruction for Learning
Disabled Students. U.S. Dept. of Education, Special Education Programs, $645,000.
Burke, P., & MacArthur, C. A. (September, 1986 - August, 1989). Leadership Training
Program: Computer Technology in Special Education. U.S. Dept. of Education, Special
Education Programs. $349,000.
Malouf, D. B., Haynes, J. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (October 1985 - September, 1988). The
application of microcomputers and artificial intelligence in the referral, diagnosis, and
instructional planning processes. U.S. Dept. of Education, Special Education Programs.
Malouf, D. B., & MacArthur, C. A. (September, 1983 - August, 1987). Research on the
effectiveness of microcomputers in special education. U.S. Dept. of Education, Special
Education Programs.
Malouf, D. B., & MacArthur, C. A. (June, 1983 - May, 1985). Investigating the use of computer
assisted video instruction to teach on-the-job social skills. U.S. Department of Education,
Special Education Programs.
Smith-Davis, J., Allen, C., & MacArthur, C. A. (1980 - 1983). Dissemination and replication of
effective personnel preparation practices in special education. U.S. Dept. of Education, Special
Education Programs.
PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Presentations and Invited Colloquia
MacArthur, C. A. (2013, July). Enseñanza de estrategias autorreguladas para la planificación y
revisión (Teaching Self-Regulated Strategies for Planning and Revising). Keynote presentation
at Ministre de Educación, Santiago, Chile.
MacArthur, C. A. (2013, June). Designing effective writing instruction: Best practices. Keynote
presentation at the Mount Teacher Institute, Mount St. Mary’s University, Frederick, MD.
MacArthur, C. A., Morrell, E., & Peverly, S. (Jan. 2012). College and career readiness:
Handwriting and text production: What’s needed for middle and secondary school students?
Presentation at the national conference, Handwriting in the 21st Century? An Educational
Summit, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A. (2010, Dec.). Writing research working group, invited speaker. National
Reading Conference, Fort Worth, TX.
MacArthur, C. A. (2009, April). Cognitive strategy instruction in writing. Invited speaker at the
annual meeting of the European Research Network on Learning to Write Effectively (ERN-
LWE), Barcelona, Spain.
MacArthur, C. A. (2008, April). Insights on writing instruction from a cognitive science
perspective: Cognitive strategy instruction. Featured speaker presentation at the annual
convention of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., Smagorinsky, P., Bazerman, C. (2008, Feb.). Reference books on writing
research. Plenary session at the international Writing Research Across Borders Conference,
Santa Barbara, CA.
MacArthur, C. A. (Oct. 2007). Technology and writing: New opportunities and new challenges
for struggling writers. Presentation at the Third Annual Michigan State University Symposium
on Literacy Achievement. East Lansing, MI.
MacArthur, C. A. (June 2007). Technology and writing: Focus on struggling writers.
Presentation at the British Journal of Educational Psychology Current Trends Conference,
Learning and Teaching Writing, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England.
MacArthur, C. A. (Jan., 2007). Strategy instruction and struggling writers. Paper presented at
the Universita degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy.
MacArthur, C. A. (Nov. 2003). Qualitative research and its contributions to the learning
disabilities field. Keynote presentation at the Landmark College Inquiry Conference, Putney,
VT.
Okolo, C., Cavalier, A., Ferretti, R., & MacArthur, C. A. (Jan., 1997). Accomplishments of
past TMM research. Keynote presentation at the Technology, Media, and Materials Program
Cross-Project Meeting, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A. (June, 1994). Tools for writing: Computer support for writing for students
with learning disabilities. Keynote presentation at the The Fourth Annual Symposium on
Literacy and Developmental Disabilities, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Discussant for Presentations
MacArthur, C. A. (2015, June). Discussant for symposium. Braaksma, M., Rijlaarsdam, G., Van
den Berg, H., Koster, M., Grenner, E., Johansson, V., Akerlund, V., Asker-Arnason, L., van de
Weijer, J., & Sahlen, B. Intervention studies in observational learning in writing. Symposium
presented at the annual conference of the International Association for the Improvement of
Mother Tongue Education, Odense, Denmark.
MacArthur, C. A. (2015, June). Discussant for symposium. Rietdijk, S., Janssen, T., Bouwer, R.,
Koster, M., Van den Berg, H., van Weijen, D., Rijlaarsdam, G., de Jong, P., Fidalgo, R.,
Torrance, M., & Lopez-Compelo, B. (2015, June). Strategy focused writing interventions in
primary education. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the International
Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education, Odense, Denmark.
National/International Conferences (Peer-reviewed unless marked with *)
Philippakos, Z. A., MacArthur, C. A. (2018, April). Supporting Strategic Writers: Promoting
developmental writers' success and independence. Paper presented at the annual conference of
the College English Association. St. Petersburg, FL.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & Jennings, A. (2018, April). Writing analytics and
formative assessment. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on
Measurement in Education, New York, NY.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & May, H. (2018, Feb.). Self-regulated strategy
instruction for basic college writers: Initial results from a Goal-3 project. Paper presented at the
annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
Philippakos, Z. A., MacArthur, C. A., & Munsell, S. (2017, Nov.). Results of a year-long writing
professional development model. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Literacy
Research Association, Tampa, FL.
Philippakos, Z. A., MacArthur, C. A., Norwood, J., & Jennings, A. (2017, Nov.). Supporting
Strategic Writers: Results of an efficacy study with developmental writers. Paper presented at the
annual conference of the Literacy Research Association, Tampa, FL.
MacArthur, C. A. (2017, Nov.). The challenges of professional development for college
developmental writing: Supporting Strategic Writers project. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Literacy Research Association, Tampa, FL.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Jennings, A. (2017, June). Which linguistic features
predict writing quality, and which change with instruction? Paper presented at the conference of
the International Association for Research in L1 Education, Tallinn, Estonia.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2017, June.). Design research in grades K-2:
Responses to reading and opinion writing through strategy instruction. Paper presented at the
conference of the International Association for Research in L1 Education, Tallinn, Estonia.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Jennings, A. (2017, Feb.). Linguistic analysis for
assessment: What predicts quality? What changes with instruction? Paper presented at the
international Writing Research Across Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2017, Feb.). Developing a yearlong professional
development model on writing strategy instruction.Paper presented at the international Writing
Research Across Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2017, Feb.). Design research in the primary grades:
Writing strategy instruction.Paper presented at the international Writing Research Across
Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.
