Office Hours
After each masters or doctoral class and by appointment.

Courses Taught
RDG 331, Teaching of Reading RDG 332, Literature for Children RDG 500, Foundations of Reading Instruction RDG 510, Inquiry-Based Literacy Instruction RDG 540, Leadership in Literacy Instruction RDG 570, Authors and Illustrators' Art and Craft RDG 571, Foundations of Literature for Children and Young Adults RDG 632, Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties RDG 633, Correction of Reading Difficulties RDG 699, Master's Practicum RDG 708, Psychology of Reading RDG 710, Educational Research in Reading and Language Arts RDG 725, Quantitative Research Design and Methods in Reading and Language Arts RDG 735, Advanced Quantitative Research Design and Methods in Reading and Language Arts RDG 750, Research Practicum in Reading and Language Arts RDG 799, Dissertation Research

Personal Information
A member of the OU community as a freshman in 1966 Teacher pre-K through Grade 8; Principal in a K-8 school; Language Arts Consultant First full-time university position in 1993 At Western Michigan University before joining the OU faculty

Interests
Cognitive Consequences of Reading Literacy Acquisition Research Methods Ethical Conduct of Research

Degrees
B.A. 1972, Oakland University, Education; concentrations Social Science, Language Arts M.A.T. 1987, Oakland University, Reading & Language Arts Ph.D. 1992, Oakland University, Teaching Reading & Language Arts, Minor in Cognitive Psychology

Other Information
Co-Curator with Linda Pavonetti, Ed.D. for the Art from Children's Books Display