Simon Fraser University
Dr. Paul Neufeld
Paul Neufeld Faculty Photo Associate Professor

Reading and Special Education

My research is inspired by broad questions about how best to address the needs of students for whom school is often challenging and whom schools have historically not supported well. More specifically, my research focuses on the areas of reading development and instruction of English language learners and on the historical emergence, practice, and ongoing development of the constructs of learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school contexts.

Email: pneufeld@sfu.ca

1999 Ph.D., Special Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1994 M.Ed., Special Education (Learning Disabilities) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1989 B.Ed., Elementary Education University of British Columbia

Selected Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Neufeld, P., & Takacs, S. (in press). Learning disabilities, schools, and neurological dysfunction. The Journal of Thought.

Neufeld, P., Amendum, S., Fitzgerald, J., & Guthrie, K. (2006). First-Grade Latino students’ English reading growth in all-English classrooms. Reading Research and Instruction 46(1), 23-52.

Neufeld, P., & Foy, M. (2006). Historical reflections on the ascendancy of ADHD in North America, c. 1980 – c. 2005. The British Journal of Educational Studies.

Neufeld, P. (2005). Comprehension instruction in content area classes. The Reading Teacher, 59 (4), 302-312.

Klassen, R., Neufeld, P., & Munro, F. (2005). When IQ is irrelevant to the definition of learning disabilities: Australian school psychologists’ beliefs and practices. School Psychology International, 26 (3), 297-316.

Neufeld, P., & Hoskyn, M. (2005). Learning disabilities and the new reductionism: A response to Reid & Valle. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(2), 183-187.

Neufeld, P., & Fitzgerald, J. (2001). Early English reading development: Latino English learners in the “low” reading group. Research in the Teaching of English, 36, 64-109.

Neufeld, P., & Chapman, M. (1994). Reflections on early literacy experiences of adults who have difficulty reading. Research Forum, 12, 50-56.

Chapters

Neufeld, P. (in press). Comprehension instruction in the social studies classroom. In R. Case & P. Clark (Eds.), The anthology of social studies: Issues and strategies for elementary teachers. Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press, University of British Columbia.

Neufeld, P. (in press). Comprehension instruction in the secondary social studies classroom. In R. Case & P. Clark (Eds.), The anthology of social studies: Issues and strategies for secondary teachers. Vancouver: Pacific Educational Press, University of British Columbia.

Reports

Neufeld, G. R., & Neufeld, P. W. (2000, October). The Nalanda Institute: A vision of services in India for children with developmental and learning variations, report and recommendations. Unpublished manuscript, The Commonwealth of Learning, COL International, Vancouver, B.C.

Neufeld, G. R., & Neufeld, P. W. (2000, September). The Schoolnet India special education training program: A proposal to provide a M.Ed. degree program in learning disabilities through SFU. Unpublished manuscript, The Commonwealth of Learning, COL International, Vancouver, B. C.

Neufeld, G. R., & Neufeld, P. W. (2000, July). Special education in India: A proposal to determine needs and establish a design for training trainers in learning disabilities. Unpublished manuscript, the Commonwealth of Learning, COL International, Vancouver, B. C.

Conference Presentations

Neufeld, P., & Takacs, S. (2005, November). Historical reflections on learning disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Charlottesville, VA.

Fitzgerald, J., Amendum, S., Guthrie, K. M., & Neufeld, P. (2005, December). Young Latino students’ English reading growth in all-English classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.

Klassen, R., Neufeld, P., & Munro, F. (2005, August). Australian school psychologists’ beliefs and practices relating to learning disabilities. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Anderson, J. & Neufeld, P. (2003, December). Contextualized descriptions of the literate behavior of children in kindergarten play settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Eaton, I., & Neufeld, P. (2003, October). Learning, literacy, and understanding in a multimodal world. Presented at the Education Without Borders Conference, Port Moody, British Columbia.

Neufeld, P. & Foy, M. (2002, October). Historical reflections on ADHD: Making sense for our students and ourselves. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Neufeld, P., & Fitzgerald, J. (2001, December). The early English reading development of Latino English learners in the “low” reading group. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Neufeld, P., & Fitzgerald, J. (2001, April). Latino English learners in the “low” reading group:  How does their reading unfold?. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, Washington.

Neufeld, P. (1999, October). Reading development as reflection: How three boys’ early reading development reflected the assumptive world of their teacher. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Studies Association, Detroit, Michigan.

Patterson, J., & Neufeld, P. (1998, April). The nucleus has a beard:  Fostering collaborative research teams. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.

Funded Research

Toohey, K., Neufeld, P., & Stooke, R. (2006). Sociocultural investigation of literacy instruction and children’s learning of English as a second language. SSHRC Standard Research Grant. $106,575.

Toohey, K., Neufeld, P., & Gajdamaschko, N. (June 2005 – October 2007). Discovery Parks Research Grant. Contexts and family literacies in English language learning. $8,511.

Hoskyn, M., & Neufeld, P. (2004). SFU/SSHRC Institutional Grants Program (SSHRC small research grant). Early literacy: Relations between preschool teachers’ beliefs and practices. $6,900.

Neufeld, P. (2000). Simon Fraser University President’s Research Grant. Historical analysis of disability concepts in North America. $9,300.

Awards

1998: Marvin Wyne Fellowship in Special Education, School of Education, UNC-CH

1994-1997: Fellow, North Carolina Partnership Training System for Special Education, School of Education, UNC-CH

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November 25, 2008
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