Hetty Roessingh

PhD

Positions

Professor Emerita

Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Language and Literacy

Contact information

hroessin@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Dual Language Project

Phone number

Office: 403.220.6442

Location

Office: EDT1040

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Clayton MacGillivray
Content and Media Specialist

Email: clmacgil@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @UCalgaryEduc

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy University of Calgary, 1996

MA University of Calgary, 1975

BEd University of Calgary, 1974

Hetty Roessingh CV

Biography

Dr. Roessingh was born in Indonesia but immigrated to Canada with her family at a young age. She completed her BEd, MA and PhD at the University of Calgary between 1968 and 1996, and taught English as a second language at the high school level until 2000, when she joined the Faculty of Education at U of C.

Professional & Community Affiliations

Dr. Roessingh offers her expertise to Alberta Education (ESL Avisory committee, AUA representative) and is active in a number of Charter schools that have high numbers of ELLs. Staff development, classroom based research, and engaging pre-service teachers in service learning opportunities are the focus of this work, with a goal of classroom level impact, and policy reform at the jurisdiction and Ministry levels.

Alberta Education, AUA representative on ESL Advisory Committee
Almadina Language Charter Academy
Westmount Charter School

Research

Areas of Research

Scholarly Activity

My current research program focuses on the role of handwriting in producing quality writing outcomes throughout the educational trajectory: from early literacy to academic literacy development. Cursive handwriting is finding its way back onto the curriculum in various provincial Ministries

Interests:

Early childhood education
Literacy and language
Handwriting
English for academic purposes (EAP) curriculum design

Projects

Current:

Awards

Honorary Life Member Award in recognition of professional service, TESL Canada. 2017
Dawn Seabrook DeVargas Fellowship , ATESL . 2011

Publications

Culturally responsive pedagogy and academic vocabulary teaching and learning: An integrated approach in the elementary classroom. Roessingh, H. TESL Canada Journal . 37(1), 51-62. (2020)
The role of performances in educational practices: Experiences of BEd students preparing for the classroom. Roessingh, H. LEARNing Landscapes. 13(1), 189-202. (2020)
Read-alouds in the upper elementary classroom: Developing academic vocabulary. Roessingh H. TESOL J. (2019)
Language by hand at Grade 3: More than a matter of ‘neatness’. Roessingh, H., & Nordstokke, D. Language and Literacy. 21(3), 38-63. (2019)
Beyond presentation effects: Understanding the role of language by hand in the holistic quality rating of young students’ writing in Grade 4. Roessingh, H., Nordstokke, D., & Colp, M. Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 65(1), 72 – 93. (2019)