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Kari-Lynn Winters
Born1969
OccupationAuthor, university professor
GenreChildren's literature

Kari-Lynn Winters, née Moore (born 1969) is a Canadian children's author, playwright, drama educator, and literacy professor. She taught children's literacy, literature, dance and drama education at the University of British Columbia[1] from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, Winters became an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University (Ontario) and co-editor of Teaching and Learning.[2] She advanced to associate professor in 2014, and to full professor in 2021.[citation needed]

Early life and education

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Winters was born in St. Thomas, Ontario. She holds a teaching degree from the University of Toronto, in regular and special education for children ages 3–13.[citation needed] She is also a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, where she earned a certificate in technical theatre.[3] Her master's thesis "Developing an Arts-Integrated Narrative Reading Comprehension Program for Less Proficient Grade 3 and 4 Students," on exploring the efficacy of using the arts to strengthen less proficient students' reading comprehension, was selected as best Master's Thesis in Literacy in Canada, 2005.[4] Winters completed her PhD from the University of British Columbia in 2009 with a dissertation entitled "Authorship as Assemblage: Multimodal Literacies of Play, Literature, and Drama."[5] Her dramatic work included writing scripts for and performing with Vancouver's theatre-for-literacy troupes Carousel Theatre and Tickle Trunk Players.[6]

Career

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Winters has published numerous children's books,[7] children's non-fiction articles, and academic articles, and has herself won multiple Excellence in Teaching awards[8] and won the St. Catharines Arts Awards 2016 "Emerging Artist Award" and the St. Catharines Arts Educator Award in 2020.[9][10]

Winters says she didn't always consider herself a writer; many of her elementary school years were spent either resisting composition or struggling to write.[11] Her current work explores how she came to appreciate storytelling and children's literature and eventually became a writer herself, and ways to effect a similar transformation in her students.[12] Winters has been featured in radio and newspaper interviews[13] and her academic work has been cited by other literacy researchers.[14][15][16]

From 2010 to 2012 Winters expanded her work to educational activism, from organizing an annual "Arts Matters" educational conference[17] to raising funds for girls' education in Africa. Proceeds from her book Gift Days are being used to support the charity Because I am a Girl, a movement to "unleash" the power of girls and women in the developing world through education and women's rights;[18] at its book launch in November 2012, enough money was raised to send 10 girls to school in Uganda for a year.[19] Her advocacy for arts research and arts-based practices continued throughout the Covid pandemic, including creating a play and film for "What’s Art Got to Do With It? The role of arts and culture in a community’s survival during a global pandemic."[20]

By 2020 she had twenty-nine books published or press.[21]

Books (selected)

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  • Jeffrey and Sloth (Orca Book Publishers, 2007)
  • When Chickens Fly (Gumboot Books, 2009)
  • On My Walk (Tradewind Books, 2009)
  • On My Swim (Tradewind Books, 2018)
  • On My Bike (Tradewind Books, 2017)
  • On My Skis (Tradewind Books, 2016)
  • Runaway Alphabet (Simply Read Books, 2010)
  • aRHYTHMetic: A book and a half of poetry about math, by K. Winters, T. Stone, and L. Sherritt-Fleming, ill by S. Ritchie (Gumboot Books, 2009; Tickle Trunk Publications, 2011)
  • aRYTHMétique, adapted by Christine Jutras-Tarakdjian (Gumboot, 2009; Tickle Trunk Publications, 2011)
  • Gift Days (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2012)
  • Buzz about Bees (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013)
  • Stinky Skunk Mel (Simply Read Books, 2014)
  • No-Matter-What Friend (Tradewind Books, 2014)
  • Hungry for Math: Poems to Munch On (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2014)
  • Bite into Bloodsuckers (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2015)
  • Bad Pirate (Pajama Press, 2015)
  • Good Pirate (Pajama Press, 2016)
  • French Toast (Pajama Press, 2016)
  • Let's Play a Hockey Game (Scholastic, 2016)
  • Hungry for Science: Poems to Cunch On (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2018)
  • Hungry for The Arts: Poems to Chomp On (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2021)
  • On the Line (Pajama Press, 2021)
  • Just Bea (Tradewind Books, 2022)

