Lasisi Ajayi

2018

• Ajayi, L. (2018). Teaching/Developing Vocabulary Through Guided Interaction. In Liontas, J. (Ed.). TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781118784235.eelt0734
• Ajayi, L. (2018). Teaching/Developing Vocabulary Using Graphic Organizers and Modeling. In Liontas, J. (Ed.). TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Son, Inc https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/9781118784235.eelt0740
• Ajayi, L: (2018). Using Cognates for Vocabulary Development. In Liontas, J. (Ed.). TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/9781118784235.eelt0748

2017 - 2016

• Ajayi, L. (2017). Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Their Preparation for Social Justice Teaching. The Educational Forum, 81(1), pp. 1–16. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00131725.2016.1242677.
• Ajayi, L. (2016). Mexican-American Transnational Junior/High School Students: Crossing Borders through New Media Literacies. Journal of Literacy and Technology, 17(3), 126–170 http://www.literacyandtechnology.org/uploads/1/3/6/8/136889/jlt_v16_3_ajayi.pdf.
• Ajayi, L. & Collins-Parks, T. (2016). Teaching Literacy Across the Content Areas: Effective Strategies That Reach All K–12 Students. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
• Ajayi, L. (2016). A review of: The Test: Why our schools are obsessed with standardized testing—but you don’t have to be. New York, NY: Public Affairs. Wisdom in Education, 6(1), 1–5.
• Ajayi, L. (2016). How intern teachers use classroom video for self-reflection about their teaching. The Educational Forum. Peer Review, Blind Review, 35% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00131725.2015.1102365
• Ajayi, L. (2016). Common Core State Standards and Teacher Preparation for Teaching Complex texts with close reading strategy. In R. V. Nata (Ed.) Progress in Education, Vol 38 (Cha. 7, pp. 143–164). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers. https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=56872&osCsid=9f944a0c17f7512b61895a79d2e7b3b1

2015

• Ajayi, L. (2015). Critical multimodal literacy: How Nigerian female students critique texts and reconstruct unequal social structures. Journal of Literacy Research, 47(2), 216–244. Peer Review, Blind Review, 4.7% Acceptance Rate[1]. https://jlr.sagepub.com/content/early/2015/12/09/1086296X15618478.full.pdf+html
• Ajayi, L. (2015). Innovative approaches in English-Language Arts: How two teachers teach high school students to use multimodal resources for interpretation of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. Journal of Literacy and Technology, 16(1), 65–106. Peer Review, Blind Review, 28% Acceptance Rate https://www.literacyandtechnology.org/uploads/1/3/6/8/136889/jlt_v16_1_ajayi.pdf  
• Ajayi, L. (2015). How English-language arts teachers perceive and use new media in schools today. International Journal of Technology in Teaching & Learning, 9(2), 173–188. Peer Review, Blind Review, 28% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.sicet.org/journals/ijttl/issue1302/4_Ajayi.pdf
• Ajayi, L. (2015). Vocabulary instruction and Mexican American bilingual students: How Two high school teachers integrate multiple strategies to build word consciousness In English-language arts classrooms. International Journal of Bilingual Education & Bilingualism, 18(4), p. 463–484. Peer Review, Blind Review, 30% Acceptance rate Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13670050.2014.924475

2014

• Ajayi, L. (2014). English language arts teachers’ perspectives on the Common Core State Standards and their impacts on teaching strategies and classroom practices. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 26th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium (p. 10). Tokyo: Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan, September 18–21.
• Ajayi, L. (2014). Challenges English language arts teachers face in integrating new media into instruction. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 26th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium (p. 12). Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Sept. 18– 21.
• Ajayi, L. (2014). Effectiveness of Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) as a tool for evaluating English-language arts teacher candidates’ skills and knowledge to teach. Policy Analysis for California Education, Copy: https://www.edpolicyinca.org/users/pace, posted on July 15, 2014.
• Ajayi, L. (2014). Performance assessment for California teachers and English-language Arts candidates in a rural border community. The Educational Forum, 78(2), 275–290. Peer Review, Blind Review, 35% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131725.2014.912367.
• Ajayi, L. (2014). Investigating effective teaching methods for a place-based teacher Preparation in a rural community. Educational Research for Policy & Practice, 13(3), 251–268. Peer Review, Blind Review, 21-30% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10671-014-9162-z.