Coker, D., Jennings, A., MacArthur, C. A., & Farley-Ripple, E. (2017, Feb.). Early writing
development: The role of linguistic and cognitive predictors on writing. Paper presented at the
international Writing Research Across Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.
Coker, D., Pasquarella, A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2017, Feb.). Assessing the writing skills of
English learners in first grade. Paper presented at the international Writing Research Across
Borders conference, Bogota, Columbia.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2016, Dec.). Responses to reading through strategy
instruction: Supporting opinion writing in grades K and 1. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Literacy Research Association, Nashville, TN.
MacArthur, C. A., & Wilson, J. (2016, Dec.). The reliability and validity of an automated essay
scoring program for assessment of the outcomes of instruction. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Literacy Research Association, Nashville, TN.
*MacArthur, C. A. (2016, Aug.). Professional development for writing strategy instruction.
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InterventionResearch,UniversityofUtrecht,Netherlands.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2016, July.). Supporting and developing strategic
writers through genre instruction. Workshop presented at the annual conference of the
International Literacy Association, Boston, MA.
Coker JR, D. L., Jennings, A. S., Farley-Ripple, E. N., & MacArthur, C. A. (2016, July). How
classroom writing matters: Evidence for a relationship to reading achievement. Society for the
Scientific Study of Reading annual conference. Porto, Portugal.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2015, Dec.). College students’ use and modification of
planning and revision strategies after a semester of instruction. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Literacy Research Association, Carlsbad, CA.
Coker, D., MacArthur, C. A., Farley-Ripple, E., Wen, H., & Jackson, A. (2015, June). An
observational study of the nature and variability of first-grade writing instruction in the United
States. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Association for the
Improvement of Mother Tongue Education, Odense, Denmark.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2015, June). Writing motivation: Validation of a
measure for college writers. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International
Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education, Odense, Denmark.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2015, June). College students’ use and modification of
planning and revision strategies after a semester of instruction. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education,
Odense, Denmark.
MacArthur, C. A., Mrkich, S., Blake, M., & Sancak-Marusa, I. (2015, March). From basic
writers to self-regulated writers: An experimental study of a curriculum. Panel presentation at
the College Composition and Communication Conference, Tampa, FL.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Mrkich, S., Blake, M., & Sancak-Marusa, I. (2015, Feb.).
Developing self-regulated writers: A research-based approach. Workshop at the annual
conference of the National Association for Developmental Education, Greenville, SC.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2015, Feb.). Developing a measure of motivation for
first-year college writers. Paper presented at the annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, San
Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., & Ianetta, M. (2014, Dec.). Creating strategic writers:
Self-regulated strategy instruction in developmental writing. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the Literacy Research Association, Marco Island, FL.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2014, Dec.). Strategy instruction and self-regulation:
What think alouds reveal. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Literacy Research
Association, Marco Island, FL.
Mrkich, S., MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Sancak-Marusa, I., & Blake, M., (2014,
Oct.). Using self-regulation strategy instruction to get results in the basic writing classroom.
Panel presentation at the Academic Innovation Conference, Shippensburg University, PA.
Farley-Ripple, E. N., Coker Jr, D. L., MacArthur, C. A., Jackson, A. F., & Wen, H. (2014, July).
The nature and variability of first-grade writing instruction. Society for the Scientific Study of
Reading annual conference. Sante Fe, NM.
Farley-Ripple, E. N., MacArthur, C.A., Coker, D., Jackson, A.F., & Wen, H. (2014, April). The
nature and variability of first-grade writing instruction. Paper presented at the annual conference
of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Cottle, K., Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2014, Mar.). From basic writers to self-
regulated writers. Paper presented at the annual conference of the College English Association,
Baltimore, MD.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2014, Feb.). The effects of giving feedback, using
genre-specific evaluation criteria, on the quality of persuasive essays written by fourth and fifth-
grade students. Paper presented at the Writing Research Across Borders conference, Paris,
France.
Caplan, N., MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A. (2014, Feb.). Making thinking visible:
Comparing genre-based pedagogy and cognitive strategy instruction. Paper presented at the
Writing Research Across Borders conference, Paris, France.
Coker, D., Farley-Ripple, L., & MacArthur, C. A. (2014, Feb.). Writing assessment in first
grade: Identifying students at risk of writing difficulties. Paper presented at the Writing Research
Across Borders conference, Paris, France.
Farley-Ripple, E. N., Coker Jr, D. L., & MacArthur, C. A. (2014, February). Development of a
classroom observation protocol for primary grade writing instruction. Paper presented at the
Writing Research Across Borders conference, Paris, France.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2014, Feb.). Development and evaluation of a strategy
instruction curriculum for college basic writers. Paper presented at the Writing Research Across
Borders conference, Paris, France.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2014, Feb.). Writing motivation of students in college
composition and basic writing courses: Validation of a measure. Paper presented at the Writing
Research Across Borders conference, Paris, France.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A. (2014, Feb.). Self-regulated strategy instruction for basic
college writers: A quasi-experimental study. Paper presented at the annual Pacific Coast
Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
Philippakos, Z. A., MacArthur, C. A., & Uribe-Zarain, X. (2013, Dec.). Writing motivation:
Validation of a measure for college writers. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the
Literacy Research Association, Houston, TX.
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2013, Dec.). The effects of giving feedback on fourth
and fifth-grade students’ revision of persuasive essays. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the Literacy Research Association, Houston, TX.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Blake, M., Mrkich, S., & Sancak-Marusa, I. (2013, Oct.).
A self-regulated strategy approach to basic writing: In theory and in practice. Panel presentation
at the English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities, West Chester, PA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (June, 2013). Self-regulated strategy instruction for
basic college writers. Paper presented at the Bi-Annual Conference of the International
Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education, Paris, France.
*MacArthur, C. A. (March, 2013). Self-Regulated strategy instruction with college basic
writers: A design study. Presentation at the IES Spring Principal Investigator’s Meeting,
Washington, DC.