Anthology contributions

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  • "Rumors," in Stephen Rogers (ed.), My First Year in the Classroom: 50 Stories That Celebrate the Good, the Bad, and the Most Unforgettable Moments (Cincinnati: Adams Media, 2009)
  • "Rhyme or Reason," ill. by S. Ritchie, in World of Stories (Gumboot Books, 2008)

POETRY

  • "A Scientist Lives in Our Kitchen." Know Magazine, 9 (May/June, 2007), p. 18.

Journal articles (selected)

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  • Winters, K. et al. (2017). "A Reason to Respond: Finding Agency Through the Arts." International Journal of Education & the Arts 18:25.[22]
  • Winters, Kari-Lynn, Griffin, S. (2014). "Singing is a Celebration of Language: Using Music to Enhance Young Children’s Vocabularies." Language and Literacy, 16(3), 78–91.[23]
  • Wager, A. & Winters, K. (2012). "Expanding Educators’ Awareness of Youth Homelessness through Critical Dramatic Inquiry." In Teaching and Learning 7(3).
  • Winters, K. et al. (2010). "From image to ideology: analysing shifting identity positions of marginalized youth across the cultural sites of video production" In Pedagogies: An International Journal, 5(4), 298–312.
    • This article was later selected among Pedagogies 10th anniversary "Top Articles."[24]
  • Winters, K. (2010). "Quilts of authorship: A literature review of multimodal assemblage in the field of literacy education." In Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 3(1).
  • Winters, Kari-Lynn, Belliveau, George, & Sherritt-Fleming, Lori. (Spring, 2009). "Shifting identities, literacy, and a/r/t/ography: Exploring an educational theatre company." Language and Literacy, 11(1).[25]
  • Rogers, Theresa, Winters, Kari-Lynn, Bryan, G., Price, J., McCormick, F., House, L., Mezzarobba, D., & Sinclaire, C. (March, 2009). "Developing the IRIS: Toward Situated and Valid Assessment Measures in Collaborative Professional Development and School Reform in Literacy." The Reading Teacher, 59(6), 544–553.[26]
  • Winters, K. "Letting Arnold Lobel Pack My Luggage". (Spring 2006) The Dragon Lode: Journal of the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group, International Reading Association, 24(2) 46–50.

Children's non-fiction articles (selected)

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  • "Honey, I Shrunk My Liver." Know Magazine, 6 (Nov/Dec 2006), p. 4.
  • "Monkeying Around with Perfume." Know Magazine, 9 (May/June, 2007), p. 3.
  • "Measure Me A Measurement." Know Magazine, 11 (September/October, 2007), p. 18.
  • "Colorful Mistakes." Fandangle Magazine for Children, (September, 2007).

Children's fiction articles (selected)

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  • "Jeffrey's Wor(l)ds Meet Sloth," illustrated by Oana Capota. Chameleon Magazine, 2:1, 24-28 (2004).
  • "Esper's Dream," illustrated by Tami Thirlwell. Chameleon Magazine, 3:1, 24-28 (2006).
  • "Extreme Rollers." ChickaDEE Magazine, (January, 2008)
  • "The Mightiest of All." Know Magazine, ( January, 2008)

Academic books

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  • Winters, K. (2010). Beyond Words: Using the Arts to Enhance Early Reading Comprehension. Birmingham, AL: Look Again Press. Available online.
  • Rogers, T., Winters, K., Perry, M., & LaMonde, A. (2014). Youth, Critical Literacies, and Civic Engagement: Arts, Media, and Literacy in the Lives of Adolescents. New York: Routledge.[27]

