Lapp Dr. Diane

I have been an elementary, middle school, and high school teacher because I love working with students of all ages. In addition to being a Distinguished Professor of Education in the department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/DLapp/DLapp.html), I am also an instructional coach at Health Science Middle and High Schools in San Diego. My career has been focused primarily on working with struggling readers, writers, and speakers who live in economically deprived urban settings, their families, and their teachers. My many publications address issues related to the literacy development of students through the sharing of classroom- tested practices that support purposeful, rigorous instruction.