Reed, D. K., MacArthur, C. A., Mellard, D., McLaughlin, M. W., de Velasco, J. R., & Wexler,
J., (Feb. 2013). Lessons from educational services provided to vulnerable youth in alternative
settings. Paper presented at the Annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2012, Nov.). Developing a strategy instruction
curriculum in writing for adults: A formative experiment. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the Literacy Research Association, San Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Graham, S. (2012, Nov.). Motivation and achievement of
basic college writers. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Literacy Research
Association, San Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., Philippakos, Z. A., Graham, S. (2012, July). Writing motivation and
achievement among struggling college writers. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Conference
of SIG Writing, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Porto, Portugal.
Gandhi, A., McInerney, M., Heistad, D., Branum-Martin, L., & MacArthur, C. (Feb. 2012).
Promoting the development and use of evidence-based tools and interventions for implementing
response-to-intervention. Symposium presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San
Diego.
Philippakos, Z., & MacArthur, C. A. (2011, June). Self-regulated strategy instruction in
developmental writing. Paper presented at the Third Annual Conference on Acceleration in
Developmental Education, Baltimore, MD.
Alamprese, J. A., MacArthur, C. A., Price, C., & Knight, D. (2011, April). Effects of a structured
decoding curriculum on adult literacy learners’ reading development. Paper presented at the
annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A., Konold, T., Glutting, J., & Alamprese, J. (2011, Feb.). Subgroups of adult
basic education learners with different profiles of reading skills. Poster presented at the Pacific
Coast Research Conference, San Diego.
MacArthur, C. A., Ferretti, R., Filling, M., Moore, N., Philippakos, Z. A., & Song, Y. (2011,
Feb.). Revision processes and instruction in revision. Symposium at the international Writing
Research Across Borders conference, Fairfax, VA.
MacArthur, C. A. (2011, Feb.). Review of research on evaluation and revision of writing.
Presentation at the international Writing Research Across Borders conference, Fairfax, VA.
Cho, K., & MacArthur, C. A. (2011, Feb.). Learning by reviewing. Presentation at the
international Writing Research Across Borders conference, Fairfax, VA.
Haria, P., & MacArthur, C. A. (2010, Aug.). The genre-specific reading comprehension
strategy: Enhancing struggling fifth grade students’ ability to summarize and analyze
argumentative text. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Text and
Discourse, Chicago, IL.
Haria, P., MacArthur, C. A., Edwards, L. S. (2010, March). The effects of teaching a text-
structure based reading comprehension strategy on struggling fifth grade students' ability to
summarize and analyze written arguments. Paper presented at the Society for Research on
Educational Effectiveness annual conference, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A. (2009, April). Strategy instruction in writing in academic disciplines. In P. D.
Klein & T. L. Leacock (Chairs), New directions in cognitive research on academic writing.
Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
San Diego, CA.
Cho, K., & MacArthur, C. A. (2009, April). Student revision with peer and expert reviewing.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San
Diego, CA.
Alamprese, J., & MacArthur, C. (2009, April). Lessons from current research on adult reading
instruction. Paper presented at the 2009 Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
Conference, Louisville, KY.
MacArthur, C. A., Greenberg, D., Ferretti, R., Lewis, W., & Perin, D. (2009, Feb.). Reading and
writing instruction with adults with literacy problems. Symposium presented at the Pacific Coast
Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
Karchmer-Klein, R., MacArthur, C. A., & Najera, K. (2008, Dec.). The effects of concept
mapping software on fifth grade students' writing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Reading Conference, Orlando, FL.
MacArthur, C. A., & Alamprese, J. (2008, July). Effects of an enhanced decoding curriculum
with adult literacy learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Reading, Asheville, NC.
MacArthur, C. A., Alamprese, J., & Knight, D. (2008, May). An enhanced decoding curriculum
for adult literacy learners. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading
Association, Atlanta, GA.
MacArthur, C. A. & Lembo, L. (2008, March). Strategy instruction in writing for adult literacy
learners. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research
Association, New York.
MacArthur, C. A., (2008, Feb.). The impact of technology on writing in elementary and
secondary schools . Paper presented at the international Writing Research Across Borders
Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
Moore, N., & MacArthur, C. A., (2008, Feb.). The role of automated essay scoring technology in
writing instruction and learning. Paper presented at the international Writing Research Across
Borders Conference, Santa Barbara, CA.
MacArthur , C. A., Ferretti , R. P., Perin, D., & Woodward, J. (2008, Feb.). Writing strategies
and writing to learn: Research with adolescents and adults with learning problems. Symposium
presented at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A. & Philippakos, Z. (2007, Dec.). Instruction in a strategy for compare-contrast
writing with students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the National Reading
Conference, Austin, TX.
MacArthur, C. A., & Alamprese, J. ( March 2007). Building a knowledge base for teaching adult
decoding. Presentation at Commission on Adult Basic Education, Philadelphia, PA.
Haria, P., Midgette, E., & MacArthur, C.A. (2006, Dec.). Effects of content and audience
awareness goals for 5th and 8th grade students’ argumentative essays. Paper presented at the
2006 National Reading Conference (NRC) Annual Convention, Los Angeles, California.
Alamprese, J., Knight, D., & MacArthur, C. (Oct. 2006). Building a knowledge base for teaching
adult decoding. Presentation at the Proliteracy Worldwide 2006 Annual Conference, Atlanta,
GA.
MacArthur, C. A., Alamprese, J., & Knight, D. (Feb. 2006). Building a knowledge base for
teaching adult decoding. Presentation at the Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., Alamprese, J., & Knight, D. (Nov. 2005). Building a knowledge base for
teaching adult decoding. Presentation at the International Dyslexia Association, Denver, CO.
MacArthur, C. A. (Nov. 2005). Writing problems and effective instruction: An overview.
Presentation at the International Dyslexia Association, Denver, CO.
Haynes, C., & MacArthur, C. A. (Co-Chairs). (Nov. 2005). Strategies for teaching struggling
writers: From research to practice. Symposium at the International Dyslexia Association,
Denver, CO.
MacArthur, C. A. (Sept. 2005). Writing instruction for adults in Adult Basic Education and
Adult Secondary Education programs. Paper presented at the 2005 National Conference of State
Directors of Adult Education, Arlington, VA.
Alamprese, J.,, & MacArthur, C. (May 2005). Building a knowledge base for teaching adult
decoding. Presentation at the 2005 National Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
Conference, San Francisco, CA.