2013

• Ajayi, L. (2013). New media needs assessment of faculty. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 3(17), p.77–88. Peer Review, Blind Review. Copy: https://www.ijhssnet.com/journals/Vol_3_No_17_September_2013/10.pdf.
• Ajayi, L. (2013). How female Nigerian high school students use multimodal literacies to Critique cultural and social practices in the classroom. International Journal of Gender & Development Issues, 1(1), p. 189–203. Peer Review, Blind Review, 20% Acceptance Rate.
• Ajayi, L. (2013). Exploring how school contexts mediate intern teacher learning in under-served rural schools. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 33(4), p. 444–460. Peer Review, Blind Review, 14% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02188791.2013.808988.
• Ajayi, L. (2013). Teachers’ perceptions of integrating new media into English-Language Arts into Instruction. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 25th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Conference (p. 12). Tacoma: University of Puget Sound.
• Ajayi, L. (2013). Teaching vocabulary to English language learners. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 25th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Conference (p. 33). Tacoma: University of Puget Sound.

2012

• Lee, S. & Ajayi, L. (2012). A comparative study of teachers’ rights and authority the United States and Japan. Proceedings and Abstracts of the 24th Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Conference (p. 16). Osaka: Naruto University of Education.
• Ajayi, L. (2012). How ESL teachers deploy two textbook multimodal resources for teaching. TESOL Journal, 6(1), 16–35. Peer/Blind Review; 5–10% Acceptance Rate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265358277_How_Teachers_Deploy_Multimodal_Textbooks_to_Enhance_English_Language_Learning.
• Ajayi, L. (2012). Video “reading” and multimodality: A study of ESL/literacy pupils’ interpretation of Cinderella from their socio-historical perspective. The Urban Review, 44(1), 60–89. Peer/Review; 6–10% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11256-011-0175-0.
• Ajayi, L. (2011). Teaching alternative licensed literacy teachers to learn from practice: A Critical reflection model. Teacher Education Quarterly, 38(3), 169–189. Peer/Blind Review; 11–13% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ940648.pdf.

2011 - 2010

• Ajayi, L. (2011). A multiliteracies pedagogy: Exploring semiotic possibilities of a Disney Video in a third-grade diverse classroom. The Urban Review, 43(3), 396–413. Peer Review; Blind Review; 6–10% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11256-010-0151-0#/page-1
• Ajayi, L. (2011). Exploring how ESL teachers relate their ethnic and social backgrounds to practice. Race, Ethnicity and Education, 14(2), 253–275. Peer/Blind Review; 6–10% Acceptance Rate. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13613324.2010.488900?journalCode=cree20#preview.
• Ajayi, L. (2011). Preservice teachers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of their preparation to teach multimodality/multiliteracies. The Teacher Educator, 46(1), 6–31. Peer Review; Blind Review, 21–30% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08878730.2010.488279
• Ajayi, L. (2011). How ESL teachers’ sociocultural identities mediate their teacher role Identities in a diverse urban school setting. The Urban Review, 43(5), 654–680. Peer Review; Blind Review; 6–10% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11256-010-0161-y#/page-1.
• Ajayi, L. (2010). How Asynchronous Discussion Board Mediates Learning Literacy Methods Courses to Enrich Alternative Licensed Teachers’ Learning Experiences. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 43(1), 1–28. Peer Review; Blind Review; 15% Acceptance Rate. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ898526.pdf.
• Ajayi, L. (2010). Evidence-Based Practice and Videotape: How Alternative Licensed Teachers Use Video Observation and Analysis for Reflective Teaching. The 22nd JUSTEC Conference 2010 in Tokyo Proceedings (p. 104–106). Peer/Blind Review.
• Lee, S. & Ajayi, L. (2010). A Critical Analysis of Teaching Performance Assessment and Its Implications on Teacher Education Curricula and Instruction. The 22nd JUSTEC Conference 2010 in Tokyo Proceedings. Peer Review; Blind Review.

2009 - 2008

• Ajayi, L. (2009). An Exploration of Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning to Teach While Using Asynchronous Discussion Board. Educational Technology and Society, 12 (2), 86–100. Peer Review; Blind Review; 11–20% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.ifets.info/journals/12_2/7.pdf
• Ajayi, L. (2009). English as a Second Language Learners’ Exploration of Multimodal Texts in a Junior High School. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(7), 585–595. Peer Review; Blind Review; 20–30% Acceptance Rate. Copy: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20468412?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
• Ajayi, L. (2008). ESL Theory-Practice Dynamics: The Difficulty of Integrating Sociocultural Perspectives into Pedagogical Practices. Foreign Language Annals, 41(4), 637–657. Peer Review; Blind Review; 11–20 % Acceptance Rate. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03322.x/abstract
• Ajayi, L. (2008). Meaning Negotiation, Multimodal Representation and Transformative Pedagogy: An Exploration of Word-Meaning Instructional Practices in an ESL Middle School Classroom. Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 7(3/4), 206–229. Peer Review; Blind Review; Acceptance Rate not stated. Copy: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15348450802237822

