PROFESSIONAL VITA FOR
FLORA JOY
Current Title:
Professor Emeritus of Reading/Storytelling
East Tennessee State University
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Current Mailing Address:
108 Oak Grove Boulevard
Johnson City, TN 37601
E-Mail: florajoy@comcast.net
CURRENT TITLE: Upon her retirement from East
Tennessee State University, Dr. Joy was awarded the status of Professor
Emeritus.
SPECIAL NOTE: After 41 years of teaching, Dr. Joy decided to fully retire and devote her energies to the continuing editorship of Storytelling World, to the directorship of the Annual Storytelling Resource Awards, to presenting her own brand of storytelling seminars and workshops, and to her own personal story writing and telling. “It’s a storyteller’s DREAM,” she reports.
VITA SUMMARY
Dr. Flora Joy graduated with honors (B.S.) and began teaching at age 18 (two years after high school graduation). [She still holds the record for being ETSU’s youngest graduate.] Four years later she received Master’s Degree in Reading (M.A.) and was selected Teacher of the Year for the State of Tennessee. She taught full-time from 1963-2000—from elementary through college levels, and in 2000 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Storytelling Network. From August of 2000 through May of 2004 she served as a Senior Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and then segued into full retirement from teaching in May of 2004.
For ordering information about Dr. Joy’s publications, click here. [All proceeds go toward the
continuance of Storytelling World endeavors.]
NUMERICALLY SPEAKING, DR. JOY HAS. . .
Published 30 books and 7 selections in books (10 of these books have been featured in book clubs 33 times—2 as main selections—with total sales of several hundred thousand)
Published 136 journal articles
Published 38 newspaper columns
Written (with assistance) 9 funded grants/federal documents and 2 not funded
Produced three audiocassette tapes, one with an accompanying 96-page booklet
Produced one professional videotape
Served as editor of a state journal—6 issues published
Served as editor of an international journal—29 issues published to date
Written 42 sections in Basal Reader Teacher’s Editions
Written one thesis and one dissertation
Produced one educational/storytelling calendar
Published 54 reviews of storytelling resources
. . . totaling 361 written/published contributions . . .
Participated in 8 international events/presentations
Presented 63 national convention papers/presentations
Presented 16 regional convention papers/presentations
Presented 36 state convention papers/presentations
Presented 138 additional conference papers/presentations
“Starred” in a nationally released educational film
“Starred” in one state-wide Teleconference Whole Language videotape
“Starred” in ETSU Tomorrow, a campus fund-raising videotape
Conducted 853 additional professional service sessions (in-service training, etc.)
. . . totaling 1,112 educational presentations . . .
. . . in 47 states, U. S. Territories, Canadian
Provinces, or other countries . . .
HER PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
. . . Learning shouldn’t HURT so much, but should be
enJOYed!!!
FAMILY
HUSBAND:
Henry F. Joy, III
Retired Teacher
PARENTS:
Rev. John W. Crowe (deceased) and Irene Crowe
Elizabethton, Tennessee
HONORS RECEIVED
Recipient of the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (given by the National Storytelling Network, 2000)
Recipient of the COE ETSU Distinguished Faculty Award in Research (2000)
Recipient of the TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 63 COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP AWARD (1999)
Recipient of the ETSU DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD IN SERVICE (1998)
Recipient of the SOUTHEAST REGION LEADERSHIP AWARD (given by the National Storytelling Association, 1997)
Recipient of the ETSU DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD in Teaching (1986)
PRESIDENT REAGAN’S LUNCHEON GUEST (1983)
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD—(from the East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, 1982)
Recipient of the NATIONAL HONOR COUNCIL AWARD given to the Gilbreath International Reading Association during her term as president (1983)
Nominee for ETSU Panhellenic Faculty of the Year (1991)
Men and Women of Distinction (1980)
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest (1978-79)
World Who’s Who of Women (1977)
Outstanding Young Women of America (1968)
Who’s Who in American Education (1968)
Who’s Who Among American Women (1967)
TENNESSEE TEACHER OF THE YEAR (1967)
(Regional Teacher of the Year—1967)
(Knox County Teacher of the Year—1967)
OFFICES AND EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITIONS HELD
OASIS—National Advisory Board Member for Educational Oasis, 1984 to1999
TAMS—State Advisory Board Member for The Tennessee Association For Middle Schools, 1990-93, and 1984-85.
TAPPS—State President of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling, 1987-90 (Three-year term)
NAPPS—National Editorial Council Member for The National Storytelling Journal, 1985-89. The NAPPS title was later changed to NSA—National Storytelling Association, then later to NSN—National Storytelling Network.
IRA—SSIG National Chairman of the International Reading Association’s Storytellers Special Interest Group, 1986-88 (Two-year term)
IRA—National Secretary-Treasurer of the International Reading Association’s Storytellers Special Interest Group, 1984-86 (Two-year term)
NAPPS (National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling)—National Consulting Committee Member for The National Storytelling Journal, 1983-1985.
GIRA—President of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, 1982-84 (Two-Year term)
GIRA—Vice-President of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, 1981-82
GIRA—Corresponding Secretary of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, 1980-81
GIRA—Corresponding Secretary of the Gilbreath Council of the
International Reading Association, 1969-70
ACADEMIC DEGREES
DOCTORAL
DEGREE
(Ed.D.) Awarded August, 1972, University of Tennessee
Curriculum and Instruction (Reading)
Collateral Areas in Adult Education and Educational Psychology
MASTER’S
DEGREE
(M.A.) Awarded August, 1967, at ETSU
Reading Major, English/Linguistics Minor
BACHELOR’S
DEGREE
(B.S.) Awarded August, 1963, at ETSU
English Major, Speech/Drama Minor
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1963-1967—Elementary/Junior High Language Arts/Reading Instructor Knox County Schools, Knoxville, Tennessee
1967-2004—East Tennessee State University Professor of Reading and Storytelling
2000—Adjunct Professor for Milligan College (Tennessee)
2005-06—Adjunct Professor for Ashland University (Ohio)
Note: Several concurrent jobs have occurred during the above
time periods. These have basically been positions such as Special Remedial
Reading Instructor, Adult Learning Lab Coordinator, and other part-time
positions.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Delivery Skills: A Handbook for Guilds, Classes, Clubs, or Individuals. National Storytelling Press, 2006. 64 pages.
Joy, Flora C., Facilitator’s Supplement for Storytelling Delivery Skills: A Handbook for Guilds, Classes, Clubs, or Individuals. National Storytelling Press, 2006. 16 pages.
Joy, Flora C., Treasures from Europe: Stories and Classroom Activities. Libraries Unlimited, 2003. 149 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., The Pride Piper, An Original Story for Language Arts and Social Studies for all ages. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, Storytelling World Press, 1999. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Dessy Bell and the Night Noises, An Original Story for Language Arts, Science, and Music in Grades K-8. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, Storytelling World Press, 1998. 16 pages. [Has accompanying audiotape] (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., The Animal Party, An Original Story for Language Arts and Science in Grades K-6. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, Storytelling World Press, 1997. 16 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Investigating Cultures and Their Stories: Stories from Australia, Iceland, Native America, Ireland, Romania, Denmark, and India. Frank Shaffer Publishers, 1996. 96 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Exploring Cultures and Their Stories: Stories from Uganda, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Korea, Bulgaria, Germany, and Macedonia. Frank Shaffer Publishers, 1996. 96 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Mountain Jake and the Reporter. Educational Comic Book, Storytelling World Press, 1996. 12 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Christmas Flavors, An Original Story for Language Arts Education in Elementary and Middle Grades. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, Storytelling World Press, 1995. 32 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., The Skunk’s Surprise, A Modern Fable for Language Arts and Science Education in Grades K-6. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, International Storytelling Press, 1994. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Angela’s Heart, An Original Story for Developing Reading and Language Arts Education in Grades 3-12. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, International Storytelling Press, 1994. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., The Magic Shufflepoof, An Original Story for Developing Reading and Language Arts Education in Grades K-6. Storytelling in Education Funbook Series, International Storytelling Press, 1994. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Shortcuts for Teaching Language Usage. (Activities for Punctuation, Capitalization, Grammar, and Usage for Teachers of Grades 2-8). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster/Paramount Publishers, 1994. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Creative Writing: Bulletin Boards, Mobiles, Backdrops and Booklets (for Teachers of Grades 2-7). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1992. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll)
Joy, Flora C., Whole Language Celebrations. (A Companion Book of Seasonal Literature, Stories, Visual Aids, and Activities for Teachers of Grades K-5). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1992. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was the main selection for Instructor Book Club in the Fall of 1992—featured with its companion book above.)
Joy, Flora C., Whole Language for the Holidays. (A Book of Seasonal Literature, Stories, Visual Aids, and Activities for Teachers of Grades K-5). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1992. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was the main selection for Instructor Book Club in the Fall of 1992—featured with its companion book below.)