MacArthur, C. A. (Dec. 2004). Assistive technology for writing. Paper presented at the National
Reading Conference, San Antonio, TX.
MacArthur, C. A., Morocco, C., & Cutter, J. (Feb., 2004). Teaching for understanding in content
areas in inclusive classrooms: Findings from the REACH project. Paper presented at the Annual
Pacific Coast Research Conference, LaJolla, CA.
Okolo, C. M., Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. (April, 2003). Teaching for historical
understanding in a diverse classroom: A case study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
MacArthur, C. A. (Feb., 2002). Dictation and speech recognition as accommodations on
statewide assessments of writing. Paper presented at the Annual Pacific Coast Research
Conference, LaJolla, CA.
Ferretti, R. P., & MacArthur, C. A. (Feb. 2002). Classroom debates in social studies: Discourse
analysis of the opportunities and limitations in inclusive classrooms. Paper presented at the
Annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, LaJolla, CA.
MacArthur, C. A. (Nov., 2001). Integrating technology with writing instruction. Paper
presented at the 17
th
Annual Learning Differences Conference, Harvard Graduate School of
Education, Cambridge, MA.
Ferretti, R., Hindin, A., MacArthur, C., & Woodward, J. (Oct., 2001). Cutting-edge research
for inclusive classrooms. Paper presented at the 23
rd
International Conference on Learning
Disabilities, Charlotte, NC.
MacArthur, C. A., & Cavalier, A. R. (June 2001). Speech recognition technology as an
assessment accommodation for students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the
Eastern Assistive Solutions with Technology conference, Fairfax, VA.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., & Okolo, C. M. (Feb., 2001). Promoting the understanding of
mathematics and history in students with learning disabilities. Paper presented at the Annual
Pacific Coast Research Conference, LaJolla, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Cavalier, A. R. (Nov. 2000). Dictation and speech recognition as
accommodations on statewide assessments of writing. Paper presented at the annual conference
of the Council for Learning Disabilities, Austin, TX.
Okolo, C. M., Cavalier, A. R., Ferretti, R. F., & MacArthur, C. A. (April, 2000). Technology
and literacy for students with disabilities: A synthesis of 20 years of research. Annual Meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., Ferretti, R. P., McInerny, M. (July, 1999). Literacy and technology for
students with mild disabilities. Presentation at the Research Project Directors’ Conference of the
Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A., Ferretti, R. P., Okolo, C. (April, 1999). Making rigorous curricula
accessible to all students: Research in social studies. Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, Montreal.
MacArthur, C. A., Harris, K. R., & Butler, D. L. (April, 1999). The need for explicit instruction
within the writing process: Implications for learning. Paper presented at the Annual
Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Charlotte, NC.
MacArthur, C. A., & Ferretti, R. P. (February, 1998). The effects of elaborated goals on the
argumentative writing of students with learning disabilities and their normally achieving peers.
Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, LaJolla, CA.
MacArthur, C. A. (June, 1997). Recent work on computer support for basic writing skills.
Paper presented at symposium, “Technology for Persons with Learning Disabilities: Building
Bridges between Learning Disability Research and Industry,” sponsored by the Frostig Center,
Pasadena, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Ferretti, R. P. (March, 1997). The effects of explicit goals on the
argumentative writing of students with learning disabilities and their normally achieving peers.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
MacArthur, C. A. (March, 1997). Beyond word processing: Speech synthesis and word
prediction for students with learning disabilities. Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Chicago.
Ferretti, R. P., MacArthur, C. A., Dowdy, N. S. (March, 1996). The effects of an elaborated
goal on the argumentative writing of students with learning disabilities and their normally
achieving peers: A comparative analysis. Gatlinburg Conference on Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, Gatlinburg, TN.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. A. (April, 1996). Beyond word processing: Speech synthesis
and word prediction for students with learning disabilities. Annual conference of the Council
for Exceptional Children, Orlando.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Haynes, J. A., & DeLaPaz, S. (Nov., 1995). Spelling checkers
and students with learning disabilities: Performance comparisons and impact on spelling.
National Reading Conference, New Orleans.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (Nov., 1995). Impact of an integrated writing
curriculum for students with learning disabilities on the quality, length, and spelling of
compositions. National Reading Conference, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., Peterson, D., Kercher, M., Malouf, D., Pilato, V., & Jamison, P. (April,
1994). Mentoring: An approach to technology education for teachers. Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., & Graham, S. (April, 1994). Effects of goal setting and procedural
facilitation on revising by students with learning disabilities. Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., Graham, S., & Molloy, D. (April, 1994). The influence of
teachers’ beliefs and knowledge on strategy instruction. Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. (April, 1994). SALT: Student assistant for learning from text.
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. B. (1993, October). Student assistant for learning from text
(SALT): A hypermedia reading aide. Annual Conference of the Council for Learning
Disabilities, Baltimore, MD.
MacArthur, C. A. (1993, February). The influence of teacher beliefs and practices on classroom
strategy instruction. Pacific Coast Research Conference, Redondo Beach, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., Sandals, L., & Haynes, J. B. (1993, January). Instructional design issues for
multimedia and hypermedia instructional programs. Annual Conference of the Technology and
Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Hartford, CT.
MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1992, August). Integrating word processing and strategy
instruction: An instructional approach. In J. M. Kulberg (Chair), Interdisciplinary conceptual
frameworks for assessment and remediation of writing disabilities. Symposium, Annual
Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A., Peterson, D., & Brady, M. (1992, June). Awareness and information needs
about assistive technology in Maryland. RESNA International Conference, Toronto, Canada.
MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1992, April). Integrating word processing and strategy
instruction into a process approach to writing. Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco.
MacArthur, C. A., & Hullihen, S. (1992, April). Development of literacy in young children with
severe learning disabilities and multiple handicaps. Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, San Francisco.
Haynes, J. A., MacArthur, C. A., & Dreifuss, S. (1992, April). SALT: An interactive
hypermedia textbook system. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Francisco.
