Dr. Rosalie Fink
Strand: Gateways to Literacy and Diverse Learners
Rosalie Fink is Professor of Literacy at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. She earned her Ed.D from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her book, Why Jane and John Couldn’t Read --- and How They Learned, was an IRA bestseller. Fink’s latest book, Inspiring Reading Success: Interest and Motivation in an Age of High-Stakes Testing, is an International Reading Association Book Club selection.
Dr. Shelley Hong Xu
Strand: Telling Our Stories
Dr. Shelley Hong Xu is Professor of Literacy at California State University, Long Beach. Her research interests and publications have focused on integrating popular culture texts into literacy teaching. Her book, Trading Cards to Comic Strips: Popular Culture Texts and Literacy Learning in Grades K–8, discusses how teachers can enhance literacy teaching and learning through students' experiences with popular culture.
Steven Goodman
Executive Director, Educational Video Center
Strand: Technology as a Gateway to Literacy
Steven Goodman is the founding executive director of the Educational Video Center. Trained as a journalist, he has produced independent documentaries, taught high school and is author of Teaching Youth Media: A Critical Guide to Literacy, Video Production and Social Change. His most recent international work includes facilitating professional development study groups for media teachers in London and leading documentary workshops for youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Soweto, South Africa.
Dr. Devin Thornburg
Strand: Social-Emotional Learning
Dr. Devin Thornburg is a full professor in Adelphi University's Department of Curriculum and Instruction. An educator and psychologist, he has been writing and teaching about the social and emotional issues related to learning for 20 years.
Neil Waldman
Strand: Aesthetic Education as a Gateway to Literacy
Neil Waldman has written and illustrated more than 50 books for children. As a young boy in the Bronx, his first grade teacher handed out composition books to every kid in class. "From now on," she explained, "you will be required to write one sentence every week. It might be about a birthday party where you had a terrific time, an ice cream cone that tasted delicious …or something that made you feel sad. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it really happened." Though he didn't realize it at the time, Neil Waldman's journey had just begun.
Contact
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Literacy Institute
Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
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Adelphi University
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e - literacyinstitute@adelphi.edu
Dr. Elite Ben-Yosef
p - 516-877-4676
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Professor Anita Frey
p - 516-877-4103
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Stacy Barbato
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Ethan Wivietsky
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