Faculty Advisor Program

The MyReadingLab Faculty Advisor Program is a peer-to-peer mentoring program that partners experienced MyReadingLab users with new and potential users to further enhance their knowledge, skill and understanding of how to successfully integrate MyReadingLab in the classroom. Our Faculty Advisors (FAs) are committed to advancing the support for online learning and sharing their best practices with the MyReadingLab community.

Meet Our Faculty Advisors

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  Adon Arnett

  Instructor
  Portland Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab

  I have been teaching at Portland Community College since 2003. I am a full-time faculty member in the College Success Skills Department where I teach pre-college level Reading and Writing courses. I currently use MyLabs in all of my courses.

  Courses taught: Writing 90, Reading 90, and Reading 115

  Course format: Online and Traditional

  Book in use: Arlov, Wordsmith; Henry, The Effective Reader; Smith, Bridging the Gap

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• Wally Barnes

  Director
  Reading Center & Developmental Reading
  Sam Houston State University
  MyReadingLab

  Courses taught: RDG 031 – Developmental Reading

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Brenda D. Smith & LeeAnn Morris, Bridging the Gap

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  Carla Bradley

  Coordinator of Online Instructional Development
  Ozarks Technical Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab

  Carla began her career at OTC as an adjunct instructor in 2004. In 2009, she took the position of Instructional Designer for Online Teaching and Learning, which changed to Coordinator of Online Instructional Development in 2010.

  Carla coordinates online faculty development opportunities, the online review process and master shell course development. Overseeing the online faculty certification program, she leads faculty members in the design, development and delivery of pedagogically and visually sound online instruction. She identifies, evaluates and responds to online faculty development and training needs to promote best practices and build online community. She also coordinates and assists in the mentoring of online faculty as well as the implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives in online teaching and learning. Collaborating with online faculty, she develops and refines guidelines for evaluating online course development and course delivery processes with reviewers, Lead Online Instructors and respective departments. Carla is a 2010 recipient of a Blackboard Catalyst Exemplary Course Award and has completed the Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Teaching and Learning through the Sloan Consortium.

  Carla has taught at the Springfield campus, the Lebanon Education Center, and online where she has developed multiple online courses. Her previous experience includes working as a part-time writer and editor in forensics and serving as a graduate teaching assistant at Missouri State University while completing her master's in English Education. She has also taught English, speech, and theatre at the secondary level.

  Courses taught: Introduction to College Reading, Introductory Composition I and II, Composition I, Composition II

  Course format: Online

  Book in use: Hennings, Reading with Meaning; Gaetz, The Writer's World; Arlov, Wordsmith

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• Charles (C.H.) Charlton

  Associate Professor Reading
  Learning Strategies, Behavioral and Social Sciences
  Northeast State Community College
  MyReadingLab

  C. H. Charlton has an M.A. in Reading from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN He graduated from ETSU with honors in 1984. He has been employed in the TBR System for over 20 yrs. He is married to the former Janet Lewis of Radford, Va. He also has a PhD in Clinical Christian Counseling from Cornerstone University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He has led seminars on Reaching, Teaching and Retaining our students, Memory Improvement, etc. for TNADE and NADE. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of TNADE.

  Courses taught: Reading and Humanities

  Course format: Online

  Book in use: N/A. We only use the MyReadingLab program

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• Bernadette Cody

  Gaston College
  MyReadingLab

  Courses taught: Coming soon

  Course format: Coming soon

  Book in use: Coming soon

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  Wendy D. Crader

  Assistant Professor of Developmental Reading
  Northeast Lakeview College
  One of the Alamo Colleges
  MyReadingLab

  I am a native Texan and I have been living in the San Antonio area since I was a young child. My mother is a retired Computer Lab Specialist and volunteered for most of my primary years at the Children's State Hospital in San Antonio. She has such a passion for children; this influence played a large impact on my desire to become public school teacher. I attended both public and private schooling in San Antonio before pursuing higher education at the University of Texas at San Antonio. I majored in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Early Childhood, and continued with my Graduation degree in Educational Leadership. I was hired during my last semester of graduate school as a fifth grade teacher in the San Antonio Independent School District. My expertise was in curriculum development and literacy intervention programs. I served as a lead classroom teacher and staff development leader to facilitate training and realigned of curriculum to support state standards. In addition, I assisted teachers in the selection, administration, and analysis of benchmarks assessments in all levels of instruction K-5.

  After ten years in primary education, I chose to return to the University of Texas at San Antonio again to pursue a second Master's Degree in Education with a focus on Curriculum and Instruction. While completing my graduate coursework, I began adjuncting for the Alamo Community Colleges, St. Philip's College and Northeast Lakeview College, eventually obtaining my current full-time position as Assistant Professor of Reading at Northeast Lakeview College. In this capacity, I frequently present on topics ranging from contextualized learning, accelerated learning, and curriculum development at NISOD and CASP Conferences. I also chair a system-wide Developmental Strategy Committee, as well as participate in numerous committees with a specific focus on Developmental Education. I continue to advance my teaching and learning through professional development by engaging in workshops and conferences that focus on Developmental Education such as local conferences sponsored by universities, community colleges, and state conferences.

  In addition to my professional interests, a few of my personal interests includes scuba diving and fishing. I also have two children who work in the medical profession.