MacArthur, C. A. (1992, February). A reciprocal editing strategy: Guiding students with
learning disabilities in response and revision. Annual Meeting of the International Association
for Cognitive Education, Riverside, CA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Haynes, J. B. (1992, January). Student assistant for learning from text
(SALT): A hypermedia reading aide. Annual Conference of the Technology and Media Division
of the Council for Exceptional Children, Albuquerque, NM.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Graham, S. (1991, April). The effectiveness of a
cooperative revising strategy with learning disabled students. Annual Conference of the
American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
MacArthur, C. A. (1991, April). Strategy instruction in context: Teaching a cooperative
revising strategy in special education classrooms following a process approach. Annual
Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children, Atlanta, GA.
Schwartz, S. S., Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1991, April). Learning disabled and
normally achieving students' cognitive and metacognitive knowledge of writing processes.
Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1990, April). The computers and writing instruction
project: A model curriculum. Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional Children,
Toronto.
Graham, S., Harris, K. R., & MacArthur, C. A. (1990, April). Research on teaching writing
strategies to LD students using self-instructional strategy training. Annual Convention of the
Council for Exceptional Children, Toronto.
MacArthur, C. A., & Stoddard, B. (1990, April). Teaching learning disabled students to revise:
A peer editor strategy. Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association,
Boston, MA.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Schwartz, S. S., & Stoddard, B. (1990, January). Improving LD
students revising skills using word processing and a peer editor strategy. Annual Conference of
the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Lexington, KY.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Graham, S. (1989, October). Computers in writing
instruction project (CWIP): An integrated approach to writing instruction. International
Conference on Learning Disabilities, Denver, CO.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1989, October). Using a goal-setting
strategy to improve LD students' writing. International Conference on Learning Disabilities,
Denver, CO.
Schwartz, S. S., Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1989, October). Learning disabled and
normally achieving students' knowledge of the writing process. International Conference on
Learning Disabilities, Denver, CO.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Page, T. (1989, April). Improving LD
students' compositions using a strategy involving product and process goal-setting. Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Graham, S., Harris, K., & MacArthur, C. A. (1989, April). Strategies for improving learning
disabled students' expository writing. Annual Conference of the Council for Exceptional
Children, San Francisco, CA.
Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (October, 1988). Two studies for improving LD students'
expository writing. Tenth International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Louisville, KY.
MacArthur, C.A., Malouf, D.B., Lathrop, L., Livingston, C., Stoddard, B., & Wizer, D. (April,
1988). Teacher decision-making about microcomputer-based instruction. Annual Meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
MacArthur, C. A. (1988, February). Interactive writing and students in grades 5-8 with
learning disabilities. Ninth Annual University of Pennsylvania Ethnography in Education
Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
MacArthur, C.A., & Malouf, D.B. (1987, June). Teacher planning and decision making about
microcomputer-based instruction. Invitational Symposium on Special Education, Washington,
DC.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Schwartz, S. S., & Stoddard, B. (1988, January). Word
processing, composition instruction, and learning disabled students. Third National Conference
of the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional Children, Baltimore, MD.
MacArthur, C., Haynes, J., Malouf, D., & Harris, K. (1987, April). Computer assisted instruction
with learning disabled students: Achievement, engagement, and other factors that influence
achievement. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington,
DC.
Malouf, D.B., Haynes, J.A., & MacArthur, C.A. (l987, January) Microcomputers and the
mildly handicapped student: CAI, expert systems, and word processing applications. Second
National Conference of the Technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional
Children, Alexandria, VA.
MacArthur, C. A., & Graham, S. (1986, April). LD students' composing with three methods:
Handwriting, dictation, and word processing. Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
MacArthur, C.A. (1986, June). Three studies on writing and computers with learning disabled
students. Invitational Research Symposium on Special Education Technology, Washington, DC.
Graham, S., Harris, K., MacArthur, C.A. (1986, October) Improving learning disabled
students' writing: A review of three cognitive-behavioral approaches. Eighth International
Conference on Learning Disabilities, Kansas City, MO.
MacArthur, C.A. (l985, March) Software for special education. Fifteenth Annual Early
Childhood Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Malouf, D. B., MacArthur, C. A., Haynes, J., & Taymans, J. (l985, April). Research on the
effectiveness of microcomputers in special education. Annual Convention of the Council for
Exceptional Children, Anaheim, CA.
Malouf, D.B., MacArthur, C.A., & Radin, S. (1985, May). Using interactive video to teach
work-related social skills. Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency,
Philadelphia.
Graham, S., MacArthur, C.A., Malouf, D.B., & Skarvold, J. (1985, October). Learning disabled
students writing under three different conditions. International Convention of the Council for
Learning Disabilities, New Orleans.
Haynes, J. A., Kapinus, B., Malouf, D. B., & MacArthur, C.A. (1984, November). Effects of
computer assisted instruction on disabled readers' metacognition and learning of new words.
Annual Meeting of the National Reading Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
MacArthur, C. A. (l984, April). Research forum: The age of technology -- use of
microcomputers. Panel presentation at the Annual Convention of the Council for Exceptional
Children, Washington, DC.
MacArthur, C. A., & Radin, S. (l984, May). Using interactive videotape to teach on-the-job
social skills to handicapped adolescents. Association for Educational Data Systems Annual
Convention, Washington, DC.
Bates, P., Horn, C., McClellan, E., MacArthur, C.A., & Rhodes, L.A. (l984, June) Technology
and the education of exceptional individuals. Panel presentation at the World Future Society
Convention, Washington, DC.
Blackhurst, E., & MacArthur, C. A. (1984, November). Microcomputers in special education
personnel preparation: The state of the art. Annual Meeting of the Teacher Education Division
of the Council for Exceptional Children, Las Vegas, NV.
Smith-Davis, J., & MacArthur, C. A. (1983, September). Management workshop: Quality
project planning. National Conference for Parent Coalitions, Washington, DC.
Regional and State Conferences and Workshops
Philippakos, Z. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (2015, Nov.). A strategic approach to writing:
Developing strategic writers. Paper presented at the annual conference of the New York State
Reading Association, Saratoga, NY.
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2015, May). Developing self-regulated strategic writers
through genre-based instruction. Paper presented at a School of Education conference, Newark,
DE.
MacArthur, C.A. (March 2012). Effective writing instruction for struggling adult writers.
Keynote presentation at the Mississippi Adult Education Association annual meeting, Jackson,
MS.
MacArthur, C. A. (Aug. 2011). Self-regulated strategy instruction in adult education. Workshop
presented at a national meeting of the Teacher Education Adult Education project. Washington,
DC.
