The Literacy Division of the School of Education is pleased to announce the members of their advisory board. In addition to program faculty, Dean Johnson, and our NCATE coordinator, Dr. Marilyn Feldman, membership includes:
- Adrienne Lauder-Reading Recovery Teacher Leader for Charleston County School District (CCSD);
- Lisa Miller-Special Education Teacher at Mitchell Elementary;
- Angela Smaldino-Curriculum Specialist, Dorchester 4; and
- Dr. Vashti Washington-Associate Superintendent for CCSD 4 and 10.
These members play a crucial role in ensuring that our revised M. Ed. in Literacy Education prepares reading teachers and consultants for the challenges of the profession.
As many of you know, a great deal has changed during the past two years. The program has been substantially revised and candidates now earn the Master of Education in Literacy Education degree. Changes include a program completion portfolio, updated course titles and content, and a reduction in the number of core courses required for the degree. Since this is an advanced professional education degree, applicants are expected to already possess a valid teaching certification.
The revised program achieved full national recognition by the International Reading Association in the spring of 2007. In addition, students completing the program in the spring of 2007 became the first to receive this new degree. During this same graduation ceremony, Mary Anne Benson earned her masters in reading and received the Hirshey Award as The Citadel's School of Education's most outstanding graduate.
Coming once again this summer is the Wachovia Summer Reading Camp. Supported by funds from the Wachovia Foundation, graduate students will use both formal and informal assessments to target children's literacy strengths and identify areas needing improvement. Along with assessments, graduate students will offer appropriate one on one tutoring to those children to strengthen their literacy skills.