Joy, Flora C., Shortcuts for Teaching Writing. (An Activity Book for Teachers of Grades 3-7). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1991. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as the Alternative Selection of the Macmillan Book Club in September 1990. It was also a selection for Scholastic Book Club of Canada in September 1991 and for Jason Aronson Book Club in December of 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., Shortcuts for Teaching Vocabulary. (An Activity Book for Teachers of Grades 3-7). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1991. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as the Alternative Selection of the Macmillan Book Club in March 1990. It was also a selection for Scholastic Book Club of Canada in September 1991 and for Jason Aronson Book Club in December of 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., Shortcuts for Teaching Phonics. (An Activity Book for Teachers of Grades K-4). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1990. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as the Alternative Selection of the Macmillan Book Club in September 1989 and April 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., Shortcuts for Teaching Reading Comprehension. (An Activity Book for Teachers of Grades K-4). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple/Simon & Schuster, 1990. 144 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as the Alternative Selection of the Macmillan Book Club in October 1989, April 1990, and August 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., The Ferocious Feline, An Original Story for Developing Reading/Language Arts Skills (A Reading/Language Arts Activity Book for Grades K-4). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1988. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) Revised in 1995 and published by Storytelling World Press.
Joy, Flora C., Barry and the Three Golden Locks, An Original Story for Developing Reading/Language Arts Skills (A Reading/Language Arts Activity Book for Grades K-4). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1988. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) Revised in 1995 and published by Storytelling World Press.
Joy, Flora C., The Blogg Beneath the Bed, An Original Story for Developing Reading/Language Arts Skills (A Reading/Language Arts Activity Book for Grades K-4). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1988. 48 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) Revised in 1995 and published by Storytelling World Press.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry for Vocabulary and Spelling, Book 2 (For Grades 4-12). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1987. 112 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as a book club selection for the Scholastic Book Club of Canada in January and February of 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry for Vocabulary and Spelling, Book 1 (For Grades 2-8). Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1987. 112 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as a book club selection for the Instructor Book Club in the months of April, August, September, and November of 1987 and January 1988. It was also a selection for the Scholastic Book Club of Canada in March and December of 1987 and Scholastic Book Club of England in January of 1991. It was also featured as a selection of the Macmillan Book Club in April 1987, June 1988, March 1989, and October 1990.)
Joy, Flora C., #2 Creative Writing Booklets: Easy To Make—Easy To Use. Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1985. 64 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as a book club selection for the Macmillan Book Club in September of 1986 and for the Scholastic Book Club of Canada in January 1987, February 1992, and March 1992.)
Joy, Flora C., Creative Writing Booklets: Easy To Make—Easy To Use. Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple, Inc., 1985. 64 pages. (Illustrated by Pat Harroll) — (Special Note: This book was featured as a book club selection for the Macmillan Book Club in May 1985 and in October 1986. It was also featured as a book club selection in the Scholastic Book Club of Canada in April 1985 and January 1991.)
Joy, Flora C., Materials Book for Reading Games for Middle and Upper Grades. New York: MSS Information Corporation, 1974. 100 pages.
Joy, Flora C., Reading Games for Middle and Upper Grades. New York: MSS Information Corporation, 1974. 198 pages.
EDUCATIONAL CALENDAR
Joy, Flora C., Storytellers’ 1997 Calendar. A calendar with a story for every month, Storytelling World Press, 1996. 12 pages. (With Ed Stivender, Judith Black, Mitch Capel, Peninnah Schram, Bill Harley, Donald Davis, Charlotte Blake Alston, Jay Stailey, Carmen Deedy, Doc McConnell, Barbara McBride-Smith, and Rafe Martin.)
SECTIONS IN TEACHER’S MANUALS
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Sections of 42 Multimedia Teacher’s Editions of the Scott Foresman Reading 2000 Basal Reader Series. Specific book titles, page and section numbers are available upon request.
JOURNAL EDITORSHIPS
Note: During Flora's terms as President of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), she became the editor of a new TAPPS-sponsored storytelling journal for its members. This journal was first published in December 1989, then grew to reach the members of IRA/SIG/ST (The Storytellers Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association). This was a fully-refereed journal with both a state board and a national board of referees. Its regular publications were semi-annual, with occasional special editions.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Volume 1, Number 1, December 1989. Special emphasis: Original stories.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Volume 1, Number 2, June 1990. Special emphases: Original stories and Tandem stories.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Special 1990 Halloween Edition. Special emphasis: Appalachian Ghostlore.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Volume 2, Number 1, December 1990. Special emphases: Story Ownership (Copyright), and Stories for Black History.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Volume 2, Number 2, June, 1991. Special emphases: Jack Tales and Grandfather Tales.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Tennessee Storytelling Journal. Volume 3, Number 1, December 1991. Special emphasis: Holiday Stories.
Note: Due to the tremendous “positive pressure” of the readers of and potential authors for the above issues, the Tennessee Storytelling Journal changed its format, structure, objectives, and sponsor and became international. It is now called Storytelling World. The first issue (Winter/Spring, 1992) featured articles and columns from people from across the United States and one writer from South Africa. It enjoys an excellent reputation in the USA and other countries.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 1, Number 1 (Winter/Spring, 1992). Special emphasis: Personal Tales, featuring Donald Davis and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 1, Number 2 (Summer/Fall, 1992). Special emphasis: HiSTORYtelling, featuring Pat Mendoza and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 2, Number 1 (Winter/Spring, 1993). Special emphasis: Twice-Told Tales, featuring David Novak and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 2, Number 2 (Summer/Fall, 1993). Special emphasis: Tickling Tales, featuring Bill Harley and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 3, Number 1 (Winter/Spring, 1994). Special emphasis: Stories for the Younger Folks, featuring Jackson Gillman and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 3, Number 2 (Summer/Fall, 1994), Special emphasis: Multicultural Storytelling, featuring Jackie Torrence and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 4, Number 1 (Winter/Spring, 1995). Special emphasis: Choices of Voices, featuring Roger Petersen and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Volume 4, Number 2 (Summer/Fall, 1995), Special emphasis: Inspirational Stories, featuring Batt Burns (Ireland) and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 9 (Winter/Spring, 1996). Special emphasis: Storytelling in the Curriculum, featuring Kerry Mallan (Australia) and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 10 (Summer/Fall, 1996), Special emphasis: Storytelling Business, featuring Milbre Burch and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 11 (Winter/Spring, 1997). Special emphasis: Creating and Crafting Stories, featuring Jay O’Callahan and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 12 (Summer/Fall, 1997), Special emphasis: The Storytelling Audience, featuring Ed Stivender and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 13 (Winter/Spring, 1998). Special emphasis: “High-Tech” Storytelling, featuring David Holt and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 14 (Summer/Fall, 1998), Special emphasis: Can Stories Heal?, featuring Erica Meade and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 15 (Winter/Spring, 1999). Special emphasis: Storytelling Ethics, featuring Susan Klein and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 16 (Summer/Fall, 1999), Special emphasis: Telling SCARY Stories, featuring Kathryn Windham and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World. Issue 17 (Winter/Spring, 2000). Special emphasis: Stories for Special Occasions, featuring Donald Davis and others.
Note: In November of 2000 Storytelling World “merged” with Storytelling Magazine, the periodical published for members of the National Storytelling Network. This “marriage” has worked beautifully, and now all NSN members (and independent purchasers) may enjoy the benefits of this journal. Flora has continued to serve as editor of this now-annual issue of Storytelling Magazine.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 12, Issue 4 (July/August, 2000). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 12, Issue 6 (November, 2000). Theme: Storytelling and the Public Domain, featuring William Wilder, Syd Lieberman, and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 13, Issue 4 (July/August, 2001). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Storytelling in the Schools, featuring Heather Duncan, Janelle Reardon, and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 13, Issue 6 (November, 2001). Theme: Sacred Stories, featuring Neva Gael Brandon, Paul Johnson, and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 14, Issue 4 (July/August, 2002). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Storytelling and Music, featuring Faye Wooden and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 14, Issue 6 (November, 2002). Theme: Crafting Folktales, featuring Delanna Reed, Sherry Norfolk, Kevin Cordi, Margaret Read MacDonald, Kendall Haven, J. G. Pinkerton, Gerald Fierst, Judith Black, and others.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 15, Issue 3 (May/June, 2003). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Crafting Tall Tales, Stories for Young Listeners, and Stories for the Business World, featuring Bil Lepp, Jeannine Pasini Beekman, Judy Nichols, and Molly Catron.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 16, Issue 3 (May/June, 2004). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Crafting Personal Stories and History Stories, featuring Jay O’Callahan, Dolores Hydock, Lynn Ruehlmann, and Megan Hicks.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 17, Issue 3 (May/June, 2005). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Crafting Stories for K-12 Education, featuring Odds Bodkin, Jim Cogan, Barbara Lipke, and Fran Stallings.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 18, Issue 3 (May/June, 2006). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Stories and Excerpts from Recent Releases, featuring Richardo Keens-Douglas, Celia Barker Lottridge, Gail de Vos, Merle Harris, Tim Tingle, Doc Moore, Amy E. Spaulding, and Catherine Lanigan.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 19, Issue 3 (May/June, 2007). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Stories and Excerpts from Recent Releases, featuring Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss, Daniel W. Barefoot, Dan Yashinsky, Dan Keding and Amy Douglas.
Joy, Flora C. (Editor), Storytelling World/Storytelling Magazine. Volume 20, Issue 3 (May/June, 2008). Theme: Storytelling World Resource Awards, Stories and Excerpts from Recent Releases, featuring Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi, Kendall Haven, Norma J. Livo, and Kevin Strauss.
JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED
Joy, Flora C., What Makes a Good CD, Storytelling Magazine, Vol. 19, Issue 1, (January/February, 2007), pp. 37-38.
