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faculty

R. Craig Roney
287 College of Education
313-577-0928
email: rrony@wayne.edu
Program Area: Reading, Language & Literature
Education

To make an appointment call 313-577-0902.  

Craig Roney is a Professor of Teacher Education at Wayne State University in Detroit. He specializes
in instruction in Children's Literature, Storytelling, and the Language Arts and regularly teaches both graduate and
undergraduate courses in these areas as well as more general coursework in elementary and middle school teacher
preparation. Craig serves as a member (and past chair) of the Committee on Storytelling of the National Council
of Teachers of English, and is an active member of the International Reading Association and the National
Storytelling Network. He frequently conducts workshops, school demonstrations, lectures and
seminars both regionally and nationally particularly regarding the use of children's literature and storytelling
in the classroom. He has also written numerous publications on these topics.

RECENT RESEARCH, PUBLICATIONS, PERFORMANCES, PRESENTATIONS

RESEARCH: Content analysis of reviews of recent storytelling performances submitted for publication
in a text on storytelling aesthetics, edited by Carol Birch for August House A Survey of Professionals &
Student's Perceptions: Is Storytelling Easy? Content Analysis of Reflective Journals of Pre-Service Teachers.

PUBLICATIONS: "Whole Language and the Library Media Specialist." Media Spectrum. Vol. 23, No. 1
(First Quarter, 1996) pp. 36-39.

"Storytelling in the Classroom: Some Theoretical Thoughts." Storytelling World. Volume 5, No. 1
(Winter/Spring, 1996), pp. 7-9.

"The Civil War as Seen Through Story. In M. Weaver. (Ed.) Tales as tools: The power of story in the classroom.
Jonesborough, TN: The National Storytelling Press, (pp. 120-123), 1994.

"Telling stories: a key to reading and writing." In M Weaver. (Ed.) Tales as tools: The power of story in the classroom.
(pp. 9-23). 1994.

"Moon over Mt. Holly." (with N. Creech). Storytelling World. Volume 2, No. 2 (Summer/Fall. 1993), p. 7.

"The Schoolteacher Turned Bartender." Storytelling World. Volume 2, No. 2 (Summer/Fall, 1993), p. 22.

The Story Performance Handbook is now in print. For ordering information call Laurence Erlbaum Publishers at 1-800-926-6579.