MacArthur, C. A. (Oct. 2009). Strategy instruction in writing with extensions to content
learning. Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Branch of the International
Dyslexia Association, Paoli, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (June 2007). Strategy instruction in writing for students with learning
disabilities. Presentation at the 14th Annual Special Education Conference sponsored by
Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13, Lancaster, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (Oct. 2006). Effective writing instruction. Presentation at Heritage Elementary
School to staff.
MacArthur, C. A. (Nov. 2006). Effective writing instruction. Presentation at Kirk Middle School
to staff.
MacArthur, C. A. (Oct. 2005). Effective writing strategies for students with learning disabilities.
Presentation at the Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia
Association, Philadelphia, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (May 2005). Strategy instruction in writing for students with learning
disabilities. Presentation at the Delaware Council for Exceptional Children, Dover, DE.
MacArthur, C. A. (2004, May & Oct.). Effective writing strategies for students with learning
disabilities. Full-day workshop sponsored by Otter Creek, Inc. Buffalo, NY, Syracuse, NY,
Newark, NJ, & Princeton, NJ.
MacArthur, C. A. (2002, March). Effective writing strategies for students with learning
disabilities. Full-day workshop sponsored by Otter Creek, Inc. Newark, NJ & Tampa, FL.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001, Sept.) Assistive technology for writing. Two-day workshop at the
Conference for Excellence in Teaching Students wit Learning Disabilities at Eastern Carolina
University, Greenville, NC, Sept. 27-28.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001, July). Writing instruction and assistive technology. Five-day
workshop at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001, June). Effective writing strategies for students with learning
disabilities. Eighth Annual Special Education Conference, Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate
Unit, Ephrata, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001, June). Assistive technology for writing. Eighth Annual Special
Education Conference, Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit, Ephrata, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (2001, May). Effective writing strategies for students with learning
disabilities. Full-day workshop sponsored by Otter Creek, Inc. Portland, ME & Burlington, VT.
MacArthur, C. A. (2000, December). Assistive technology in writing. Colloquium at the
University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
MacArthur, C. A. (2000, November). A cooperative strategy for persuasive writing. Annual
conference of the Baltimore Learning Disabilities Association, Towson, MD.
MacArthur, C. A. (2000, July). Writing instruction in inclusive classrooms. Workshop at West
Chester University, West Chester, PA.
MacArthur, C. A. (2000, March). Effective writing strategies for students with learning
disabilities. Workshop conducted 3 times in Portland, ME; Hartford, CN; and Wilmington, DE.
MacArthur, C. A., Cavalier, A., Storck, L. (2000, March). Dictation and speech recognition as
assistive technology for writing. Annual conference of the Delaware Federation of the Council
for Exceptional Children, Dover, DE.
MacArthur, C. A. (1999, Nov.). Writing instruction for students with disabilities. Eastern
Pennsylvania Special Education Conference, Lake Harmony, PA.
MacArthur, C. A., Ferretti, R., and Okolo, C. (1999, March). Achieving high standards for all
students: The REACH project. Annual conference of the Delaware Federation of the Council
for Exceptional Children, Dover, DE.
Schweitzer, M., MacArthur, C. A., Norman, A., Persinger, K. (1996, Sept.). Assistive
technology and reading. Annual conference of the Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative,
Dover, DE.
MacArthur, C. A. (1990, March). Writing and computers: Helping learning disabled students
to write. Annual Regional Conference of the Council for Learning Disabilities, Williamsburg,
VA.
MacArthur, C. A., Schwartz, S. S., & Reid, R. (1990, March). The computers and writing
instruction project: An integrated approach to writing. Annual Conference of the Maryland
Instructional Computer Coordinators Association, Baltimore, MD.
Graham, S., & MacArthur, C. A. (1986, October). Effects of strategy training on LD students'
revisions of their essays composed on the word processor. Faculty College, University of
Maryland, College Park, MD.
Online Interactive Panel Discussions
MacArthur, C. A. (2010). Literacy instruction in adult education. Online discussion sponsored
by the National Institute for Literacy.
MacArthur, C. A. (Feb., 2000). TechTalk 2000: Technology to enhance the writing process.
Online chat on the internet site of LDOnline, www.ldonline.org.
MacArthur, C. A., Graham, S., Harris, K. R., Isaacson, S., and Danoff, B. (Feb., 1998). Ask the
expert: Learning disabilities and the writing process. A two-week interactive panel discussion
on the internet site of LDOnline, www.ldonline.org.
TECHNICAL REPORTS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS
Unpublished Technical Reports
MacArthur, C. A., Peterson, D., Kercher, M., Malouf, D., Pilato, V., & Jamison, P. (1993).
Mentoring: An approach to technology education for teachers (Executive Overview and
Technical Report). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of
Exceptional Children and Youth.
MacArthur, C. A., Peterson, D. (1992). Evaluation of the Computer Mentor Project (Technical
Report). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of Exceptional
Children and Youth.
MacArthur, C. A., & Peterson, D. (1992). Evaluation of the multidisciplinary team training
project of the Maryland Technology Assistant Program (Technical Report). College Park, MD:
University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth.
Haynes, J. A., Skarvold, J. Malouf, D. B. & MacArthur, C. A. (1986). Metacognitive skills of
learning disabled and non-handicapped students using computer-assisted instruction (Technical
Report No. 111). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of
Exceptional Children and Youth.
Haynes, J. A., & MacArthur, C. A. (1986). A signal-detection analysis of learning disabled
students' self-monitoring of computer-assisted instruction and traditional instruction (Technical
Report No. 113). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of
Exceptional Children and Youth.
Morariu, J., Coulson, D. B., Malouf, D. B., & MacArthur, C. A. (1985). Development and
initial testing of a software evaluation instrument for use in research on microcomputers in
special education (Technical Report No. 102). College Park, MD: University of Maryland,
Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth.
MacArthur, C.A., Haynes, J., Malouf, D., Taymans, J., Mattson,B., & Dreifuss, S. (1985).
Implementation of microcomputers in educational programs for mildly handicapped students
(Technical Report No. 107). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study
of Exceptional Children and Youth.
