Michael Sampson
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Dr. Michael Sampson is a children's book author who is best known for his easy-to-read books that feature rhythmic and repetitive language. Sampson’s first children’s book, The Football That Won, was written solo in 1992 and illustrated by Ted Rand. Later, Sampson wrote 21 books with his best friend and mentor, Bill Martin, Jr.
, including Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3
and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. Those titles are listed below. Sampson taught at Texas A&M University–Commerce
for 25 years before moving to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg
. In August 2010, Sampson became Dean of the School of Education at Southern Connecticut State University
.
in 1952 to Roy and Ida Faye Sampson, Sampson studied in the Denison public schools until grade three, at which time his family (brothers Bill and Bryan and sister Patsy) moved to Tom Bean, Texas
. As early as fourth grade, Sampson dreamed of one day being a writer. By the time he reached fifth grade, he had read every book in the Tom Bean library. He had written a series of books featuring Frank and Joe of The Hardy Boys
fame, and even had a poem published in a national magazine. In sixth grade he joined the school's junior high football team, and received the inspiration for a book he would publish 30 years later, The Football That Won. He lived for football and books in grades 6–12. During summers, he worked as a lumberjack in Damariscotta, Maine
, building his body strength. As a senior, he was a captain on the Tom Bean Tomcats football team, where he won the school's academic award and was named to the Class B Texas State All Star Team.
from 5 until 11 P.M. most nights. Despite this, he won a scholarship to East Texas State University, where he earned a degree in 1974 in Political Science with a teaching endorsement. He became a teacher in the Commerce public schools, where he taught grades K-3; 4, and 6. During this time he attended evening classes, earning a Master of Sciences degree in Reading. He left Texas for Arizona in 1977 to enroll in the Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona
, where he studied under Roach Van Allan, and Ken and Yetta Goodman. He completed his Ph.D. in Reading in 1980.
. In 1986 he published his first professional book, The Pursuit of Literacy. Four years later he published the creative, theme-based literature program Experiences with Literacy, which was co-authored by Bill Teale and Roach Van Allen. In 1992, he published his book on the language arts, Pathways to Literacy. The second edition of Pathways to Literacy: Process Transactions was published in 1996 and the third edition, Total Literacy, in 2003. During these years, Sampson was also published in The Reading Teacher and The Reading Research Quarterly.
in 1978. The two immediately become best friends and collaborators. Sampson began working with Bill Martin and his workshops for teachers that summer. Within five years, the two had built the conferences into the Pathways to Literacy Conference, with sites in 12 American cities. Through the years, over 50,000 teachers had been trained by the two and their staff of outstanding classroom teachers in 30 sites across the U.S. In 1992, Martin moved from New York to Texas to build a house beside Sampson on 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) on the banks of the South Sulphur River
. Martin named the land “Woodfrost” as a reflection of his love for Robert Frost
and Frost's poetry about the woods. For the next 12 years, Sampson and Martin wrote daily, creating 21 books for children, including award winners: I Pledge Allegiance (illustrated by Chris Raschka) and New York Times best sellers Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (illustrated by Eric Carle
) and Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3, (illustrated by Lois Elhert).
Michael Sampson and Bill Martin shared a common love of poetry. Speaking of his writing partner, Sampson said: “Poetry allowed him to become a reader – if he could hear it, he could read it. And as a writer, Bill worked with his ear. How his writing sounded was the most important thing. Poetry was his mentor. It inspired and guided him.”
Their picture book Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Waking Up was featured on NBC's Today Show on December 12, 2008 and recommended as a great Christmas gift for young children. The sequel, "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Going to Sleep" was published in March 2011.
, where he was department head and director of the doctoral program, Sampson left for full-time writing and consulting in 2004. He used this time to do author visits across the United States and countries in South America and Eastern and Western Europe, including Italy
, Great Britain, Germany and Ukraine
. Many of these trips were made to military bases to entertain children of troops involved in the Middle Eastern wars.