Joy, Flora C., Recrafting Folktales/Fairy Tales, Storytelling Magazine/Storytelling World, Vol. 14, Issue 6, (November/December, 2002), pp. 14-18.
Joy, Flora C., Lori Lewis, and others, Stellaluna—Classroom Activities based on Janell Cannon’s Award-Winning Book,Good Apple Magazine, Vol. 29, No. 1, Issue 141, (September/October 2001), pp. 52-58.
Joy, Flora C., Cruise Visits Hansel and Gretel Land, Storytelling Magazine, (September/October 2001), Vol. 13, Issue 5, p. 9.
Joy, Flora C. and others, The Princess and the PLEA—Classroom Activities based on James Thurber’s Many Moons, Good Apple Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 5, Issue 140, (May/Summer 2001), pp. 41-49.
Joy, Flora C., Pringor Prankster’s Christmas Surprise, Storytelling World, Vol. 17, (Winter/Spring, 2000), pp. 10-11, 29.
Joy, Flora C., Gerri Baker, and others, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever—Classroom Activities based on Barbara Robinson’s classic story,Good Apple Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 2, Issue 137, (November/December 2000), pp. 28-34.
Joy, Flora C., The Pilgrims’ First Feast, Storytelling World, Vol. 17, (Winter/Spring, 2000), p. 4.
Joy, Flora, Tracy Shoun, Michelle Gee, Gerri Baker, Robin Blair, and Pam Moss. Classroom Activities for Freckle Juice, Good Apple Magazine, Vol. 25, No. 3, Issue 123, (January/February, 1998), pp. 3-9.
Lee, Catherine, Flora Joy, Jessica Bridges, and Tracy Hoilman, Classroom Language Fun with Jumanji,Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 13, No. 2, Issue 62, (November/December, 1997), pp. 8-12.
Joy, Flora C., Christmas Flavors: An Original Story for Language Arts, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 11, No. 2, Issue 52, (November/December, 1995), pp. 16-23.
Joy, Flora C., Vocal Fable Flavor, Storytelling World, Vol. 4, No. 1, (Winter/Spring, 1995), pp. 7-8.
Joy, Flora C. and Tracy Hoilman, Writing Fun: The Neighborhood Terror, What Makes Me Angry, The Shock of My Life, The New Rock Star, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 10, No. 3, (January/February, 1995), pp. 43-44.
Joy, Flora C., The ‘Create-Your-Own-Story’ Story, Storytelling World, Vol. 3, No. 1, (Winter/Spring, 1994), pp. 38-40. (With Steve and Julie Hensley)
Joy, Flora C., Classroom Corner: The Big, Bad Wolf Goes Trick-or-Treating, Storytelling World, Vol. 3, Number 1, (Winter/Spring, 1994), pp. 38-40. (With Keith Young and Roger Petersen)
Joy, Flora C., A Whole Language Lesson for Middle Grades, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 9, No. 3, (January/February, 1994), pp. 7-15.
Joy, Flora C., More Composition Ideas for Middle School, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 9, No. 2, (November/December, 1993), pp. 47-48.
Joy, Flora C., Composition Ideas for Middle School, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 9, No. 1, (September/October, 1993), pp. 19-20.
Joy, Flora C., The Spider and the Fly: A Classroom Connection, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 21, No. 1, (Spring, 1993), pp. 18-21.—Note: The author’s article illustrations were used as the cover for this magazine.
Joy, Flora C., Word Twisters, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 8, No. 4, (March/April, 1993), pp. 46-50.
Joy, Flora C., Classroom Corner: The Water Troll—Story and Lesson, Storytelling World, Vol. 2, No. 1, (Winter/Spring, 1993), pp. 27-29. (With Pam Johnson)
Joy, Flora C., Dog Abuse Laws: Shiloh, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 20, No. 2, (Fall, 1992), pp. 20-21.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., ‘I Don’t Do Drugs’: A Halloween Rap, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 8, No. 1, (September/October, 1992), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., Are You Dog-Eared? (Middle-Grade Listening Experiences), Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 8, No. 1, (September/October, 1992), p. 16.
Joy, Flora C., The 1992 Newbery Medal Winner, Shiloh, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 8, No. 1, (September/October, 1992), p. 12.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling In-Betweeners: From My Eyes Only, Storytelling World, Vol. 1, Number 2, (Summer/Fall, 1992), p. 8.
Joy, Flora C., An Eye for an Ear (Ann, I, foreigner), Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1992), p. 53.
Joy, Flora C., That Wild and Wonderful Maniac Magee, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1992), p. 38.
Joy, Flora C., Holiday People: Mother’s Day and Flag Day, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1992), p. 37.
Joy, Flora C., That Wild and Wonderful Maniac Magee, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 20, No. 1, (Spring, 1992), p. 20.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Holiday Science (Arbor Day) and Holiday Knowledge (St. Patrick’s Day), Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 4, (March/April, 1992), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., A Listening and Communication Challenge, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 4, (March/April, 1992), pp. 14-15.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Misadventures: The Double Dribble, Storytelling World, Vol. 1, No. 1, (Winter/Spring, 1992), p. 25.
Joy, Flora C., The ‘King’ and I: A Martin Luther King/Black History Activity,Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 3, (January/February, 1992), p. 11. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., Holiday Rhymes (New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day), Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 3, (January/February, 1992), p. 8.
Joy, Flora C., The Crossing, The Tennessee Storytelling Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, (December, 1991), pp. 16-17.
Joy, Flora C., Holiday Homographs (Labor Day and Halloween); Holiday Eponyms (Columbus Day); and Holiday Homophones (Yom Kippur), Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 7, No. 1, (September/October, 1991), pp. 25-26.
Joy, Flora C., Classroom Activities with The Polar Express,The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 19, No. 2, (Fall, 1991), pp. 19-21.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Headline Humor, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1991), p. 19.
Joy, Flora C., Spelling with Dignity, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1991), pp. 17-18.
Joy, Flora C., Tell-Tale Duos: Resources for Two, Storytelling Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, (Spring, 1991), pp. 30-31.
Joy, Flora C., Fun with Expressions: Getting Ahead,Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 4, (March/April, 1991), p. 18.
Joy, Flora C., Fun with Word Groups: A Gaggle of Geese, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 4, (March/April, 1991), p. 17.
Joy, Flora C., Picture Perfect? A ‘Look’ at Words with More Than One Meaning, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 19, No. 1, (Spring, 1991), pp. 19-21.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Heart to Heart-A Vocabulary Experience, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 3, (January/February, 1991), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., A Voice from the Past: Two Worlds Meet—Integrating Social Studies and Language Arts, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 3, (January/February, 1991), pp. 22-23.
Joy, Flora C., The Witch Who ‘Cracked Up,’ The Tennessee Storytelling Journal, 1990 Special Halloween Edition, pp. 11-12.
Joy, Flora C., A Whole Language Mini-Lesson for The Sack of Diamonds, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 2, (November/December, 1990), pp. 14-16.
Joy, Flora C., Character Conversations, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 18, No. 2, (Fall, 1990), pp. 19-21.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., A Whole Language Mini-Lesson for The Thing at the Foot of the Bed, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 6, No. 1, (September/October, 1990), pp. 16-18.
Joy, Flora C., YOU Can Become a Tandem Teller, The Tennessee Storytelling Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, (June, 1990), pp. 13-23.
Joy, Flora C., Antonym Antics, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 18, No. 1, (Spring, 1990), pp. 20-21 —Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Homograph Grins, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 5, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1990), pp. 26-27.
Joy, Flora C., Eponyms for Vocabulary and Writing, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 5, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1990), p. 25.
Joy, Flora C., Those Crazy Idioms, Challenge: The Magazine for Reaching and Teaching the Gifted Child, Vol. 8, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1990), p. 32.
Joy, Flora C., A Whole Language Mini-Lesson for Middle School: Last Flight from Planet Eden, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 5, No. 4, (March/April, 1990), pp. 20-22.
Joy, Flora C., The Death Race, The Tennessee Storytelling Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, (December, 1989), pp. 15-16.
Joy, Flora C., What Does It Mean? Coping with a Special Comprehension Problem, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 17, No. 2, (Fall, 1989), pp. 19-21.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Developing Specific Comprehension Skills through Story Listening: A Middle Grade Model, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 5, No. 2, (November/December, 1989), pp. 24-25.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Mouth Traps, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 5, No. 2, (November/December, 1989), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., Facts-inating Writing: Bodacious Birds, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1989), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams for Main Idea and Reality/Fantasy, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 17, No. 1, (Spring, 1989), pp. 17-20.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Facts-inating Writing: Rodents and Felines, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 4, (March/April, 1989), p. 15.
Joy, Flora C., In Review: ‘Lynn Rubright Tells Tall Tales,’The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, (Winter, 1989), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., Facts-inating Writing: Prestigious Presidents, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 3, (January/February, 1989), p. 58.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams for Sequence and Noting Details, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 16, No. 2, (Fall, 1988), pp. 19-22.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., The Million-Dollar Listening Activity, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 3, (January/February, 1989), p. 11.
Joy, Flora C., Facts-inating Writing: Heads Up!Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 2, (November/December, 1988), p. 61.
Joy, Flora C., Lend Me Your Ears: A Listening and Spelling Activity, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 2, (November/December, 1988), p. 60.
Joy, Flora C., Ten Tips for Cursive Writing, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 2, (November/December, 1988), p. 59.