Curriculum Materials
MacArthur, C. A., & Philippakos, Z. A. (2016). Supporting strategic writers: A self-regulated
strategy approach. Newark, DE: University of Delaware. [developed as part of grant
R305A160242, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education]
MacArthur, C. A., Alamprese, J., Knight, D. (2011). Making sense of decoding and spelling: An
adult course of study. Washington, DC: National Institute for Literacy.
http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/making_sense. [Teachers’ Guide and Student Book]
MacArthur, C. A., Peterson, D., Kercher, M., Malouf, D., Pilato, V., & Jamison, P. (1993).
Mentoring: An approach to technology education for teachers (Computer mentoring course
guide and Computer mentoring: A case book). (Submitted to ERIC).
MacArthur, C. A., & Schwartz, S. S. (1991). The student editor strategy: A cooperative
revising strategy. [Curriculum guide and videotape.] College Park, MD: University of
Maryland, Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth.
Malouf, D. B., MacArthur, C. A., & Radin, S. (1985). On-the-job social skills. [Curriculum
guide and videotape.] College Park, MD: University of Maryland, Institute for the Study of
Exceptional Children and Youth.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2017-18 Member of Committee on Graduate Studies in Education
2017-18 PhD Core Committee
2016-17 Chair of Committee on Graduate Studies in Education
2016-17 Member Search Committee for Director of School of Education
2016-17 Promotion and Tenure, IPTC for Kristen Ritchey
2016-17 PhD Admissions Committee
2015-16 Chair of Promotion and Tenure Committee
2015 Chair of Individual Promotion and Tenure Committee, Steve Amendum
2014-15 Search committee: Educational Policy and Leadership
2013-14 Search committee: Special Education - Wilson
2013-14 Promotion and Tenure Committee - Lewis
2013-14 SOE Committee on Graduate Studies, Chair
2012-13 SOE Committee on Graduate Studies
2012-13 Search committee: DCTC Scholar in Literacy - Amendum
2012-13 Search committee: Literacy and ELL, Chair - Pasquarella
2012 Ad hoc committee to revise the PhD program
2012 Search committee for Director of the School of Education
2011 College Promotion and Tenure Committee, Chair
2011 Individual Promotion and Tenure Committee, Walpole, Chair
2008-2011 NCATE reporting for Exceptional Children and Youth
2010 Individual Promotion and Tenure Committee, Chair
2008-2010 College Promotion and Tenure Committee, Chair 2009-10
2005-2006 Promotion and Tenure Committee, School of Education
2004-2005 Special Education Search Committee, Co-Chair
2003-2004 Literacy Search Committee, Chair - Coker
2003-2004 School of Education Graduate Studies Committee
2002-2003 Literacy Search Committee, Chair - Klein
2002-2003 School of Education Graduate Studies Committee
2001-2002 Literacy Search Committee, Chair - Walpole
2001-2002 School of Education Promotion and Tenure Committee
2000-2001 School of Education Literacy Search Committee
1999-2001 School of Education Graduate Studies Committee
1999-2000 Search Committee, Literacy Faculty
1998-1999 University Council on Teacher Education
1997-1999 College Council (CHEP)
1997-1999 Coordinator of Special Education Programs
1996-97 Department Promotion and Tenure Committee
1996-97 Coordinated the College Colloquium mini-series in collaboration with Dr.
Kathy Schultz
1995-97 College Committee on Re-organization
1995-97 Search Committee for Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of
Educational Studies
1995-96 Dean’s Committee on Transition
1995-96 Chair, College Committee on Graduate Studies in Education
1994-95 Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor in the Department of
Educational Studies
1994-95 College Promotion and Tenure Committee
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO THE FIELD
Editorial Responsibilities
2016 Journal of Educational Psychology, Guest editor for one manuscript
2014 – present Co-Editor, Journal of Writing Research
2010 – 2014 Editorial Board, Journal of Writing Research
2012 – present Editorial Board, Learning Disabilities Quarterly
2003 – present Editorial Board, Exceptional Children
2003 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Learning Disabilities
2001 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Educational Psychology
1993 – present Editorial Board, Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
1992 - present Editorial Board, Journal of Special Education Technology
2007 – 2012 Editorial Board, Reading and Writing
2002 – 2007 Co-Editor, Journal of Special Education
2001 – 2004 Editorial Board, Contemporary Educational Psychology
1993 – 2011 Editorial Board, Journal of Special Education
1992 - 2010 Editorial Board, Learning Disability Quarterly
1991 - 1995 Column Editor, LD Forum
1983 - 1990 Executive Editor with Nicholas Long and Stanley Fagen, Preventing
School Failure (formerly The Pointer), Washington, DC: Heldref
Publications.
Editorial Consulting: (periodic reviews)
Child Development
American Educational Research Journal
Cognition and Instruction
Journal of Behavioral Education
Journal of Educational Computing Research
Journal of Learning Disabilities
Journal of Reading Behavior
Journal of Special Education Technology
Journal of Teacher Education
Remedial and Special Education
Review of Educational Research
Other Reviewing
Promotion and tenure review for Karen Sandmel, Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 2015
Promotion and tenure review for Bruce Saddler, CUNY Albany
Professional Association Memberships
American Educational Research Association
International Reading Association
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Division of Learning Disabilities of CEC
Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD)
Technology and Media Division of CEC
1983 - Founding member and Membership Chair
1989 - 1991 At-large Member of Executive Board
Teacher Education Division of CEC (not current)
Service to the U. S. Department of Education
2016, Sept. Member of U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Science (IES), Technical
Working Group, Future Directions for Writing Research at the Secondary Level.
2013 – present National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) for the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP): Served as member of Standing Committee to
develop writing assessments for the NAEP.
2008 – present Member of U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Science (IES), Reading
and Writing Education Research Scientific Review Panel.
2010 – present Member of the expert review panel for the National Center on Response to
Intervention (NCRTI), funded by the U. S. Department of Education.
2014 Member of expert panel for the CEEDAR Policy Framing Project convened by
the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability and
Reform (CEEDAR) Center with its partner the Council of Chief State School
Officers (CCSSO).
2010 – 2014 Member of expert panel for the Teacher Education in Adult Literacy (TEAL)
project for the National Institute for Literacy and Office of Vocational and Adult
Education.
