Mary-Kate Sableski

Mary-Kate Sableski is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in children’s literature, literacy methods and literacy intervention and assessment. Her research focus is on diversity in children’s literature, and instructional support for struggling readers. She is the Co-Chair of the Schneider Family Book Award Committee and Chair of the NCTE Children's Poetry Committee.

Publications

Defending the Utilization of Diverse Texts: How a Rubric Can Support Teachers and Librarians in Selecting and Sharing Diverse Literature
Defending the Utilization of Diverse Texts: How a Rubric Can Support Teachers and Librarians in Selecting and Sharing Diverse Literature
Jackie Marshall Arnold, Mary-Kate Sableski. © 2024. 15 pages.
To make thoughtful book selections within the current social and political climate, where book challenges and censorship are constant and growing at an unprecedented pace...
Virtual STEM Stories: Blending STEM and Literacy in a Virtual Environment
Virtual STEM Stories: Blending STEM and Literacy in a Virtual Environment
Shannon O. Driskell, Margaret F. Pinnell, Mary-Kate Sableski. © 2021. 21 pages.
Literacy is critical for success in other areas, including science and engineering. As teachers responded to the demands of remote learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they...
Seeking Diversity in Children's Literature Utilized in Elementary Classrooms
Seeking Diversity in Children's Literature Utilized in Elementary Classrooms
Mary-Kate Sableski, Jackie Marshall Arnold. © 2021. 16 pages.
Utilizing literature in classrooms that is representative of all provides opportunities for students to find within a book the truth of their own experiences. Literature provides...
Building Reflective Practices Through a Digital Literacy Portfolio in an Online Context
Building Reflective Practices Through a Digital Literacy Portfolio in an Online Context
Jackie Marshall Arnold, Mary-Kate Sableski. © 2020. 20 pages.
Digital storytelling is a way to utilize evidence-based practices in an online context that incorporates foundational literacy content with digital tools. Two literacy professors...
Use of a Metacognitive Tool to Facilitate Teacher Reflection in an Online Graduate Literacy Course
Use of a Metacognitive Tool to Facilitate Teacher Reflection in an Online Graduate Literacy Course
Mary-Kate Sableski, Catherine A. Rosemary, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch. © 2020. 19 pages.
This chapter describes use of a metacognitive tool to facilitate teacher reflection in an online graduate reading practicum course. The Teacher Learning Instrument (TLI) is a...
Developing a Multicultural Cross-Curricular Study Abroad Experience
Developing a Multicultural Cross-Curricular Study Abroad Experience
Mary-Kate Sableski, Jackie M. Arnold, John White. © 2017. 16 pages.
Study abroad experiences can and should be inherently two-fold. Before, during, and after the study abroad commitment, students experience and live both their curricular content...