Professor Dr. Rebecca Silverman

Biography

Rebecca D. Silverman is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, where she has been since 2018. Her career began as an elementary school teacher in New Orleans, Louisiana. Rebecca is passionate about supporting children's literacy development, having earned her master's and doctoral degrees in language and literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She previously taught in the Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on early childhood and elementary school language literacy development, particularly in vocabulary, critical reading, and writing. She utilizes multimedia educational technology to facilitate literacy learning and is currently involved in projects aimed at language-based instruction for multilingual learners, alongside initiatives for computer-adaptive assessments and the efficacy of supplemental digital literacy programs. At Stanford, she leads the Language Literacy Research Lab, focusing on research-practice partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has taught both undergraduate and graduate pre-service educators, mentoring numerous doctoral students. Beyond Stanford, she has served internationally as a Fulbright Scholar in Myanmar and is active in several editorial and advisory roles within educational organizations.

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