Joy, Flora C., Fine Tuning: That First Minute and Beyond, The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, (Fall, 1988), pp. 26-27.
Joy, Flora C., Facts-inating Writing: Intriguing Insects, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 1, (September/October, 1988), p. 25.
Joy, Flora C., HEAR YE! A Listening Activity for the Middle Grades, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 1, (September/October, 1988), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., A Strange Twist on Middle School Discipline: BRUTE TERROR AT ROCKVIEW, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 4, No. 1, (September/October, 1988), pp. 9-11.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams (Using Superfudge, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Little Engine That Could) for Teaching Reading Skills, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 15, No. 2, (Spring, 1988), pp. 19-22. —Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Terrifying Tales, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 4, (March/April, 1988), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., Corny Stories, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 4, (March/April, 1988), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., More Animal Vocabulary Visions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 4, (March/April, 1988), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., Advanced Vocabulary Visions for Body Parts, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (January/February, 1988), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., Tire Tales, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (January/February, 1988), p. 23.
Joy, Flora C., Zany Antonyms, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (January/February, 1988), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams Using “Charlotte’s Web” and “Curious George,” The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. XV, No. 1, (Fall, 1987), pp. 19-22.—Note: Article’s illustrations were used as the magazine cover.
Joy, Flora C., Mystery Writing, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (November/December, 1987), p. 26.
Joy, Flora C., ‘Said’ Is Dead: A Creative Writing and Vocabulary Activity, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (November/December, 1987), p. 25.
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Visions for Body Parts, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 2, (November/December, 1987), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams for Middle Grades, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 1, (September/October, 1987), pp. 27-28.
Joy, Flora C., Animal Vocabulary Visions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 3, No. 1, (September/October, 1987), p. 26.
Joy, Flora C., Puzzlegrams for Teaching Reading Skills, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. XIV, No. 2, (Summer, 1987), pp. 33-36.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry, Drop-A-Letter, Parts 1-8, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1987), pp. 23-24.
Joy, Flora C., Oasis Creative Writing, Part 5, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1987), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry, Homophones, Parts 9-16, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 4, (March/April, 1987), pp. 21-22.
Joy, Flora C., Oasis Creative Writing, Part 4, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 4, (March/April, 1987), p. 20.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry, Homophones, Parts 1-8, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 3, (January/February, 1987), pp. 23-24.
Joy, Flora C., Oasis Creative Writing, Part 3, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 3, (January/February, 1987), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., In Review: Baker, Augusta and Ellin Greene, ‘Storytelling: Art and Technique,’The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 3, No. 4, (Fall, 1986), pp. 30-31.
Joy, Flora C., Let’s Talk Turkey, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 2, (November/December, 1986), p. 21.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry, Add-A-Letter, Parts 9-16, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 2, (November/December, 1986), pp. 19-20.
Joy, Flora C., Oasis Creative Writing, Part 2, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 2, (November/December, 1986), p. 18.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wizardry, Add-A-Letter, Parts 1-8, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 1, (September/October, 1986), pp. 21-22.
Joy, Flora C., Oasis Creative Writing, Part 1, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 2, No. 1, (September/October, 1986), p. 59.
Joy, Flora C., In Review: Bill Harley, ‘Monsters in the Bathroom,’The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, (Summer, 1986), p. 31.
Joy, Flora C., The Final Note: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1986), p. 61.
Joy, Flora C., The Broken Record: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1986), p. 26.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Homophones: A Cartoon Experience, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1986), pp. 9, 19, 27, 35, 43, 49, 55, 63.
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: Musical Maladies, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 5, (May/Summer, 1986), pp. 20-21.
Joy, Flora C., In Review: Betty Lehrman, ‘Tales for the Telling, Stories and Songs for Children,’The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, (Spring, 1986), pp. 22, 28.
Joy, Flora C., The Retired Leprechaun: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 4, (March/April, 1986), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: Daring Dwellers, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 4, (March/April, 1986), pp. 16-17.
Joy, Flora C., Types of Speakers, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 3, (January/February, 1986), p. 54.
Joy, Flora C., The Broken Heart: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 3, (January/February, 1986), p. 24.
Joy, Flora C., Planning Ahead: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 3, (January/February, 1986), p. 22.
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: Preposterous Proposals, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 3, (January/February, 1986), pp. 16-17.
Joy, Flora C., Word Wars, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 2, (November/December, 1985), pp. 23-24.
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: Super Sports Scoops, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 2, (November/December, 1985), pp. 16-17.
Joy, Flora C., The Joyrider: Creative Writing Suggestions, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 1, (September/October, 1985), p. 61.
Joy, Flora C., Types of Listeners, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 1, (September/October, 1985), p. 56. (With Glen Estep)
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: Freaky Foods, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade/Junior High Classrooms, Vol. 1, No. 1, (September/October, 1985), pp. 7-8.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Homophones: A Cartoon Experience, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. XII, No. 2, (Spring, 1985), pp. 19-22.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Writing Booklet: The Drink, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade Classrooms, Premier issue, March/April, 1985, p. 53.
Joy, Flora C., The Oasis Observer: A Special Edition About Weird Weddings, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade Classrooms, Premier issue, March/April, 1985, pp. 5-6.
Joy, Flora C., Correcting Composition Errors in the Middle Grades, Educational Oasis, The Magazine for Middle Grade Classrooms, Premier issue, March/ April, 1985, p. 50.
Joy, Flora C., In Review: Lynn Rubright—‘Storytelling Teaching Tape,’The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, (Summer, 1984), p. 24. (With Craig Roney)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling: The Classroom Challenge, The National Storytelling Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, (Winter, 1984), p. 26.
Joy, Flora C., Homophones, Middle School Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, (February, 1984), pp. 22-24.—Note: Author pictured on cover with homophone logo!
Joy, Flora C., Assessment of Content Text Difficulty by Elementary and Middle School Personnel, Eric Document, ED-211-922, Abstracted in Resources in Education, (June, 1982). (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Homophone Hysterics for Openers, Middle School Journal, Vol. 13, No. 4, (August, 1982), pp. 18-20.
Joy, Flora C., Assessment of Content Text Difficulty by Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, Athens, Georgia, ARF, 1982. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Reading Rate as a Factor in Comprehension at the College Level, Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, Athens, Georgia, ARF, 1981. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., A Contrast of Three Approaches to Vocabulary Study for College Students, Eric Document, ED-197-330, Abstracted in Resources in Education, 16, No. 6, (June, 1981), p. 46. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Reading Rate as a Factor in Comprehension at the College Level, Eric Document, Ed-195-991, Abstracted in Resources in Education, 16, No. 5, (May, 1981), p. 59. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Reading Attitudes Across a Broad Age Spectrum, Reading Horizons, Vol. 21, No. 1, (Fall, 1980), pp. 39-43. (With Edward J. Dwyer)
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Homographic Interpretations Through Music/Sports Terms, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. 8, No. 1, (Spring, 1980), pp. 11-12. (With Mary Ann Berry)
Joy, Flora C., C-U-P-S System for Self-Correction, Teacher (Creative Classroom Section), Vol. XCVII, No. 5 (February, 1980), p. 122.
Joy, Flora C., Humorous Homograph Hunt, The Reading Teacher (Interchange Section), Vol. XXXII, (February, 1979), p. 583.
Joy, Flora C., Misolexia Versus Philolexia, The Tennessee Reading Teacher, Vol. II (Spring, 1974), pp. 10-13.
Joy, Flora C., The 1970 ABE Curriculum, The Tennessee Adult Educator, Vol. II (September-October, 1970), pp. 132-139.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES (AND STORYTELLING CRUISES)
December, 2004 (South Africa) Participated in the People-To-People Ambassadorship program for the South African region. Selected activities included Session Leader and Storyteller for Orphanage Schools.
July, 2002 (Nova Scotia/Historic New England) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “History and Story,” the Seventh Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international tellers Judith Black, Jackson Gillman, Sheila Smith, Barbara Lipke, and Valerie Tutson. Co-sponsored by CarlsonWagonlit Travel/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
June, 2001 (Rome and the Rivieras) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “Personal/Cultural Stories,” the Sixth Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller Dan Keding. Co-sponsored by CarlsonWagonlit Travel/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
July, 2000 (Greek Islands) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “Greek Mythology—Revisited,” the Fifth Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller Barbara McBride Smith. Co-sponsored by CarlsonWagonlit Travel/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
August, 1999 (Caribbean Islands) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “The Intrigue of ‘Story’,” the Fourth Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller David Novak. Co-sponsored by CarlsonWagonlit Travel/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
July, 1998 (Alaska) Instructor-of-Record for “Personal Cultural Stories,” the Third Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller Donald Davis. Co-sponsored by CarlsonWagonlit Travel/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
August, 1997 (Eastern Caribbean Islands) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “Personal Cultural Stories,” the Second Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller Donald Davis. Co-sponsored by Travel Agents International/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
June, 1996 (Caribbean Islands) Co-Organizer, Co-Sponsor, and Instructor-of-Record for “Storytelling in the Caribbean,” the First Annual Storytelling Cruise for cultural education and university credit with international teller Carmen Deedy. Co-sponsored by Travel Agents International/Marsh-Leonard Passmore.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE/CONVENTION PAPERS/PERFORMANCES
Joy, Flora C., Guest Emcee for the Youthful Voices Sessions at the 35th Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 5-6, 2007.