2009 – 2012 Member of expert panel for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Science
(IES), Teaching Writing to Elementary School Students Practice Guide
2009 – 2011 National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) for the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP): Served as member of Standing Committee to
develop writing assessments for the NAEP.
2009 Member of expert working group for a Writing Development and Instruction
Workshop sponsored by the National Institute for Literacy and the Child
Development and Behavior Branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), May 18-19, 2009,
Washington, DC.
2005 – 2008 Member of National Institute for Literacy, U. S. Department of Education, Adult
Literacy Research Working Group.
2006 Reviewed research proposals in special education for IES, U.S. Department of
Education.
1998 - 2004 Member, Standing Panel for Discretionary Grant Competitions in the Office of
Special Education Programs, U.S. Dept. of Education. I have reviewed proposals
in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002.
1995-1996 National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) for the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP): Served as member of Planning Committee to
develop writing assessments for the 1998 NAEP.
1994 - 1997 Wrote review of research and development projects on special education
technology funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U. S.
Department of Education between 1986 and 1994.
1996 - 1998 Edited series of brief case studies (and wrote one) demonstrating the potential of
assistive technology to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities for use by
OSEP with a variety of audiences.
Small group discussion leader. Annual Meeting of Directors of research projects from Office of
Special Education Programs, U.S. Dept. of Education
- 2001, Feb. Speech recognition
- 1998, Nov. Research design.
- 1994, July Technology and early literacy.
- 1991, July Ethnographic research.
- 1990, July Writing and text analysis.
Consultant for dissemination, personnel preparation, and policy development projects funded by
the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Dept. of Education.
- 1998 - LINC-US project, Center to Link Urban Schools with Information and
Support on Technology and Special Education, Education Development
Center, Newton, MA.
- 1994 - 1997 Technical Assistance to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Special Education Programs, Technology, Media, and Materials for
Individuals with Disabilities Program, Chesapeake Institute, Washington,
DC.
- 1992 - 1993 Literacy Priority Group of the National Center to Improve Practice:
Enhancing Special Education through Technology, Media, and Materials.
- 1990, Nov. Effective Uses of Technology in the Special Education Classroom. Center
for Special Education Technology, Council for Exceptional Children.
- 1990, July Developing a methodology for program sector analyses to set a research
agenda, focus on instructional technology. Cosmos Corporation.
- 1990, June Annual Instructional Methods Forum of the Information Center for Special
Education Media and Materials, Washington, DC.
- 1988 - 1990 Advisory Council for Project RETOOL: Integrating Special Education
Technology into the Higher Education Curriculum.
- 1990, May MacArthur, C. A., Hasselbring, T., & Woodward, J. Effective uses of
technology for teaching math, science, social studies, and writing.
[Workshop for college/university special education faculty.] Project
RETOOL: Integrating Special Education Technology into the Higher
Education Curriculum
International Service
2009- present Member of the European Research Network on Learning to Write
Effectively (ERN-LWE)
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Courses at the University of Delaware
EDUC 210 Literature and Literacy for Young Children
EDUC 432 Curriculum for School-Age Exceptional Children
EDUC 437 Literacy Problems: Assessment and Instruction
ENGL 467 Child and Young Adult Literature: Mythology & Ancient World
EDUC608 Foundations of Reading Instruction
EDST 679 Methods of Instructing Learners with Mild Disabilities
EDST 628 Strategy Instruction in Reading and Writing for Students with Learning
Problems
EDUC 630 Reading Difficulties: Middle Level
EDUC 653 Computer Assisted Instruction in Special Education
EDUC 668 Assessment and Instruction: Reading and Writing Difficulties in the
Intermediate Grades
EDST 667 Applications of Computers in Teaching Writing to Elementary and
Secondary Students
EDUC 807 Seminar: Writing Development and Instruction
EDUC 805 Proseminar in Educational Research
EDST 867 Seminar and Colloquium Series: Social and Cognitive Aspects of Writing
EDST 885 Advanced Applications of Computers in Teaching Writing
Doctoral Advising at the University of Delaware
Zoi Philippakos, PhD in Education and Literacy, completed 2012. Advisor. Dissertation: Effects
of reviewing on fourth and fifth-grade student’s persuasive writing and revising.
Assistant Professor of Literacy, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
Priti Haria, PhD in Special Education and Literacy, completed 2010. Advisor. Dissertation: The
effects of teaching a genre-specific reading comprehension strategy on struggling fifth
grade students’ ability to summarize and analyze argumentative texts. Assistant
Professor of Special Education, Stockton University.
Kathryn McDermott, EdD in Literacy, completed 2010. Advisor. Executive Position Paper:
Using inquiry to improve writing and inferential thinking.
Noreen Moore, PhD in Literacy, completed 2009. Advisor. Dissertation: The effects of being a
reader and of observing readers on fifth grade students’ argumentative writing and
revision. Assistant Professor of Literacy, William Paterson University.
Kathryn McCord, EdD in Literacy, completed 2009. Advisor.
Cheryl North-Coleman, PhD in Literacy, completed degree in 2008. Advisor.
Eileen Baker, Ed.D. in Special Education, completed degree in 2006. Advisor.
Haruka Konishi, PhD in Learning Sciences, completed 2015. Member of committee.
Charles Silverman, ABD in PhD program, discontinued 2014. Member of committee.
Valerie Shinas, PhD in Literacy, completed 2012. Member of committee.
Sara McCraw, PhD in Literacy, completed 2011. Member of committee.
William Lewis, PhD in Literacy, completed degree in 2008. Member of committee.
Barbara Prillaman, Ed.D. in Literacy, completed degree in 2008. Member of committee.
Linda Zankowski, Ed.D., completed degree in 2005. Member of committee.
Richa Jain, Cognition and Instruction, completed degree in 1998. Member of her dissertation
committee.
Nancy Dowdy, Ph.D. in Cognition and Instruction, completed degree in Fall 1997. Member of
her dissertation committee.
Current doctoral advisees:
PhD: Nigel Caplan
EdD: Katherine Cottle, Eric Nefferdorf
On current doctoral committees:
PhD: Allison Jackson, Huijing Wen
Doctoral Advising at Other Institutions
At University of Maryland (1983-93), I served on dissertation committees for six students who
completed their doctoral degrees.
At The American University (1983-86), I served on dissertation committees for six students who
completed their doctoral degrees.