Timothy Edward Shanahan

Background

Shanahan, Timothy Edward was born on August 10, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Ignatius and Irene Alida Shanahan.

Education

Bachelor, Oakland University, 1972. Master of Arts in Teaching of Reading, Oakland University, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Delaware, 1980.

Career

Professor University Illinois, Chicago, since 1980. Board directors Center for Literacy, University Illinois, Chicago. Advisory panel National Assessment Educational Progress, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1991.

President Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Urbana, 1999-2001. Member National Reading Panel, 1998-2000. Chair National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Youth, 2002-2006, chairman National Early Literacy Panel, since 2002.

Creator reading instruction program Treasury of Literature, 1995, Elements of Reading: Fluency.

Achievements

• Timothy Edward Shanahan has been listed as a noteworthy Urban education educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Understanding Reading and Writing Research
  • Understanding Reading and Writing Research

Membership

Member delegations assembly School District 101, LaGrange, Illinois, 1991-1993. Fellow National Conference Research in English (director cooperative research 1988-1991). Member American Educational Research Association, International Reading Association (board directors 1998-2001, national English language arts standards committee 1994-1995, vice president 2004-2005, president since 2004, Milton D. Jacobson award 1982), Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Sherrell Sue Bolton, Aug.13, 1972. Children: Erin Rachael, Meagan Rebecca.

Father:

Ignatius Shanahan

Mother:

Irene Alida Shanahan

Spouse:

Cynthia Tullis Hynd.

child:

Meagan Rebecca Shanahan

child:

Erin Rachael Shanahan