Professional Publications

O’Hara, S. & Pritchard, R. (In Press). Hypermedia authoring as a vehicle for vocabulary development in middle school English as a second language classrooms. The Clearing House.

O’Hara, S., & Pritchard, R.H. (2008). Using hypermedia to teach vocabulary in grades 6-12. Columbus, OH: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.

O’Hara, S. & Pritchard, R. (2008). Promoting the science vocabulary development of English learners with hypermedia authoring projects. Proceeding of the Society for Education and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications (EISTA).

O'Hara, S. & Pritchard, B. (2008). Science vocabulary and concept development in a middle school ESL classroom. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 4747-4754). Chesapeake, VA: AACE

Pritchard, R.H., & O’Hara, S. (2008). Reading in Spanish and English: A comparative study of processing strategies. The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy.

O’Hara, S., & Pritchard, R.H. (2008). Meeting the challenge of diversity: Professional development for teacher educators. Teacher Education Quarterly.

Pritchard, R.H., & O’Hara, S. (2007). Using think alouds to identify and teach reading comprehension strategies. CATESOL Journal.

O'Hara, S., Chung, C. & Hecsh, J. (2007). Using the taskstream tools to move from a teaching focused culture to a focus on student learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (pp. 152-157). Chesapeake, VA: AACE

Chung, C., Huang, H. & O’Hara, S. (2007). Web-based Collaborative Learning Community: An Emphasis on Social Constructive Theory. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2007 (pp. 2296-2301). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Pritchard, R.H., & O’Hara, S. (2007). Reading assessment in the content areas. In J. Flood, D. Lapp and N. Farnan (eds.), Content area reading and learning: Instructional strategies (3^rd Ed.) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.

O’Hara, S., & Pritchard, R.H. (2006). Hypermedia authoring as a vehicle for vocabulary development for English learners. The California Reader, 40, 11-16.

Duran, R., O’Hara, S. & Pritchard, R. (2006). Using hypermedia authoring in a middle school science ESL classroom. Report prepared for the Linguistic Research Minority Institute (LMRI). Santa Barbara

Chung, C., Rodriguez, M. & O'Hara, S. (2005). Building a community of practice in electronic portfolios. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (pp. 2188-2193). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Gandara, P., O'Hara, S.; Guiterriez, D. (2004).The changing shape of aspirations: Peer influence on achievement behavior. In School Connections: U.S. Mexican Youth, Peers and School Achievement . Editors Gibson, M, Gandara, P, and Koyama, J. Teachers College Press.

O'Hara, S and McMahon, M. (2003). NETS grades 6-8 multidisciplinary resource units . International Society for Technology in Education, (ISTE).

O'Hara, S. & Rodriguez, M. (2003). Developing e-portfolio systems in teacher education. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2162-2163). Chesapeake, VA: AACE

O’Hara, S and McMahon, M. (Editors). (2003) NETS Grades 6-8 Multidisciplinary Resource Units. International Society for Technology in Education

Hammond, D., Lambati, D. & O'Hara, D. (2003). Designing an exemplary model for technology infusion within a teacher preparation program. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 3744-3747). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

O’Hara, S. and McMahon, M. (2002) Imagineering Disney style. In NETS Grades 3-5 Multidisciplinary Resource Units. Hannah, L., Menchacha, M., McVicker, B. Editors International Society for Technology Educators

O’Hara, S. (2002) Using technology in different settings: How many computers do you have? In NETS Grades 3-5 Multidisciplinary Resource Units. Hannah, L., Menchacha, M., McVicker, B. Editors International Society for Technology Educators

O'Hara, S., and Jones, R. (2002) Perspectives. In NETS Grades 3-5 Multidisciplinary Resource Units. Hannah, L., Menchacha, M., McVicker, B. Editors International Society for Technology Educators

Gandara, P., Guiterriez, D., O'Hara, S (2001). Planning for the future in rural and urban schools. Journal for the Education of Students Placed at Risk. January Issue, 2001.

McMahon, M.M., O'Hara, S.P., Holliday, W.G., Gibson, E.M., McCormack, B.B. (2000), Science is the magnet, Science and Children. June Issue 2000.

McMahon, M., O'Hara, S., Gibson, E., Musetti, B. (1999). Quinto: An electronic network for teachers. Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technology Journal

O'Hara, S. (1998). A case study of attitudinal effects of Internet use in a middle school, science-based, integrated curriculum. Eric Publications. Ed 417 978, 1998.

McCormack, B., O'Hara, S., Gibson, E, and McMahon M. (1997). Reform in one community: Factors in establishing a foundation. Eric Publications, ED413142. 1997.