Joy, Flora C., Moderator for the StoriesWork Session (How Storytellers and Educators Use the “No Child Left Behind” Mandate to Their Advantage) at the 34 th Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 7, 2006.
Joy, Flora C., Guest Emcee for the Youthful Voices Sessions at the 34 th Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 6-7, 2006.
Joy, Flora C., Moderator for the Stories@Work Session (Listen, Read, Write, Tell: Storytelling in P-12 Education) at the 33 rd Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 8, 2005.
Joy, Flora C., Guest Emcee for the Youthful Voices Sessions at the 33 rd Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 7-8, 2005.
Joy, Flora C., Moderator for the Stories@Work Session (The Other Half of Storytelling—Kendall Haven, presenter) at the 32 nd Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 2, 2004.
Joy, Flora C., Co-Moderator for the Youthful Voices Sessions at the 32nd Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 1-2, 2004.
Joy, Flora C., Moderator for the Stories@Work Session (Making Curriculum Connections in K-12: Enhancing Character Education, Language Arts, and Social Studies Through Story—Sherry Norfolk, presenter) at the 31 st Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 4, 2003.
Joy, Flora C., Youth Storytelling Olympics: History of a Successful Program. Featured presenter at the National Storytelling Network PreConference, Denver, Colorado, July 10, 2002.
Joy, Flora C., Youth Storytelling: Finding Stories to Tell. Paper presented at the National Storytelling Network PreConference, Denver, Colorado, July 10, 2002.
Joy, Flora C., Youth Storytelling Across America. Featured Teller at the Special Informal Storytelling Gathering of the Forty-Fourth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, San Diego, California, May 4, 1999.
Joy, Flora C., The 1999 Storytelling World Awards: Presentation and Demonstrated Stories. Paper presented and demonstration at the Forty-Fourth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, San Diego, California, May 4, 1999.
Joy, Flora C., The Healing Powers of Storytelling. Dinner speaker at the National Veteran’s Administration PeriAnesthesia Nurses Conference, Mountain Home (VA Medical Center), Tennessee, October 10, 1998.
Joy, Flora C., The 1998 Storytelling World Awards: Presentation and Demonstrated Stories. Paper presented and demonstration at the Forty-Third Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida, May 5, 1998.
Joy, Flora C., Guest Emcee for the Youthful Voices Session at the Twenty-Fifth Annual National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 4, 1997.
Joy, Flora C., The 1997 Storytelling World Awards: Presentation and Demonstrated Stories. Paper presented and demonstration at the Forty-Second Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 7, 1997.
Joy, Flora C., Politically Correct Storytelling. Featured Teller at the Forty-Second Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 6, 1997.
Joy, Flora C., The 1996 Storytelling World Awards: Presentation and Demonstrated Stories. Paper presented and demonstration at the Forty-First Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 1996.
Joy, Flora C., Appalachian Cultural Stories. Featured Teller at the Annual National Conference for Eastman CEOs, Abingdon, Virginia, September 9, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., The 1995 Storytelling World Awards: Presentation and Demonstrated Stories. Paper presented and demonstration at the Fortieth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 4, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., All the Good Things: Storytelling Benefits. Featured Teller at the Fortieth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 2, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., Stories of Leaders Who Made a Difference. Paper presented at the Thirty-Ninth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada, May 12, 1994.
Joy, Flora C., Integrating the Story Arts in Middle Level Education. Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual National Convention of the National Middle School Association, Portland, Oregon, November 7, 1993. (With John Mooy)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Classroom: The Whole Language Connection. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual National Storytelling Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 9, 1993.
Joy, Flora C., Texas Stories for Teaching Reading. Paper presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 29, 1993.
Joy, Flora C., Stories for Teaching Homographs and Homophones. Paper presented at the Thirty-Eighth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, Texas, April 28, 1993.
Joy, Flora C., Incorporating Whole Language Concepts into the Middle Grade Curriculum. Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual National Convention of the National Middle School Association, San Antonio, Texas, November 6, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Exploring the Environment Through Stories. Paper presented at the Thirty-Seventh Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida, May 4, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and Reading Connections. Paper presented at the Thirty-Sixth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Las Vegas, Nevada, May 9, 1991.
Joy, Flora C., Whole Language Strategies for the Middle Grades. Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual National Convention of the National Middle School Association, Long Beach, California, November 17, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Authored Tales—Classic and Modern. Paper presented at the Thirty-Fifth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 9, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Using Tangrams in Storytelling. Paper presented at the Thirty-Fifth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 8, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Magic: MORE Classroom Activities Middle School Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual National Convention of the National Middle School Association, Toronto, Canada, October 26, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Cajun Tales for the Classroom Curriculum. Paper presented at the Thirty-Fourth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1989.—Was featured at special autograph booth provided in exhibits.
Joy, Flora C., Using Ghost Stories in the Classroom. Paper presented at the Thirty-Fourth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Magic: New Classroom Activities Middle School Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Fifteenth Annual National Convention of the National Middle School Association, Denver, Colorado, November 10, 1988.—Was featured at special autograph booth provided in exhibits.
Joy, Flora C., Appalachian Customs and Stories. Banquet Speaker at the United States Indoor Championship Banquet for the National Free Flight Society, Johnson City, Tennessee, June 3, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., Stories for Parent Modeling. Paper presented at the Special Storytelling Gathering at the Thirty-Third Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada, May 4, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., Funtastic Uses of Storytelling for Reading/Language Skill Enhancement: Four Complete Story Units for Teachers, Parents, or Librarians. Paper presented at the Thirty-Third Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada, May 3, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Magic: Classroom Activities Middle School Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Fourteenth Annual Convention of the National Middle School Association, St. Louis, Missouri, November 13, 1987.—Was featured at special autograph booth provided in exhibits.
Joy, Flora C., Stories for Developing Language/Reading Skills. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 7, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Classroom. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 6, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Parents and Reading: How to Use Stories in the Home to Build Specific Reading Skills. Paper presented at the Thirty-Second National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 3, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Cric-Crac: Storytelling Assembly. Paper presented at the Thirty-First Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1986.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Curriculum: Humor in Storytelling. Paper presented at the Thirty-First Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 15, 1986.
Joy, Flora C., Story Analysis of The Blogg Beneath the Bed. Paper presented at the Thirtieth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 7, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., Using Visual Aids and Body Movement in Storytelling. Paper presented at the Twenty-Ninth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 10, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Informal Story Presentations. Creative story presented at the Twenty-Ninth Annual Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, May 8, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., ‘Miraculous Miniatures’ for Teaching Reading in Middle Grades. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Convention of the National Middle School Association, Chicago, Illinois, November 12, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Perspectives on Middle/Junior High School Directions: Implications for Reading Instruction. Paper presented at the Twenty-Eighth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Anaheim, California, May 5, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Mini-Booklets for Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Convention of the National Middle School Association, Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri, October 29, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Cric-Crac: Haitian Storytelling Customs. Guest storyteller at Cric-Crac Session of the Twenty-Seventh Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 29, 1982. (With Craig Roney and other storytellers)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling with Shadow Characters. Paper presented at the Twenty-Seventh Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 1982. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling: To Children With Love. Pre-Convention Paper presented at the Twenty-Seventh Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 1982. (With Craig Roney and others)
Joy, Flora C., Assessment of Content Text Difficulty by Elementary and Middle School Teachers. Paper presented at the Second Annual Convention of the American Reading Conference, Sarasota, Florida, December, 1981. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Creative Language Arts/Reading Activities for Middle School Students. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual Convention of the National Middle School Association, Miami Beach, Florida, November, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Strategies for the Elementary Classroom. Paper presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April, 1981. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Reading Rate as a Factor in Comprehension at the College Level. Paper presented at the Annual National Convention of the American Reading Conference, Sarasota, Florida, December, 1980. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., The Utilization of Humorous Reading Content for Motivation in Skill Development. Paper presented at the Twenty-Fifth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, St. Louis, Missouri, May, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Specific Activities Using Daily Newspapers as Reading Content. Paper presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Classroom. Paper presented at the Second Annual National Conference on Storytelling of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling, Jonesborough, Tennessee, June, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., From Mother Goose to Dr. Suess: A Perspective on Motivating the Reluctant Reader. Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, New York City, New York, May, 1975. (With Tom Rakes)
Joy, Flora C., Creative Techniques for Teaching Adults to Read. Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual National Convention of the International Reading Association, Detroit, Michigan, May, 1972.
REGIONAL CONFERENCE/CONVENTION PAPERS/PERFORMANCES
Joy, Flora C., Book Bait: Using Stories to Enhance School Curricula. Keynote Speaker at the VEMA Clinch Regional Spring Conference/Virginia Higher Education Conference, April 1, 2004.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Entertainment. After-dinner entertainment at the Southeast Regional NALS Conference (The National Association of Laboratory Schools). Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 19, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling for Museums and Historical Landmarks. Paper presented at the Southeast Regional Annual Meeting of the Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, Rocky Mount, Tennessee, February 4, 1994.