In 2007, Sampson returned to academia to teach writing and research at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg
. In 2010 Sampson became Dean of the School of Education at Southern Connecticut State University
. He continues to speak at schools, book festivals, and teacher conferences.
Michael Sampson has two adult sons, Jonathan, who works in student life at Azusa Pacific University
and Joshua, a professional artist who lives and works in Chicago
, where he is earning his MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago
. Sampson is married to the former Olena Kharchenko; together they have a young daughter, Michelle Ivanna.
I Love Our Earth. (2009) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. (new paperback edition)
Brown Bear and Friends. (2008) New York: Henry Holt. (Compilation; Sampson co-authored two of the four stories)
Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. (2008) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you waking up? (2008) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, Baby, Bear, What Do You See? (2007) New York: Henry Holt. With Bill Martin Jr (Ghost)
I Love Our Earth. (2006) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3. (2004) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicken Chuck (2004) By Bill & Bernard Martin and Michael Sampson. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (2003) New York: Henry Holt. With Bill Martin Jr (Ghost).
Trick or Treat (2002) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Caddie the Gold Dog (2002) By Michael Sampson & Bill Martin Jr. New York: Walker & Co.
I Pledge Allegiance (2002) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Boston: Candlewick. Paperback edition published July 2004.
Rocket, Socket, Number Line (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Keith Baker. New York: Henry Holt.
The Little Squeegy Bug (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Patrick Corrigan. New York: Winslow Press.
Little Granny Quarterback. (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Michael Chesworth. Boyds Mills Press: Boston.
Adam, Adam, What Do You See? (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Cathy Felstead. Candlewick Press: Boston.
Adam, Adam, What Do You See? Nelson Edition (2000) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Cathy Felstead. Thomas Nelson & Co: Nashville.
The Football That Won… (1999) Michael Sampson. First paperback edition published 1999 by Henry Holt & Company, New York.
City Scenes (1999) Bill Martin Jr & Michael Sampson (Reprinted in Spanish). Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media Limited.
Wild Bear (1999) Mary Beth & Michael Sampson (Reprinted in Spanish). Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media Limited.
Swish! By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson., Henry Holt, Fall, 1997.
Star of the Circus. By Michael and Mary Beth Sampson. Illustrated by Jose Aruego. Henry Holt, Spring 1997.
The Football That Won… By Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Ted Rand. Henry Holt, Fall 1996.
Football Fever. By Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
Wild Bear. By Mary Beth and Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
City Scenes. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
Yummy Tum Tee. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Olivier Dunrea. Scott Foresman (Celebration Press), Fall 1996.
Si Won’s Victory. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrations by Floyd Cooper. Scott Foresman (Celebration Press), Fall 1996.
Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R. & Rasinski, T. (2003) Total Literacy: Pathways to Reading, Writing and Learning. Wadsworth: San Francisco.
Sampson, M.R. & Sampson, M.B. (2004) Literacy. The International Institute of Literacy Learning. Dallas, TX.
Sampson, M. R. & Sampson, M. B. (1999). "The Language Experience Approach: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." In O. G. Nelson and W. M. Linek (Eds.), Practical classroom Applications of Language Experience: Looking Back and Looking Forward. pp. 263–268. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Sampson, M. B. , Linek, W. M. , & Sampson, M. R. (1999). "Circle of questions/circle of knowledge: A strategy to foster college students’ engagement with text." Innovative learning strategies: College reading improvement yearbook.
Kanouse, C., Sampson, M.R. and Coker, D.R. "University Faculty Development in the Professional Development School." Catalyst for Change, Fall 1995.
Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R. and Linek, W. "Circle of questions." The Reading Teacher, Spring 1995.
Sampson, M.R. White, J.H., and Briggs, L.D. "Student authorship and reading: The joy of literacy." Reading Improvement, Summer 1988.
Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R., and Briggs, L.D. "Miscues and learning." Reading: From Theory To Practice. 1986 Yearbook of the State of Maryland, International Reading Association, 1986, 28–32.
Sampson, M.R., Briggs, L.D. and Sampson, M.B. "Language, Children, and Text: Match or Mismatch?" In M.R. Sampson (Ed.) The Pursuit of Literacy: Early Reading and Writing. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1986, 97–103.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "When to teach reading: They're never too young to begin." Living With Preschoolers, November, 1985, 16–20.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Children's 'mistakes' in reading: Should we correct them?" NABE Journal IX, No. 1, Fall 1984, 8–11.
Iley, J.L. and Sampson, M.R. "Reading: The smart way." Industrial Education, May 1984, 22.
Sampson, M.R. and Breen, R.B. "Reading begins at home: Old myths and new research." ACT, April, 1984, 3 , 6–9.
Sampson, M.R. and Breen, R.B. "Reading begins at home: Guidelines for parents." ACT, May/June, 1984, 4 , 4–5.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Preschool literacy." Tender Years, September 1984, 4, 26–28.
Sampson, M.R. "Focus on comprehension: ReQuest." Ohio Reading Teacher, April 1984, 3, 13–15.
Sampson, M.R. and Briggs, L.D. "A new technique for cloze scoring: A semantically consistent method." Clearing House, December 1983, 57, 177–179.
Sampson, M.R., Briggs, L.D. and Coker, D.R. "Assessing the listening comprehension of children." Reading Improvement. Spring 1984, 21, 59–63.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Reading: A skill the Christian home can't afford to neglect." Christian Life, November 1983, 88–89, 94.
Breen, R.B. and Sampson, M.R. "Learning through affirmative reading." The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, Spring 1983, 36–38.
Sampson, M. R. "A comparison of the complexity of children's dictation and instructional reading materials." New Inquiries in Reading Research and Instruction. National Reading Conference 1982
Yearbook, 177–180.
Sampson, M.R., Valmont, W.J. and Allen, R.V. "The effects of instructional cloze on the comprehension, vocabulary, and divergent production of third-grade students." Reading Research Quarterly, 1982, 17, 389–399.
Sampson, M.R. and Briggs, L.D. "What does research say about beginning reading?" Reading Horizons, Winter 1981, 21, 114–118.
Sampson, M.R. and Santos, S. "The bilingual child in your classroom: Tips for reading instruction." Perspectives on Reading and Bilingualism, Spring 1981, 3–11.
Briggs, L.D. and Sampson, M.R. "Developing interest in reading." Home Ideas for Reading, May 1980, 4, 1–3.
Sampson, M.R. and Sampson, M.B. "Components of a language experience approach." Catalyst for Change: Journal of the National School Development Council, 1980, 9, 10–14.
Sampson, M.R. "Secondary school reading programs with a research base." Research on Reading in Secondary Schools, eds. J.L. Vaughan, Jr. and P.J. Gaus (Tucson, Ariz.: College of Education, 1978), pp. 29–39.
Bill Martin, Jr.
William Ivan Martin, was an educator, publishing executive, and author of more than 300 children's books including Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What...
, including Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3
Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3
Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3 is a New York Times best-selling children's book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michael Sampson.-Plot:0 wants to go in the Apple Tree but lots of numbers come before her. After all the numbers except 0 are up the Apple Tree, bumble bees come and say that its their tree. The...
and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. Those titles are listed below. Sampson taught at Texas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station....
for 25 years before moving to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg , commonly known as USF St. Pete, is an autonomous campus in the University of South Florida system, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida by the Tampa Bay waterfront...
. In August 2010, Sampson became Dean of the School of Education at Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
.
Early life
Born in Denison, TexasDenison, Texas
Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census; it is estimated to have grown to 24,127 in 2009. Denison is one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
in 1952 to Roy and Ida Faye Sampson, Sampson studied in the Denison public schools until grade three, at which time his family (brothers Bill and Bryan and sister Patsy) moved to Tom Bean, Texas
Tom Bean, Texas
Tom Bean is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 941 at the 2000 census.Tom Bean is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tom Bean is located at ....