Academic book articles (selected)

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  • Winters, K. Rogers, T., Schofield, A (2006). "The Antigone Project: Exploring the Imaginative, Active, and Social Dimensions of Drama, Print Literacy, and Media." In Crumpler T., Schneider, J., and Rogers, T. (eds.). Process Drama: an Educational Tool for Developing Multiple Literacies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
  • Winters, K. and Rogers, T. (2010). "Textual Play, Satire, and Counter Discourses of Street Youth Zining Practices." In Alvermann, D. (ed.) Adolescents' Online Literacies: Connecting Classrooms, Digital Media, and Popular Culture (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies), pp. 91–108. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Conference papers cited in third-party publications

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  • Rogers, T. and Winters, K. (2008). "Within 14 blocks: Zining with street youth in the YouthCLAIM project." Presented at the National Reading Conference. Orlando, FL.[14][28]
  • Rogers, T., Winters, K., Perry, M., & LaMonde, A. (2009). "The YouthCLAIM project: Researching critical literacies and arts-integrated media production among youth in classroom and community sites." Presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.[29][30]
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Notes

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  1. ^ "Children's Writers and Illustrators of British Columbia". Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ "Teaching and Learning journal". Brock University. 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  3. ^ "Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers". Archived from the original on 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  4. ^ http://www.csse.ca/CACS/LLRC/awards.htm
  5. ^ Authorship as Assemblage dissertation online
  6. ^ "Tickle Trunk Players". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ "Kari Winters, PhD — children's book author, drama in education » awards". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. ^ Brock University Faculty announces awards for Excellence in Teaching and Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, North Carolina Public Schools Archived 2014-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Cheevers, Melinda (June 2, 2016). "Shining a light on St. Catharines's emerging artists: Arts Awards coming June 4". Niagara This Week. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  10. ^ Fraser, Don (June 5, 2016). "St. Catharines Arts Awards recipients announced". St. Catharines Standard. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  11. ^ Patrick Brennan. "Weakness Turns to Strength." St. Thomas Times Journal, June 30, 2007
  12. ^ Kitchen, Julian (November 2012). "The Gift of Education". Brock Education Journal 22:1. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  13. ^ "Kari Winters, PhD — children's book author, drama in education » press and media". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  14. ^ a b Adolescents' Online Literacies: Connecting Classrooms, Digital Media, and Popular Culture, pp. 106, 207
  15. ^ "Pre-censorship of children’s books: Curtailing the freedom of speech and expression of Canadian authors and illustrators" presented at 31st International Board on Books for Young People Congress, Copenhagen 2008
  16. ^ "Kari Winters, PhD — children's book author, drama in education » citations". Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  17. ^ "Arts Matter promotes art in the classroom". Brock News. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  18. ^ "Children's Charity Organization - Because I am a Girl". Plan canada blog. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  19. ^ "Education prof launches new children's book, helps a cause". Brock News. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  20. ^ "Brock University research urges more support for arts during and after pandemic". 16 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  21. ^ "City of St. Catharines Arts Awards". Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "A Reason to Respond: Finding Agency Through the Arts" in International Journal of Education & the Arts
  23. ^ "Vol. 16 No. 3 (2014): Special Issue: Language, Literacy, and Singing; Editors: Zheng Zhang , Rachel Heydon | Language and Literacy". journals.library.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  24. ^ Pedagogies "10th Anniversary Top Articles"
  25. ^ "Language and Literacy". journals.library.ualberta.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  26. ^ ""Developing the IRIS" in The Reading Teacher online". Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  27. ^ "Youth, Critical Literacies, and Civic Engagement: Arts, Media, and Literacy in the Lives of Adolescents". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  28. ^ "YouthCLAIM website". Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
  29. ^ Adolescents' Online Literacies: Connecting Classrooms, Digital Media, and Popular Culture, p. 106
  30. ^ YouthCLAIM at UBC[permanent dead link]
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