Joy, Flora C., Using Stories As Medicine. Banquet Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Johnson City, Tennessee, November 9, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., The Story in Medicine. Banquet Speech made at the Southern Chapter of the Medical Library Association, Mountain Home, Tennessee, October 17, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Creating Clever Comprehension Questions. Special Session presented at the Eleventh Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Nashville, Tennessee, November 4, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., Preparation of Creative Reading Materials for Developing Positive Reading Attitudes. Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual Plains Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, St. Louis, Missouri, November 15, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Creating ‘Miraculous Miniatures’ for Teaching Reading. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Lexington, Kentucky, November 9, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Teaching of Language Arts. Paper presented at the Fifth Southeastern Regional Conference of the Association for Childhood Education International, Knoxville, Tennessee, July, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Correlating Listening Comprehension and Reading Comprehension Tasks. Paper presented at the Seventh Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Orlando, Florida, February, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Women as Leaders: The Evolution of the 80s. Symposium Paper presented at the Women as Leaders Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., A Contrast of Three Approaches to Vocabulary Study for College Students. A Research Forum Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Vivacity: Specific Activities for Developing Vocabulary Skills. A Special Session Paper presented at the Sixth Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Norfolk, Virginia, 1980. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., Chuckles, Giggles, and Grins: Activities for Developing Specific Reading Skills Through Humorous Reading Content. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Nashville, Tennessee, 1980. (With Susan Strader)
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Reading. Paper presented at the Second Annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the International Reading Association, Jacksonville, Florida, 1976.
Joy, Flora C., Attitudinal Changes Through Games in Reading. Paper presented at the Third Annual Clemson University Reading Conference, Clemson, South Carolina, 1972.
STATE CONFERENCE/CONVENTION PAPERS/PERFORMANCES
Joy, Flora C., The JOY of Storytelling. A concert presented at the Annual O.O.P.S Storytelling Conference, Chesterville, Ohio, May 4, 2002.
Joy, Flora C., What Happens After “The End”: Ways to Leave Your Audience Wiser and Happier. A presentation at the Annual O.O.P.S Storytelling Conference, Chesterville, Ohio, May 4, 2002.
Joy, Flora C., Integrating Storytelling Into the Curriculum. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of STEA (Student Tennessee Education Association) Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, April 15, 2000. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., 2001: A Counseling Odyssey—Getting the Message Through Storytelling. Paper presented at the TOICC Conference (Tennessee Occupational Information Coordinating Committee) in concert with the NOICC (National Chapter), Kingsport, Tennessee, November 2, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Appalachian Tradition. A presentation at the Annual State Convention of TAEHE and THEA (Tennessee Association of Extension Home Economists) and (Tennessee Home Economics Association), Jonesborough, Tennessee, March 30, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Classroom. Paper presented for the South Carolina Early Childhood Association Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, March 23, 1995.
Joy, Flora C., Incorporating the Whole Language Philosophy into the Middle Grade Curriculum. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS), Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 22, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Techniques and Activities for Teaching Vocabulary and Writing Skills in the Middle Grades. Paper presented at the Fifteenth Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS), Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 25, 1991.
Joy, Flora C., Whole Language Techniques for Middle Grade Learners. Paper presented at the Fourteenth Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS), Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 29, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling for the Older Generation. Paper presented at the Third Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), Memphis, Tennessee, June 16, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling for the Younger Generation. Paper presented at the Third Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), Memphis, Tennessee, June 16, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Stories for the Classroom. General Assembly Session Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Nashville, Tennessee, December 1, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Magic: Reading and Language Arts Activities Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Thirteenth Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools (TAMS), Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 30, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Classroom. Paper presented at the Second Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), Columbia, Tennessee, March 31, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Developing Your Creativity in Storytelling. Paper presented at the Eighty-Seventh Annual State Conference of the Tennessee Library Association (TLA), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 21, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., More Reading Magic: Classroom Activities Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the Montana State Reading Council, Billings, Montana, October 20, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., More Reading Magic: Classroom Activities Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the Kentucky Middle School Association, Lexington, Kentucky, September 17, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., Family Storytelling Experiences. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling (TAPPS), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 16, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., Reading Magic: Classroom Activities Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the Montana State Reading Council, Helena, Montana, October 15, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Middle School Magic: Classroom Activities Middle Grade Students BEG To Do. Paper presented at the Eleventh Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, June 23, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Skills for Language Growth. Invited Paper presented at the Eleventh Annual State Convention of the South Carolina Council of the International Reading Association, Columbia, South Carolina, March 17, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Development Techniques for Grades K-12. Invited Paper presented at the Eleventh Annual State Convention of the South Carolina Council of the International Reading Association, Columbia, South Carolina, March 16, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., ‘Miraculous Miniatures’ for Building Reading Skills. Invited Paper presented at the Eleventh Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 5, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Techniques for Building Language Skills. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Nashville, Tennessee, November, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Storytelling Techniques for Young Children. Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Association on Young Children, Knoxville, Tennessee, November, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Activities for the Creative Teaching of Reading/Language Arts. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Education Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Vivacity in the Elementary Classroom. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Utilization of the Progressive Team Activity Concept for Developing Reading Skills. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the South Carolina International Reading Association, Columbia, South Carolina, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading Skills Through Creative Instructional Displays. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Memphis, Tennessee, l978.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading Skills Through Magazines and Newspapers in the Elementary Classroom. Paper presented at the Sixth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1977.
Joy, Flora C., Vitamin R for Reading. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1976.
Joy, Flora C., Ideas to Stimulate the Reluctant Reader. Paper presented at the Annual State Convention of the Texas Association of Childhood Education, Houston, Texas, 1975.
Joy, Flora C., Reading Activities Workshop. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Memphis, Tennessee, 1975.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Reading in the Secondary School. Paper presented at the Third Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1974.
Joy, Flora C., Reading Games for Middle and Upper Grades. Paper presented at the Second Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1973.
Joy, Flora C., Preparing Inexpensive Reading Materials. Paper presented at the First Annual State Convention of the Tennessee Council of the International Reading Association, Nashville, Tennessee, 1972.
OTHER CONFERENCE/CONVENTION PAPERS/PERFORMANCES
Joy, Flora C., A Cartoon Collection for Teaching Reading/Language Arts Skills, and A “Book Bait” Unit for Teaching Reading/Language Arts Skills. Papers presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 12-13, 2007. (Four sessions)
Joy, Flora C., A “Book Bait” Plan for Teaching Language Arts and Content Area Skills, and A “Card Trick” for Academic Skill Development for All Grades. Papers presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 6-8, 2006. (Four sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Coaching and Mentoring Youthful Tellers. Institute presented for the Florida Storytelling Association, the Santa Fe Community College, and the Gainesville Story Group, Gainesville, Florida, September 23-25, 2005. (Two days)
Joy, Flora C., Action-Packed Christmas Activities for Academic Skill Development, and Action-Packed Blacklight for Academic Skill Development. Papers presented at the Twenty-Sixth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 8-9, 2005. (Three sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Action-Packed Christmas and Holiday Stories for Academic Skill Development, Action-Packed Classroom Games for Academic Skill Development, and Action-Packed Grammar and Composition Activities for Academic Skill Development. Papers presented at the Twenty-Fifth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 9-10, 2004. (Three sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Animal Stories that Enhance Those Academic Skills. Paper presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 11-12, 2003. (Three sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Library and Classroom. Paper presented at UETEC (The Upper East Tennessee Education Conference), October 24, 2003.
Joy, Flora C., Absolutely Awesome Stories for Academic Skill Enhancement. Paper presented at the Twenty-Third Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 12-13, 2002. (Three sessions)
Joy, Flora C., The Confused Giant. A Live Storytelling Performance for Tellabration 2002! a nation-wide evening of storytelling, Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 23, 2002. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., Using UNUSUAL Story “Characters” for both CHARACTER Development and CURRICULUM Enhancement. Paper presented at the Twenty-Second Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 6-7, 2001. (Three sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Incorporating Storytelling Into an Already Busy Day. Paper presented at the HCIRA (Hamblen County Chapter of the International Reading Association), Morristown, Tennessee, April 11, 2000.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Curriculum: FUN Stuff. Paper presented at the Twentieth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 10, 1999. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Using Storytelling to Develop Language Skills, Paper presented at the BGAYC (Greator Bristol Association for Young Children), May 11, 1999. (One session)
Joy, Flora C., Helping Children Celebrate Literacy. Paper presented at the Knoxville, Tennessee, Chapter of the International Reading Association, April 22, 1999.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Academics. Paper presented at the Nineteenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 10, 1998. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling for Academic Enhancement. Paper presented at the Eighteenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 11, 1997. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Curriculum. Delivered Keynote Address at the Teacher-to-Teacher Eastman Kodak Putting-Children-First Conference, Gate City, Virginia, October 13, 1997. (One session)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Curriculum. Paper presented at the Roanoke Valley Reading Council, Roanoke, Virginia, March 6, 1997. (One session)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling in the Curriculum. Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 12, 1996. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Reading: From Instant Readers to Instant Writers. Paper presented at the Tennessee Technological Council of the International Reading Association, September 12, 1996.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling as a Reading/Language Skill Booster. Paper presented at the North Louisiana Reading Council and the Northeast Louisiana Reading Council District II Spring Conference, March 23, 1996.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and Language Fun. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 7, 1995. (Two sessions)
Joy, Flora C., The Empty Pot. A Live Storytelling Performance for Tellabration 95! a nation-wide evening of storytelling, Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 18, 1995. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., Teaching History Through Storytelling. Paper presented at UETEC (The Upper East Tennessee Education Conference), October 28, 1995. (With Steve Hensley, Jim Estepp, and others)
Joy, Flora C., A Challenge of the Bureaucracy. A Live Storytelling Performance for Tellabration 94! a nation-wide evening of storytelling, Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 19, 1994. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and the Academics. Paper presented at the Fourteenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 19, 1993.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and the Education Connection. Paper presented for the East Tennessee State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, Johnson City, Tennessee, April 6, 1993. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading through Storytelling. Paper presented at the Thirteenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 10, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Whole Language and Storytelling in Middle School Curriculum. Paper presented at the Regional Conference for the Tennessee Association of Middle Schools, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, December 5, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and the Political Community. Paper presented at a special conference for House Majority Leader Bill Purcell and other members of the Tennessee General Assembly, Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 13, 1992.
