Section Links

• Research Biography
• Degrees
• Key Professional Appointments
• Activities & Honors
• Selected Publications

Research Biography

Degrees

• Ph.D., Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979
• M.A., Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1976
• B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies; Social Sciences, California State University, San Francisco, 1973

Key Professional Appointments

• Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992--
• Department Head, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994-1996
• Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction and Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987-1992
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for the Study of Reading, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1979-1987

Activities & Honors

• Distinguished Scholar, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989

Selected Publications

• Armbruster, B. B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2002). A child becomes a reader: Kindergarten through grade 3. Washington, DC: The Partnership for Reading: National Institute for Literacy, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Armbruster, B. B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2002). A child becomes a reader: Birth through preschool. Washington, DC: The Partnership for Reading: National Institute for Literacy, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Eduction, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Armbruster, B. B., Lehr, F., & Osborn, J. (2002). Teaching our youngest: A guide for preschool teachers and child care and family providers. Washington, DC: Early Childhood-Head Start Task Force, U.S. Department of Education & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved October 10, 2002, from http://www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/teachingouryoungest.pdf
• Armbruster, B. B., & Osborn, J. H. (2002). Reading instruction and assessment: Understanding the IRA Standards. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
• Armbruster, B. B. (2000). Taking notes from lectures. In R. Flippo & D. Caverly (Eds.), Handbook of college reading research (pp. 175-199). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.