Bess Altwerger

556 total citations
15 papers, 373 citations indexed

About

Bess Altwerger is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Bess Altwerger has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 373 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 3 papers in Education and 2 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Bess Altwerger's work include Reading and Literacy Development (6 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (2 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (1 paper). Bess Altwerger is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (6 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (2 papers) and Second Language Acquisition and Learning (1 paper). Bess Altwerger collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bess Altwerger's co-authors include Carole Edelsky, Yetta M. Goodman, Poonam Arya, Prisca Martens, Patricia D. Wilson, JoBeth Allen, Patrick Shannon, Cecilia Rios‐Aguilar, Kenneth S. Goodman and Joanne Larson and has published in prestigious journals such as Theory Into Practice, Phi Delta Kappan and The Reading Teacher.

In The Last Decade

Bess Altwerger

14 papers receiving 249 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bess Altwerger United States 11 219 215 78 71 62 15 373
Dorothy J. Watson 6 206 0.9× 259 1.2× 78 1.0× 80 1.1× 65 1.0× 18 405
Lori A. Helman United States 10 210 1.0× 228 1.1× 82 1.1× 64 0.9× 51 0.8× 28 373
Susan Watts‐Taffe United States 9 209 1.0× 222 1.0× 67 0.9× 99 1.4× 37 0.6× 16 388
Regie Routman 7 304 1.4× 218 1.0× 110 1.4× 59 0.8× 38 0.6× 14 444
Karin L. Dahl United States 10 384 1.8× 345 1.6× 84 1.1× 66 0.9× 62 1.0× 20 508
Barbara S. Pettegrew United States 7 150 0.7× 190 0.9× 78 1.0× 60 0.8× 26 0.4× 9 326
Jeanne R. Paratore United States 13 272 1.2× 212 1.0× 52 0.7× 44 0.6× 34 0.5× 35 386
Penny A. Freppon United States 9 285 1.3× 281 1.3× 63 0.8× 45 0.6× 49 0.8× 21 416
Jeff Zwiers United States 9 162 0.7× 136 0.6× 129 1.7× 113 1.6× 69 1.1× 20 337
Dixie Lee Spiegel United States 12 341 1.6× 359 1.7× 111 1.4× 75 1.1× 31 0.5× 32 518

Countries citing papers authored by Bess Altwerger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bess Altwerger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bess Altwerger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bess Altwerger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bess Altwerger based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bess Altwerger. Bess Altwerger is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (2009). Does DIBELS Put Reading First?. Literacy Research and Instruction. 48(2). 137–148. 11 indexed citations
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Allen, JoBeth, Bess Altwerger, Carole Edelsky, et al.. (2007). Focus on Policy: Taking a Stand on NCLB. Language Arts. 84(5). 456–464. 2 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (2007). Rereading Fluency: Process, Practice, and Policy. 11 indexed citations
4.
Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (2007). The logographic nature of English alphabetics and the fallacy of direct intensive phonics instruction. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy. 7(3). 299–319. 10 indexed citations
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Arya, Poonam, et al.. (2005). Reclaiming Literacy Instruction: Evidence in Support of Literature-Based Programs. Language Arts. 83(1). 63–72. 12 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess. (2005). Reading for Profit: How the Bottom Line Leaves Kids Behind. 12 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (2004). When Research and Mandates Collide: The Challenges and Dilemmas of Teacher Education in the Era of NCLB. English Education. 36(2). 119–133. 22 indexed citations
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Martens, Prisca, et al.. (2004). Readers, Instruction, and the NRP. Phi Delta Kappan. 86(3). 242–246. 9 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess. (2002). The Business Behind Testing. Language Arts. 79(3). 256–262. 11 indexed citations
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Edelsky, Carole, et al.. (1990). Whole Language: What's the Difference?. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 122 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (1989). Abandoning the basal: Some aspects of the change process. Theory Into Practice. 28(4). 288–294. 4 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess. (1987). Whole Language: What's New?.. The Reading Teacher. 41(2). 95 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess, et al.. (1985). Read-Aloud Events as Meaning Construction. Language Arts. 62(5). 476–484. 28 indexed citations
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Altwerger, Bess & Kenneth S. Goodman. (1981). Studying Text Difficulty through Miscue Analysis. Program in Language and Literacy. Occasional Paper Number 3..
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Goodman, Yetta M. & Bess Altwerger. (1981). Print Awareness in Pre-School Children: A Working Paper. A Study of the Development of Literacy in Preschool Children. Program in Language and Literacy Occasional Paper No. 4.. 24 indexed citations

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