Joy, Flora C., Highrise. A Live Storytelling Performance for Tellabration 91! a nation-wide evening of storytelling, Jonesborough, Tennessee, November 22, 1991.
Joy, Flora C., Tall Tandem Tales. A Live Storytelling Performance for Leaders of the Governor’s Conference for the Arts, Jonesborough, Tennessee, October 19, 1991. (With Henry Joy)
Joy, Flora C., The Crossing. A Joy-authored play presented (by Vicky and Bill Livesay) at the Hide and Seek Performance at the Johnson City Community Theater, Johnson City, Tennessee, September 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, October 4, 5, 1991.
Joy, Flora C., Stories and the Elementary Curriculum. Paper presented at the Smoky Mountain Reading Council, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 25, 1991.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading Through Storytelling—With Emphasis on Whole Language Techniques. Paper presented at the Eighty-Sixth Annual Convention of the East Tennessee Education Association, Knoxville, Tennessee, October 26, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Literacy and Families. Paper presented at the Great Smokies Council of the International Reading Association, Asheville, North Carolina, September 11, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., The Art of Storytelling—Its Role in the English Class. Paper presented at the Conference of the Tennessee Statewide School/College Collaborative for Educational Excellence, Tri-Cities State Technical Institute, Blountville, Tennessee, June 12, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Teaching. Paper presented at the Penta/Ohio Career Education Conference, Perrysburg, Ohio, March 9, 1990.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling for Fun and Pleasure. Paper presented at the American Society of Training Development, sponsored by Texas Instruments, Johnson City, Tennessee, December 21, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading Through Storytelling. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual East Tennessee Title 1 Conference, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 7, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling and the Reading Curriculum. Paper presented at the Roane Area Reading Council of the International Reading Association, Harriman, Tennessee, September 12, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Storytelling. Paper presented at the Knoxville Council of the International Reading Association (KIRA), Knoxville, Tennessee, April 20, 1989.
Joy, Flora C., Innovative Approaches to Language Arts. Paper presented at the Second Annual Special Education Conference at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, June 25, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., The Correlation of Language and Reading Skills with the Affective Dimension of Learning. Visiting Lecturer at Mayville State University, Mayville, North Dakota, June 8-9, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., What’s New in Teaching Reading? Paper presented at the Semi-Annual Meeting of the Anderson County Reading Association, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 7, 1988.
Joy, Flora C., An Examination of a Writing Hierarchy for Enhancing Composition Skills. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Akron Area Council of the International Reading Association, Akron, Ohio, September 30, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Vocabulary Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Levels. Paper presented at joint meeting of the Cookeville Phi Delta Kappa Chapter and the Tennessee Tech Chapter of the International Reading Association, Cookeville, Tennessee, September 24, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Strategies for Content Areas and Language Arts Skills. Visiting Lecturer at Marycrest College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in cooperation with the Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 11, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Comprehension Skills Creatively. Visiting Lecturer at Mayville State College, Mayville, North Dakota, June 3-4, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling: Chillers, Thrillers, and Leg-Slappers—How to Use Stories for Reading Skill Development. Banquet Speaker for the Bloomsburg University’s Twenty-Third Annual Reading Conference, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, April 23, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., Correlating Storytelling with Creative Dramatics and Creative Writing. Paper presented at the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, Johnson City, Tennessee, March 7, 1987.
Joy, Flora C., An Analysis of the Relationship of Storytelling and Academic Skill Development. Paper presented at the Southeast Regional Principals’ Partnership Conference, Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 18, 1986.
Joy, Flora C., Language Experiences for Young Children. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Early Childhood Summer Institute Co-sponsored by the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, South Carolina, July 7, 1986.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Vocabulary. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Lakeway Council of the International Reading Association, Morristown, Tennessee, September 24, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., New Horizons: Challenge to Change. KEYNOTE address delivered at the Educating for Excellence Summer Conference sponsored by the School District of Greenville County, Greenville, South Carolina, June 11, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Creative Writing Skills to the Gifted Students. Paper presented for CEC (Council for Exceptional Children), Chapters 217 and 98, Greeneville, Tennessee, May 4, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., Using Newspaper Content to Teach Specific Reading Skills, and Newspapers in Education for Parents and Teachers. Papers presented to the East Central/Eastern Illinois University Council of the International Reading Association Conference, Co-sponsored by the Charleston Times Courier and the Mattoon Journal Gazette, Charleston, Illinois, April 24, 1986.
Joy, Flora C., Making Learning Fun and Challenging in the Early Grades. Paper presented at the Southeastern Ohio Education Association Conference, Athens, Ohio, April 13, 1985.
Joy, Flora C., Using the Newspaper as Reading Content. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Mildred Chapman Chattanooga Area Council of the International Reading Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 11, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling: A Way of Developing Comprehension. Paper presented at the Uberto Price Annual Reading Symposium sponsored by the Department of Reading Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, October 5, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Fantabulous Stories for Fun and Skill Development. Paper presented at the Annual Early Childhood Summer Institute Co-sponsored by the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina State Department of Education, Columbia, South Carolina, July 10, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Motivational Techniques for Reading. KEYNOTE address delivered at the Annual Summer Conference of the Tennessee Technological University Chapter of the International Reading Association, Cookeville, Tennessee, June 19, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Comprehension Cleverness and Vocabulary Vivacity. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Communications/Reading Conference, sponsored by the Metropolitan (Nashville-Davidson County) Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, June 11, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Language Arts Activities for Home and School. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Chapter I Cooperative Workshop for the Knoxville area parents and teachers, Knoxville, Tennessee, May 22, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Methods of Teaching Reading/Language Arts. Paper presented at the Annual Winter Meeting of the Lakeway Council of the International Reading Association, Morristown, Tennessee, March 6, 1984.
Joy, Flora C., 365 Ways to Enrich Your Reading and Enliven Your Language Arts Classes. Paper presented at the Twelfth Annual Quincy Conference, Quincy, Illinois, October 13-14, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling Techniques for Oral Language Development in Young Children. Paper presented at the Annual Early Childhood Education Summer Institute sponsored by the State of South Carolina Department of Education and the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, July, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Building Language Skills Through Storytelling. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Communications/Reading Conference, sponsored by the Metropolitan (Nashville-Davidson County) Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, July, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Educational Techniques for the Gifted and Talented. Paper presented to Hamilton-Wentworth teachers at PD Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., The WHO, WHAT, or WHERE Classroom Comprehension Challenge. Paper presented at the Winter Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, East Tennessee State University Campus, Johnson City, Tennessee, February, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Using COUNTDOWN to Teach Sequence. Paper presented at the Winter Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, East Tennessee State University Campus, Johnson City, Tennessee, February, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Storytelling, Part 2. Paper presented at the Annual Professional Development Conference, Monroe, Louisiana, February, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Newspapers in Education. Paper presented for the Newspapers in Education Week Conference jointly sponsored by the Joliet Herald News and the Will County Council of the International Reading Association, Joliet, Illinois, February, 1983.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Comprehension. Paper presented at the Grade Three Competency Conference for the Fourth District Professional Development Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, November, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Using Storytelling to Develop Language Skills. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Reading Conference of the Southwest Virginia Council of the International Reading Association, Abingdon, Virginia, November, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Storytelling. Paper presented at the Annual Professional Development Conference, Monroe, Louisiana, October, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Storytelling, Shadow Characters, and Reading Instruction. Paper presented at the Seventeenth Annual Reading Symposium, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, September, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Lend Me Your Ear: How to Entice Students to WANT to Read, Listen, and Express Themselves. Paper presented to the Annual Staff Development Conference for Lake County Educators, Waukegan, Illinois, September, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Techniques for Developing Vocabulary Skills in Elementary School. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Lakeway Council of the International Reading Association, Morristown, Tennessee, September, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Uses of Paperbacks. Paper presented at the Annual Spring Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, East Tennessee State University Campus, Johnson City, Tennessee, March, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Uses of Newspapers to Teach Comprehension Skills. Paper presented for the Newspapers in Education Week Conference jointly sponsored by the Joliet Herald News and the Will County Council of the International Reading Association, Joliet, Illinois, February, 1982.
Joy, Flora C., Thursday Night Live: New Ideas for Teaching Reading. Paper presented at the Annual Winter Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, East Tennessee State University Campus, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1981. (Program Co-ordinator and one of many presenters)
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Comprehension Skills Creatively. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Knoxville Council of the International Reading Association, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Teaching of Reading/Language Arts Skills for the Middle Grades. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Mildred Chapman Council of the International Reading Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Using Melodies, Chants, Cheers, Jingles, Jokes, Poems, Puns, Gags, Tongue-Twisters, Tunes, Tom-Swifties, Riddles, Rhymes, Quips, Stories, Synograms, Hink-Pinks, Verses, Etc., Etc., to Enhance Reading and the Other Language Arts Skills! Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, East Tennessee State University Campus, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1981. (Program Co-ordinator and one of many presenters)
Joy, Flora C., Using Humorous Portions of the Newspaper for Specific Reading Skill Development. Paper presented at the Annual Conference for NIE (Newspapers in Education) for the Maryville-Alcoa Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Visual Aids for Storytelling. Paper presented at the Annual Spring Conference of the KAAYC (Knoxville Area Association on Young Children), Knoxville, Tennessee, 1981.