. As early as fourth grade, Sampson dreamed of one day being a writer. By the time he reached fifth grade, he had read every book in the Tom Bean library. He had written a series of books featuring Frank and Joe of The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brothers and amateur detectives who appear in various mystery series for children and teens....
fame, and even had a poem published in a national magazine. In sixth grade he joined the school's junior high football team, and received the inspiration for a book he would publish 30 years later, The Football That Won. He lived for football and books in grades 6–12. During summers, he worked as a lumberjack in Damariscotta, Maine
Damariscotta, Maine
Damariscotta is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,041 at the 2000 census. A popular tourist resort area, the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastle are linked by the Main Street bridge over the Damariscotta River, forming the "Twin Villages." The name Damariscotta is...
, building his body strength. As a senior, he was a captain on the Tom Bean Tomcats football team, where he won the school's academic award and was named to the Class B Texas State All Star Team.
Education
During high school, Michael Sampson worked at a hamburger café in Sherman, TexasSherman, Texas
Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's estimated population as of 2009 was 38,407. It is also one of two principal cities in the Sherman-Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
from 5 until 11 P.M. most nights. Despite this, he won a scholarship to East Texas State University, where he earned a degree in 1974 in Political Science with a teaching endorsement. He became a teacher in the Commerce public schools, where he taught grades K-3; 4, and 6. During this time he attended evening classes, earning a Master of Sciences degree in Reading. He left Texas for Arizona in 1977 to enroll in the Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
, where he studied under Roach Van Allan, and Ken and Yetta Goodman. He completed his Ph.D. in Reading in 1980.
Academic writing
In 1980 Michael Sampson accepted a faculty position at Texas A&M University–CommerceTexas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station....
. In 1986 he published his first professional book, The Pursuit of Literacy. Four years later he published the creative, theme-based literature program Experiences with Literacy, which was co-authored by Bill Teale and Roach Van Allen. In 1992, he published his book on the language arts, Pathways to Literacy. The second edition of Pathways to Literacy: Process Transactions was published in 1996 and the third edition, Total Literacy, in 2003. During these years, Sampson was also published in The Reading Teacher and The Reading Research Quarterly.
Collaboration with Bill Martin Jr
Michael Sampson met children’s author and educator Bill Martin Jr at a reading conference in Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
in 1978. The two immediately become best friends and collaborators. Sampson began working with Bill Martin and his workshops for teachers that summer. Within five years, the two had built the conferences into the Pathways to Literacy Conference, with sites in 12 American cities. Through the years, over 50,000 teachers had been trained by the two and their staff of outstanding classroom teachers in 30 sites across the U.S. In 1992, Martin moved from New York to Texas to build a house beside Sampson on 26 acres (105,218.4 m²) on the banks of the South Sulphur River
Sulphur River
The Sulphur River is a river in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas in the United States.-Geography:The Sulphur River begins at the confluence of its north and south forks along the Delta–Lamar county line...
. Martin named the land “Woodfrost” as a reflection of his love for Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...
and Frost's poetry about the woods. For the next 12 years, Sampson and Martin wrote daily, creating 21 books for children, including award winners: I Pledge Allegiance (illustrated by Chris Raschka) and New York Times best sellers Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (illustrated by Eric Carle
Eric Carle
Eric Carle is a children's book author and illustrator who is most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 50 languages...
) and Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3, (illustrated by Lois Elhert).
Michael Sampson and Bill Martin shared a common love of poetry. Speaking of his writing partner, Sampson said: “Poetry allowed him to become a reader – if he could hear it, he could read it. And as a writer, Bill worked with his ear. How his writing sounded was the most important thing. Poetry was his mentor. It inspired and guided him.”
