Dr. De Fina has authored several articles on assessment, and his book, Portfolio Assessment: Getting Started, published by Scholastic Professional Books, is used by educators nationwide. He is a frequent presenter at international, national, and regional conferences and conducts workshops on many different topics in literacy education and assessment for teachers and administrators. He also conducts writing and poetry workshops for students from kindergarten through high school.
Currently, Dr. De Fina is the literacy consultant for several non-fiction series for primary grade students. He is the advisor to a second grade science series, community helper series, and biography series. Several books in each of these series have recently been released by Enslow Publishers. Additionally, Dr. De Fina has agreed to serve as advisor to a new series of books for beginning readers. The new series will teach young readers about weather.
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