Education

• Ph.D., University of Arizona
• M.Ed., University of the Philippines
• B.S. Ed. University of the Philippines

Research Interests

Dr. Liwanag’s research interests include reading and writing processes, miscue analysis, eye movement miscue analysis, inquiry learning, emotional literacy, and children’s literature. Her current research examines how knowledge of eye movement miscue analysis enhances preservice and inservice teachers’ understanding of the complexity of the reading process.

Publications

• Kim, K., Liwanag, M., Henderson, V., & Duckett, P. (in press). Critical Dialogues about the Reading Process with In-service Teachers and Children. Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research.
• Liwanag, M., Yorio, S.,* & Shepard, T.* (in press). Learning to support a first grader’s reading development through miscue analysis: A case for personalizing reading instruction. The International Journal of Literacies. (*co-author with students)
• Liwanag, M., Kim, K., & Duckett, P. (in press). Children revaluing themselves as readers and learners: Critical dialogues in children’s literature exploring identities. WOW Stories: Connections from the Classroom.
• Costello, M., Liwanag, M., & Dresbach, S. (in press). Just because it’s on Google doesn’t mean it’s free for me to use! Helping students navigate the muddy waters of copyright and fair use. In K. Calkins and C. Kvenild (Eds.), The Embedded Librarians Cookbook: Recipes for Making Long-Term Connections. American Library Association.
• Liwanag, M. (2013). [Review of the book Words set me free by Cline- Ransome, L.] In L. Kirkland & M. Manning & (Eds.), Books for Children: Biographies that Inspire Readers, Childhood Education, 89:1, 47-50. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080
• Liwanag, M. (2013). [Review of the book Silent star: The story of deaf major leaguer William Hoy by Wise, B]. In L. Kirkland & M. Manning & (Eds.), Books for Children: Biographies that Inspire Readers, Childhood Education, 89:1, 47-50. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00094056.2013.757528
• Liwanag, M., Dresbach, S. & Costello, M. (2012). Collaborations in teaching technology in literacy. Academic Exchange Quarterly. 16 (4). 96-101. http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/redpast.htm
• Liwanag, M. (2012). [Review of the book The duckling gets a cookie by Willems, M.]. In M. Manning & L. Kirkland (Eds.), Books for Children: Books that Delight Preschoolers, Childhood Education, 88: 6, 401-405.
• Liwanag, M. & Dresbach, S. (2012). Reading multimodally: Designing and developing multimedia literacy projects through an understanding of eye movement miscue analysis (EMMA). Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy. http://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/. Issue 1, Spring 2012.
• Liwanag, M. & Kim, K. (2011). Pre-service teachers as kidwatchers: Learning to observe and document how children read. Talking Points. 22 (2), 15-21. http://www.ncte.org/journals/tp/issues/v22-2.
• Liwanag, M. (2010). Reading patterns in the eye movement miscue analysis of adult bilingual readers. In L. Gómez Chova,, D. Marti Belenguer, & I. Candel Torres (Eds.) International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation Proceedings (pp. 2178-2183). Valencia, Spain: IATED.

Affiliations

• Co-Feature Editor, Academic Exchange Quarterly
• Content Review Board, ReadWriteThink.org
• Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking (CELT)
• National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
• International Reading Association (IRA)
• Whole Language Umbrella (WLU)