Their picture book Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Waking Up was featured on NBC's Today Show on December 12, 2008 and recommended as a great Christmas gift for young children. The sequel, "Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Going to Sleep" was published in March 2011.
Later life
After ascending to the rank of full professor at Texas A&M University–CommerceTexas A&M University–Commerce
Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station....
, where he was department head and director of the doctoral program, Sampson left for full-time writing and consulting in 2004. He used this time to do author visits across the United States and countries in South America and Eastern and Western Europe, including Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Great Britain, Germany and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Many of these trips were made to military bases to entertain children of troops involved in the Middle Eastern wars.
In 2007, Sampson returned to academia to teach writing and research at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
The University of South Florida St. Petersburg , commonly known as USF St. Pete, is an autonomous campus in the University of South Florida system, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida by the Tampa Bay waterfront...
. In 2010 Sampson became Dean of the School of Education at Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
. He continues to speak at schools, book festivals, and teacher conferences.
Michael Sampson has two adult sons, Jonathan, who works in student life at Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University is a private, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian university located near Los Angeles in suburban Azusa, California. It was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900 in Whittier, California. It began offering degrees in 1939...
and Joshua, a professional artist who lives and works in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, where he is earning his MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
. Sampson is married to the former Olena Kharchenko; together they have a young daughter, Michelle Ivanna.
Children's Books by Michael Sampson
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you Going to Sleep? (2011) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Marshall Cavendish.I Love Our Earth. (2009) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. (new paperback edition)
Brown Bear and Friends. (2008) New York: Henry Holt. (Compilation; Sampson co-authored two of the four stories)
Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry. (2008) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are you waking up? (2008) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, Baby, Bear, What Do You See? (2007) New York: Henry Holt. With Bill Martin Jr (Ghost)
I Love Our Earth. (2006) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Chicka, Chicka, 1, 2, 3. (2004) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Chicken Chuck (2004) By Bill & Bernard Martin and Michael Sampson. New York: Marshall Cavendish.
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? (2003) New York: Henry Holt. With Bill Martin Jr (Ghost).
Trick or Treat (2002) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Caddie the Gold Dog (2002) By Michael Sampson & Bill Martin Jr. New York: Walker & Co.
I Pledge Allegiance (2002) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Boston: Candlewick. Paperback edition published July 2004.
Rocket, Socket, Number Line (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Keith Baker. New York: Henry Holt.
The Little Squeegy Bug (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Patrick Corrigan. New York: Winslow Press.
Little Granny Quarterback. (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Michael Chesworth. Boyds Mills Press: Boston.
Adam, Adam, What Do You See? (2001) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Cathy Felstead. Candlewick Press: Boston.
Adam, Adam, What Do You See? Nelson Edition (2000) By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Cathy Felstead. Thomas Nelson & Co: Nashville.
The Football That Won… (1999) Michael Sampson. First paperback edition published 1999 by Henry Holt & Company, New York.
City Scenes (1999) Bill Martin Jr & Michael Sampson (Reprinted in Spanish). Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media Limited.
Wild Bear (1999) Mary Beth & Michael Sampson (Reprinted in Spanish). Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media Limited.
Swish! By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson., Henry Holt, Fall, 1997.
Star of the Circus. By Michael and Mary Beth Sampson. Illustrated by Jose Aruego. Henry Holt, Spring 1997.
The Football That Won… By Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Ted Rand. Henry Holt, Fall 1996.
Football Fever. By Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
Wild Bear. By Mary Beth and Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
City Scenes. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Fall, 1997. Learning Media, New Zealand.
Yummy Tum Tee. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrated by Olivier Dunrea. Scott Foresman (Celebration Press), Fall 1996.
Si Won’s Victory. By Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. Illustrations by Floyd Cooper. Scott Foresman (Celebration Press), Fall 1996.
