Education & Human Development

Faculty & Staff

Jan Kristo
jan.kristo@umit.maine.edu

Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5766

(207) 581-2454

Title
Professor - Literary Education
Coordinator - Literacy Area Programs

Education
Assumption College, B.A.--1973--English
Teachers College, Columbia University, M.A.--1974--Curriculum and Teaching
University of Connecticut, Ph.D.--1979--Elementary Education

Courses taught

• Nonfiction literature
• Reading seminar
• Reading and language arts methods
• Children's literature

Research & public service:
Research

• Use of children's literature in the K-8 classroom
• Using nonfiction literature in K-8 classrooms

Public service

• Editorial board for the Journal of Children's Literature and Language Arts. Former membership chair for CELT (Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking)
• Past president of the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association
• Editorial board for the Journal of Children's Literature and as membership chair for CELT (Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking)
• Continuous involvement with Maine schools in professional staff development
• Former board member of the New England Reading Association
• Former board member and secretary for the Children's Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teachers of English

Representative publications

• Kasten, W., Kristo, J.V, & McClure, A. (2005). Living literature: Using children’s literature to support reading and language arts. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.

• Kristo, J. V., & Bamford, R. A. (2004). Nonfiction in focus: A comprehensive framework for helping students become independent readers and writers of nonfiction, K-6. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.

• Bamford, R.A., & Kristo, J.V. (Eds.). (2003). Making facts come alive: Choosing and using quality nonfiction literature K-8. 2nd.Ed. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.

• McClure, A. A., & Kristo, J.V. (Eds.) (2002). Adventuring with books: A booklist for pre-k-grade 6 (13th Ed.). Urbana, IL: The National Council of Teachers of English.

• Bamford, R.A., & Kristo, J.V. Checking Out Nonfiction K-8: Good Choices for Best Learning. Christopher-Gordon, 2000.

• Fredericks, A.D., Blake-Kline, B., & Kristo, J.V. Teaching the integrated language arts: Process and practice. New York: Addison-Wesley.

• Bamford, R.A., & Kristo, J.V. (Eds.). (1998). Making facts come alive: Choosing the best nonfiction K-8. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon.

• McClure, A.A., & Kristo, J.V. (1996). Books that invite talk, wonder, and play. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Professional memberships

• National Council of Teachers of English
• International Reading Association
• Maine Reading Association
• New England Reading Association

Honors

• Recipient of UMaine Award for Research and Creative Achievement, 2000

Jan Kristo: Vitae