| 1999 |
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Outstanding Contribution to Reading Award from the Orange County Reading Association for contributions to literacy instruction |
| 1997 |
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UCI Excellence in Teaching Award from the UCI Committee on Teaching Quality for excellence in teaching |
| 1996 |
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UCI Excellence in Teaching Award from the UCI Committee on Teaching Quality for excellence in teaching |
| 1995 |
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California Association of Teachers of English Award of Merit for significant contributions to improving language arts education in California |
| 1994 |
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Caddo Gap Press Award for California Education Research for research on the impact of culturally diverse literature on ethnic and linguistic minority students |
| 1992 |
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University of California Presidential Grants for School Improvement Research Recognition Award for research on Reading, Thinking and Writing About Literature: Implications for Teachers and Students |
| 1981 |
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UCI Career Development Award to edit a book on the teaching of writing |
| 1977 |
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Kappa Kappa Gamma Fellowship Award for research in American Literature |
| 1976 |
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Outstanding Graduate Woman of the Year, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1976 |
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Patent Fund Dissertation Research Award, University of California, Los Angeles for research on literature and psychology |