Academic Publications by Michael Sampson
Sampson, M. R. (2008). "Language for Literacy." Reporter: Journal of the NYS Association for the Education of Young Children, Spring 2008, pp. 14–19.Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R. & Rasinski, T. (2003) Total Literacy: Pathways to Reading, Writing and Learning. Wadsworth: San Francisco.
Sampson, M.R. & Sampson, M.B. (2004) Literacy. The International Institute of Literacy Learning. Dallas, TX.
Sampson, M. R. & Sampson, M. B. (1999). "The Language Experience Approach: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." In O. G. Nelson and W. M. Linek (Eds.), Practical classroom Applications of Language Experience: Looking Back and Looking Forward. pp. 263–268. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Sampson, M. B. , Linek, W. M. , & Sampson, M. R. (1999). "Circle of questions/circle of knowledge: A strategy to foster college students’ engagement with text." Innovative learning strategies: College reading improvement yearbook.
Kanouse, C., Sampson, M.R. and Coker, D.R. "University Faculty Development in the Professional Development School." Catalyst for Change, Fall 1995.
Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R. and Linek, W. "Circle of questions." The Reading Teacher, Spring 1995.
Sampson, M.R. White, J.H., and Briggs, L.D. "Student authorship and reading: The joy of literacy." Reading Improvement, Summer 1988.
Sampson, M.B., Sampson, M.R., and Briggs, L.D. "Miscues and learning." Reading: From Theory To Practice. 1986 Yearbook of the State of Maryland, International Reading Association, 1986, 28–32.
Sampson, M.R., Briggs, L.D. and Sampson, M.B. "Language, Children, and Text: Match or Mismatch?" In M.R. Sampson (Ed.) The Pursuit of Literacy: Early Reading and Writing. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1986, 97–103.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "When to teach reading: They're never too young to begin." Living With Preschoolers, November, 1985, 16–20.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Children's 'mistakes' in reading: Should we correct them?" NABE Journal IX, No. 1, Fall 1984, 8–11.
Iley, J.L. and Sampson, M.R. "Reading: The smart way." Industrial Education, May 1984, 22.
Sampson, M.R. and Breen, R.B. "Reading begins at home: Old myths and new research." ACT, April, 1984, 3 , 6–9.
Sampson, M.R. and Breen, R.B. "Reading begins at home: Guidelines for parents." ACT, May/June, 1984, 4 , 4–5.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Preschool literacy." Tender Years, September 1984, 4, 26–28.
Sampson, M.R. "Focus on comprehension: ReQuest." Ohio Reading Teacher, April 1984, 3, 13–15.
Sampson, M.R. and Briggs, L.D. "A new technique for cloze scoring: A semantically consistent method." Clearing House, December 1983, 57, 177–179.
Sampson, M.R., Briggs, L.D. and Coker, D.R. "Assessing the listening comprehension of children." Reading Improvement. Spring 1984, 21, 59–63.
Sampson, M.R. and Thomason, T. "Reading: A skill the Christian home can't afford to neglect." Christian Life, November 1983, 88–89, 94.
Breen, R.B. and Sampson, M.R. "Learning through affirmative reading." The Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, Spring 1983, 36–38.
Sampson, M. R. "A comparison of the complexity of children's dictation and instructional reading materials." New Inquiries in Reading Research and Instruction. National Reading Conference 1982
Yearbook, 177–180.
Sampson, M.R., Valmont, W.J. and Allen, R.V. "The effects of instructional cloze on the comprehension, vocabulary, and divergent production of third-grade students." Reading Research Quarterly, 1982, 17, 389–399.
Sampson, M.R. and Briggs, L.D. "What does research say about beginning reading?" Reading Horizons, Winter 1981, 21, 114–118.
Sampson, M.R. and Santos, S. "The bilingual child in your classroom: Tips for reading instruction." Perspectives on Reading and Bilingualism, Spring 1981, 3–11.
Briggs, L.D. and Sampson, M.R. "Developing interest in reading." Home Ideas for Reading, May 1980, 4, 1–3.
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