Crystal Wise

Degrees

• Indiana University Bloomington, BS Elementary Education
• Indiana University Northwest, MS Educational Leadership
• Harvard University, EdM Language and Literacy
• University of Michigan, PhD Educational Studies, Literacy, Language, and Culture, Graduate Certificate in African American Studies

Areas of interest

Wise’s current research in early literacy is focused on better understanding how young children ascertain the meaning of unfamiliar words from context using culturally and linguistically responsive methods to develop vocabulary assessments and instructional approaches.

Dr. Wise’s work as a kindergarten and second grade teacher informs her research and post-secondary teaching in early literacy, culturally responsive pedagogies, and historical and contemporary literacy practices of African Americans.

Selected publications

• Wright, T. S., Cervetti, G. N., Wise, C.N., & McClung, N. A. (2022). The impact of knowledge-building through conceptually-coherent read alouds on vocabulary and listening comprehension. Reading Psychology.
• Wise, C. N. (2020). (A) Political Prince: An analysis of Prince's political consciousness. Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men, 7(2), 3-26.
• Revelle, K. Z., Wise, C. N., Duke, N. K., & Halvorsen, A-L. (2020). Realizing the promise of project-based learning. The Reading Teacher, 73(6), 697-710.
• Wise, C. N. & Duke, N. K. (2019). Recipes to road maps: Fun ways to learn from everyday information. Teaching Young Children, 13(2), 26. Duke, N. K., Cervetti, G. N., & Wise, C. N. (2018). Learning from exemplary teachers of literacy. The Reading Teacher, 71(4), 395-400.

Awards

• Fellow, STAR Mentoring Program, Literacy Research Association, 2022 - 2024
• Stanley E. and Ruth B. Dimond Best Dissertation Award, University of Michigan School of Education, 2019

Assocations/Memberships

• American Educational Research Association
• American Educational Studies Association
• Children’s Literature Association
• Literacy Research Association
• National Council of Teachers of English
• Society for the Scientific Study of Reading