2007 - 2005

• Lee, S., Ajayi, L. & Richards, R. (2007). Teachers’ perceptions of the Efficacy of the Open Court program for English proficient and English language learners Teacher Education Quarterly, 34(3), 19–33. Peer Review; Blind Review; 11–13% Acceptance Rate. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ795167.pdf
• Ajayi, L (2007). Literacy and SDAIE Instruction: Practice Activities for Pre-Service Teachers. San Diego: Montezuma Publishing.
• Ajayi, L. (2006). Bridging the Gap between University Supervisors and Hispanic Students’ Interpretation of English Language Development Teaching Practices during Intern Teacher Fieldwork Supervision in Inner-city Middle Schools of Los Angeles. Education, 126(4), 678 – 689. Editorial Review; 50% Acceptance Rate.
• Ajayi, L. & Lee, S. (2006). Perceptual Difference between Intern Teachers and University Supervisors on the Expectations and Preferences for the Fieldwork Program. Education, 126(2), 259 – 274. Editorial Review; 50% Acceptance Rate.
• Ajayi, L. (2006). Multiple Voices, Multiple Realities: Self-defined Images of Self among Middle School Hispanic English Language Learners. Education, 126(3), 468 – 480.Editorial Review; 50% Acceptance Rate.
• Ajayi, L. (2005). A Sociocultural Perspective: Language Arts Framework, Vocabulary Activities and English Language Learners in a Mixed Second Grade Classroom. Journal of Instructional Psychology, 32(3), 180 – 195.
• Ajayi, L. (2005). Teachers’ Needs and Pre-designed Pedagogical Practices: An Analysis of a Language Arts Coursebook for a Second Grade Class. Reading Improvement, 42(4), 200 –211. Peer Review; Blind Review; 48% Acceptance Rate.

2003 - 2002

• Lee, S. K. & Ajayi, L. (2003). A Survey of Contemporary Issues in Language Acquisition and Learning. In Lee, S. & Lalas, J. (Eds.): Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for English Language Learners (12–33). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Company.
• Ajayi, L. (2003). Psycho-Affective Factors in Second Language Development. In Lee, S. & Lalas, J. (Eds.): Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for English Language Learners (34–49). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Company.
• Lee, S. K. & Ajayi, L. (2003). Socio-Cultural Factors in Second Language Development. In Lee, S. & Lalas, J. (Eds.): Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for English Language Learners (50–67). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Company.
• Ajayi, L. (2003). Second/Foreign Language Teaching Methods. In Lee, S. & Lalas, J. (Eds.): Language, Literacy, and Academic Development for English Language Learners (68–93). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Company.
• Ajayi, L. (2002). Newspaper as Enrichment Material for Enhancing Students’ Performance in English. In Lawal, A., Isiugo-Abanihe, I. & Ohia, I. N. (Eds.): Perspectives on Applied Linguistics in Language and Literature (229–240). Ibadan: Stirling-Horden Publisher (Nig.) Ltd.

1998 - 1989

• Ajayi, L. (1998). The Adequacy of Pupils' Preparation to Learn Social Studies in English After Transition from Mother-tongue to English in Oyo State Public Primary School. Journal of Vocational Studies, Arts and Social Studies, 1(1), 27–35.
• Ajayi, L. (1992). A Comparative Study of Students' Performances in English and Sciences. Journal of the School of Arts, 1(1), 85–108.
• Ajayi, L. (1991). An Assessment of the Reading Skill Components of The Use of English: A Text to the Technology Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Reading Association of Nigeria, 5, 28 –289.
• Ajayi, L. (1991). Needs Analysis of Agriculture and Technology Students. In Ubahakwe, E. (Ed.). Needs Analysis of Communication Skills in Nigerian Universities: A Source Book (47–62). Ibadan, Nigeria: University of Ibadan Press.
• Ajayi, L. (1989). Towards the Relevance of English for Academic Purposes in the Nigerian University. In Oladeji, N. (Ed.): The Theory and Practice of Communicative Skills in Nigeria. Ile Ife, Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo University Press.