Dianna Townsend

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 885 citations indexed

About

Dianna Townsend is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Language and Linguistics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Dianna Townsend has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 885 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 7 papers in Language and Linguistics and 7 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Dianna Townsend's work include Reading and Literacy Development (16 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (9 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 papers). Dianna Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (16 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (9 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (7 papers). Dianna Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States. Dianna Townsend's co-authors include William E. Nagy, Penelope Collins, Gina Biancarosa, Ana Taboada, Cynthia H. Brock, Shane Templeton, Amy Burton, Lisa M. Larson, Donald R. Bear and Ana Taboada Barber and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Reading Research Quarterly and International Journal of Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Dianna Townsend

18 papers receiving 752 citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Words as Tools: Learning Academic Vocabulary as Language Acquisition

2012 522 citations William E. Nagy, Dianna Townsend Reading Research Quarterly profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dianna Townsend United States	9	706	368	244	147	129	20	885
Amy C. Crosson United States	15	631 0.9×	357 1.0×	133 0.5×	80 0.5×	75 0.6×	29	807
Zahava Goldstein Israel	8	635 0.9×	267 0.7×	259 1.1×	184 1.3×	103 0.8×	9	761
Mienke Droop Netherlands	14	563 0.8×	346 0.9×	132 0.5×	68 0.5×	70 0.5×	31	809
Patrick Snellings Netherlands	13	729 1.0×	272 0.7×	358 1.5×	101 0.7×	207 1.6×	26	933
Marie Stevenson Australia	11	571 0.8×	454 1.2×	459 1.9×	105 0.7×	310 2.4×	22	961
Cheryl Dressler United States	7	917 1.3×	368 1.0×	282 1.2×	84 0.6×	131 1.0×	7	1.1k
Amos van Gelderen Netherlands	17	935 1.3×	497 1.4×	606 2.5×	124 0.8×	337 2.6×	44	1.3k
Camille L. Z. Blachowicz United States	14	590 0.8×	365 1.0×	191 0.8×	56 0.4×	63 0.5×	41	734
Natalie G. Olinghouse United States	18	804 1.1×	918 2.5×	288 1.2×	94 0.6×	305 2.4×	31	1.1k
Shane Templeton United States	14	876 1.2×	737 2.0×	255 1.0×	42 0.3×	68 0.5×	44	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dianna Townsend

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2023). A mixed-methods investigation of third and sixth graders’ academic sentence knowledge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(3). 333–370.

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Larson, Lisa M., et al.. (2023). Exploring teacher and student knowledge of sentence‐level language features. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 66(6). 344–354. 3 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2022). A rationale for integrating writing into secondary content area classrooms: Perspectives from teachers who experience the benefits of integrating writing frequently. Journal of Writing Research. 13(vol. 13 issue 3). 329–365.

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2022). What’s the Purpose? A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Purposes for Reading in Secondary Classrooms. Reading & Writing Quarterly. 39(1). 72–93. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2022). A rationale for integrating writing into secondary content area classrooms: Perspectives from teachers who experience the benefits of integrating writing frequently. Journal of Writing Research. 13(vol. 13 issue 3). 329–365. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2020). More Than Words: Older Adolescents’ Linguistic Resources in the Context of Disciplinary Achievement and Academic Risk. Reading Psychology. 41(8). 778–802. 8 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2018). Thinking About Words: First Graders’ Response to Morphological Instruction. The Reading Teacher. 72(4). 463–473. 5 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2018). Engaging in vocabulary learning in science: the promise of multimodal instruction. International Journal of Science Education. 40(3). 328–347. 15 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, Donald R. Bear, Shane Templeton, & Amy Burton. (2016). The Implications of Adolescents’ Academic Word Knowledge for Achievement and Instruction. Reading Psychology. 37(8). 1119–1148. 11 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2016). Secondary Teachers' Reflections From a Year of Professional Learning Related to Academic Language. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 60(3). 325–334. 9 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2015). Selecting Academic Vocabulary Words Worth Learning. The Reading Teacher. 69(1). 113–118. 6 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna. (2014). Who's Using the Language? Supporting Middle School Students With Content Area Academic Language. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 58(5). 376–387. 21 indexed citations

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Larson, Lisa M., et al.. (2013). How Can Teachers Increase Classroom Use of Academic Vocabulary?. Voices from the Middle. 20(4). 16–21. 5 indexed citations

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Taboada, Ana, et al.. (2013). Mediating Effects of Reading Engagement on the Reading Comprehension of Early Adolescent English Language Learners. Reading & Writing Quarterly. 29(4). 309–332. 26 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna, et al.. (2012). Evidence for the Importance of Academic Word Knowledge for the Academic Achievement of Diverse Middle School Students. The Elementary School Journal. 112(3). 497–518. 144 indexed citations

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Krashen, Stephen, William E. Nagy, & Dianna Townsend. (2012). Letters to the Editors. Reading Research Quarterly. 47(3). 233–234. 2 indexed citations

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Nagy, William E. & Dianna Townsend. (2012). Words as Tools: Learning Academic Vocabulary as Language Acquisition. Reading Research Quarterly. 47(1). 91–108. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townsend, Dianna. (2009). Building Academic Vocabulary in After‐School Settings: Games for Growth With Middle School English‐Language Learners. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. 53(3). 242–251. 26 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna & Penelope Collins. (2008). Academic vocabulary and middle school English learners: an intervention study. Reading and Writing. 22(9). 993–1019. 78 indexed citations

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Townsend, Dianna & Penelope Collins. (2008). English or Spanish?. Topics in Language Disorders. 28(1). 61–83. 2 indexed citations

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