Joy, Flora C., Current Trends in Teaching Phonics, Comprehension, and Vocabulary Skills. Paper presented at the Annual Fall Meeting of the Lakeway Council of the International Reading Association, Morristown, Tennessee, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Selected Reading Materials. Paper presented at the Upper East Tennessee Educational Co-operative Conference, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Using Cartoons and Ads to Build Reading and Language Arts Skills. Paper presented at the First Annual Newspapers in Education Workshop, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Creating Reading Exercises from Selected Newspaper Content. Paper presented at the First Annual Professional Development Convention, Monroe, Louisiana, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Reference Materials for Teacher-Prescribed Activities in Language Arts. Paper presented at the First Annual Professional Development Convention, Monroe, Louisiana, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Add Sparkle to Your Teaching Through Games, Gadgets, and Giggles. Paper presented at the Annual North Louisiana Reading Council Summer Conference of the International Reading Association, Ruston, Louisiana, 1980.
Joy, Flora C., Reading Activities for Motivation, Enjoyment, and Specific Skill Development. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Communications/ Reading Conference, sponsored by the Metropolitan (Nashville-Davidson County) Public Schools, Nashville, Tennessee, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., Grouping Techniques for Peer Tutoring and Attitudinal Change. Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Lakeway Reading Council of the International Reading Association, Morristown, Tennessee, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., Language Arts Lessons for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1979.
Joy, Flora C., Relating Listening Research to Reading Comprehension. Paper presented to the Chattanooga Council of the International Reading Association, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1978.
Joy, Flora C., A Discussion and Demonstration of the Use of Creative Bulletin Boards for INSTRUCTION in Reading and Other Language Arts. Paper presented to the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1978.
Joy, Flora C., Teacher-Prescribed Materials in Reading for Elementary Grades. Paper presented at the Annual North Louisiana Reading Council of the International Reading Association, Monroe, Louisiana, 1976.
Joy, Flora C., The Upper Cumberland Reading Project. Paper presented to the Hamilton County Association of Classroom Teachers, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1974.
Joy, Flora C., Using Games to Build Word Recognition and Comprehension Skills. Paper presented at the Seventh Annual Language Arts/Reading Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 1974.
Joy, Flora C., Creative Reading Activities for the Secondary School. Paper presented at the Chattanooga Council of the International Reading Association Annual Workshop, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1974.
Joy, Flora C., The Joy of Reading. Paper presented at the Southwest Virginia Council of the International Reading Association, Richlands, Virginia, 1974.
Joy, Flora C., Motivating the Reluctant Reader. Paper presented at the Tennessee Tech Council Conference of the International Reading Association, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1973.
Joy, Flora C., Interest Centers in Reading. Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, Milligan College, Tennessee, 1973.
Joy, Flora C., Use of Games to Teach Reading Skills in Grades 6-12. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the East Tennessee Education Association (ETEA), Knoxville, Tennessee, 1973.
Joy, Flora C., Attitudinal Changes in Reading. Paper presented to the Pee Dee Council of the International Reading Association, Florence, South Carolina, 1973.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Reading Skills through Math and Science Materials. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Language Arts/Reading Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 1972.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Comprehension Skills to Adults. Paper presented at the University of Tennessee Adult Education Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972.
Joy, Flora C., Games for Teaching Reading to Handicapped Children. Paper presented at the Conference for New Programs and Services for the Handicapped, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1972.
Joy, Flora C., Supplementary Reading Activities. Paper presented to the Gilbreath Council of the International Reading Association, Milligan College, Tennessee, 1972.
Joy, Flora C., Preparing the Potential GED Graduate With Some Necessary Reading Skills. Paper presented at Training Program in Adult Basic Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, 1972.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Adults to Read through the Areas of Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies. Paper presented at Middle Tennessee Adult Basic Education Conference, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, l971.
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Basic Reading Skills in the Content Areas. Paper presented at the East Tennessee Adult Basic Education Conference, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1971.
Joy, Flora C., The Learning Laboratory Approach to Teaching Adults. Paper presented at the Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors’ Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 1971.
Joy, Flora C., Report of University of Tennessee Summer Institute. Paper presented at the Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors’ Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 1971.
Joy, Flora C., The Adult Education Learning Laboratory. Paper presented at the Conference for the Tennessee Department of Education Vocational Supervisors, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1970.
Joy, Flora C., The 1970 ABE Curriculum. Paper presented at the Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors’ Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 1970.
Joy, Flora C., Reading and the Adult Learner. Paper presented at the Annual Fayette Adult Basic Education Conference, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1970.
NEWSPAPER COLUMNS
Joy, Flora C., Tennessee Volunteer ‘Remembers When’. (One in a series, Book Review Column), Johnson City Press, December 7, 1986, Page 76.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—MY TREASURES. Kingsport Times News, September 17, l986, page 2C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—I WONDER. Kingsport Times News, September 10, l986, page 2C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THINGS I CAN DO. Kingsport Times News, September 3, l986, page 3B.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—GOOD TIMES. Kingsport Times News, August 27, l986, page 2B.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THINGS I WISH WERE EXTINCT. Kingsport Times News, April 16, l986, page 3B.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE BROKEN WINDOW. Kingsport Times News, February 12, l986, page 2C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—CUPID’S GOOF! Kingsport Times News, February 12, l986, page 6D.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE NINTH LIFE. Kingsport Times News, February 5, l986, page 6C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE MAGIC RING. Kingsport Times News, January 15, l986, page 10C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE WORRIED SNOWMAN. Kingsport Times News, January 8, l986, page 3C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE BAREST CHRISTMAS TREE EVER. Kingsport Times News, December 11, l985, page 4C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—HELP! Kingsport Times News, November 20, l985, page 2B.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE YOUNGEST PILGRIM. Kingsport Times News, November 13, l985, page 2C.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE CASTLE ADVENTURE. Kingsport Times News, November 6, l985, page 2B.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—OH, NO! Kingsport Times News, October 30, l985, page 7A.
Joy, Flora C., Our Creative Times: Creative Expressions—THE BREW. Kingsport Times News, October 23, l985, page 2B.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: CLOTHES-OUT. Kingsport Times News, March 14, 1984, page 12A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: PEOPLE AND PLACES. Kingsport Times News, March 7, 1984, page 6B.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Don’t BANK on it. Kingsport Times News, February 29, 1984, page 9A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Time for a CHANGE. Kingsport Times News, February 22, 1984, page 8A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Keeping Your Head Together. Kingsport Times News, February 15, 1984, page 12A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: ‘CROSS’ Words. Kingsport Times News, February 8, 1984, page 98.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Action and Reaction. Kingsport Times News, February 1, 1984, page 9A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: All Ears. Kingsport Times News, January 25, 1984, page 8A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: An Eye for an Eye. Kingsport Times News, January 18, 1984, page 10A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: A HAND-y ARM-y. Kingsport Times News, January 11, 1984, page 6A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: The ‘S’ Elf. Kingsport Times News, December 21, 1983, page 12A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Body Language. Kingsport Times News, December 14, 1983, page 8A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Heads Up. Kingsport Times News, December 7, 1983, page 12A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Footnotes. Kingsport Times News, November 16, 1983, page 8C.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Tooth and Nail. Kingsport Times News, November 9, 1983, page 4A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Monsters and Ghosts. Kingsport Times News, October 26, 1983, page 10A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: A DRAWing Lesson. Kingsport Times News, October 19, 1983, page 7A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Sports Shorts. Kingsport Times News, October 12, 1983, page 6A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Animal Antics. Kingsport Times News, October 5, 1983, page 8A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Career Concerns. Kingsport Times News, September 28, 1983, page 8A.
Joy, Flora C., Kreative Korner—Topic: Food For Thought. Kingsport Times News, September 21, 1983, page 9A.
MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
PROFESSIONAL FILM
Joy, Flora C., Teaching Machines and Programmed Learning. Prepared script and was Guest Authority in a thirty-minute educational film produced by the Maryland State Department of Education (Baltimore, Maryland). This nationally-released film was one of a series of twenty-two films prepared for teacher-inservice credit or for university course credit in the area of adult education.
PROFESSIONAL VIDEOTAPES
Joy, Flora C., Oral Expression: Developing a Language Enriched Environment. A state-wide video presentation in the Whole Language Teleconference sponsored by the University of Tennessee Center for Telecommunications and Video. Broadcast live on April 23, 1991, 4:30-5:30. (The video is currently being distributed across the state to interested school districts.)
Joy, Flora C., Into the Spooky Woods: A Unique Collection of Spooky Stories and Skits for Grades K-8, a nationally-distributed videotape sponsored by the East Tennessee State University Eighth Annual Halloween Storyfest, December 1996/January 1997.
THESIS
Joy, Flora C., An Experimental Study of the Effects of a Listening Program Upon Listening and Reading Ability in a Selected Eighth Grade. Unpublished Masters Degree Thesis, East Tennessee