  Courses taught: Reading 0301, 0302, and 0303 English and Reading Integrated course

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: DJ Henry Reading Series + MyReadingLab

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  Bobbie Egloff

  Adjunct Faculty
  Ivy Tech Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab

  I am an adjunct English instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in Kokomo, IN. I have a B.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana State University and a M.S from Indiana University. I have presented at both NADE and INADE on 'Students “Accelerating” to Success in Developmental English'. This was part of project based on a grant funded by the Lily foundation.

  Courses taught: Reading I & II; Writing I

  Course format: Hybrid and Lab-Based

  Book in use: Smith, Brenda D. Bridging the Gap; Smith, Brenda D. Breaking Through; Pladke, Gaetz S. Writer's World

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  Corinne Fennessy

  Professor of Reading
  Valencia Community College
  MyReadingLab

  Corinne has spent the past 10 years helping students become more proficient learners. As a full-time tenured professor of Reading at Valencia Community College, she teaches her students how to develop the skills needed to be successful college students and in life.

  She holds a B.A. in English and an M.S. in Education as a Reading Specialist from Nazareth College of Rochester and taught for 20 yrs in Rochester before moving to Orlando, FL. Since working at Valencia, she has earned the Life Map in 2005 and the William C. Demtree Endowed Chair for Special Needs Students in 2007 and 2009.

  She is an active participant in Pearson Education's Faculty Advisor and User Diary program for MyReadingLab and will soon publish her first series of college reading skills textbooks in 2010.

  Courses taught: College Prep Reading 1 College Prep Reading 2 College Prep Reading 2 Online

  Course format: Hybrid and Online

  Book in use: Henry, D.J., The Skilled Reader; McWhorter, Reading Across the Disciplines, Custom Ed.; Henry, D.J., The Master Reader

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  Janice Filer

  Reading/English Coordinator
  Shelton State Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab, MyCompLab

  I am currently a full-time instructor at Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I am currently teaching Developmental English, and Developmental Reading. Currently we are in the process of developing an ESL program which I am very involved in that process. I received my Bachelor's Degree from Tougaloo College and a Master's degree from the University of Alabama. I am currently a doctorial student at Walden University. I have served as Chair for English and Reading at Shelton State and have recently taken on the task of heading up the development of an ESL program for our college.

  My husband, Walter and I have been married for 26 years and are the proud parents of two children – McLain (15) and Mari (13).

  Courses taught: Developmental Reading, Developmental Writing, English Composition, Critical Reading

  Course format: Hybrid

  Book in use: Developmental Reading: Troyka, Structured Reading / Developmental Writing: Long, Resources for Writers, Sentence Resources for Writers / Critical Reading: McGrath. Building Strategies for College Reading / English Composition: Nadell, Longman Writer

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  Suzanne R. Franklin

  Associate Professor of Reading and the Academic Achievement Center
  Johnson County Community College
  MyReadingLab

  Suzanne Franklin is Associate Professor of Reading and the Academic Achievement Center at Johnson County Community College since 2007. Suzanne is actively involved in assessment for the Reading Department and is a member of the college Assessment Council. Previously Suzanne was the Director of the Learning Center and Director of Disability Services at Avila University in Kansas City, MO from 1997-2007. From 1992-1997 Suzanne was a Counselor with Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound at the University of Kansas. Her educational background includes a BA University of Minnesota, BSE University of Kansas, and MSE University of Kansas.

  Courses taught: RDG126 Reading Skills Improvement RDG127 College Reading Skills

  Course format: Traditional, Online

  Book in use: Smith and Morris, Bridging the Gap; McWhorter, Reading Across the Disciplines

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  Jill R. Frieling

  Reading and English Instructor, Developmental Education/DEQIP System Faculty Representative
  Baker College of Owosso
  MyReadingLab

  I have a BS from Western Michigan University and a MBA from Baker College Center for Graduate Studies. I have been an instructor at Baker College of Owosso for 13 years and received the honor of Instructor of the Year in 2004. I have been an English and reading instructor for seven years and the DEQIP system faculty representative for the last four years. I love my job!

  I have been married for 26 years and have three boys: my husband Rich, and my sons Michael, 22 and Matthew, 19. We have 2 dogs and a cat-my animals are family as well. I enjoy shopping, reading and am a fitness enthusiast.

   

  Courses taught: College Reading

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Smith, The Reader's Handbook

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  Cynthia Galvan

  Milwaukee Area Technical College
  MyReadingLab

  As a full-time faculty member of the English & Reading Departments at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Galvan aims to demonstrate excellent teaching skills to help her students succeed. She teaches reading and English courses at multiple levels, and enjoys working with the college's under-prepared learner initiative, where Galvan teaches first-semester English both face-to-face and online. Furthermore, she uses her bilingual abilities and strategies to teach Introduction to Reading and Introduction to College Writing to first semester/year bilingual college students.

  She is committed to integrating the use of technology in all of the courses she teaches. Her dedication for the use of technology in the classroom has spread to helping fellow colleagues understand and integrate the use of technology to their courses.

  Galvan first attended Milwaukee Area Technical College and graduated with her associate's degree in Liberal Arts. Galvan later completed a bachelor's degree in Spanish Literature from University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

  It was Galvan's bilingual abilities that allowed her to first find employment at MATC in 1998 as an educational assistant for the Bilingual Program. In 1999, Galvan was hired as a part-time Spanish instructor at the College. She continued her education earning a Master of Science degree in education from University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2001 and later attended Viterbo University to complete her reading specialist certification. Later, Galvan completed a Master of Arts degree in English with a Creative Writing emphasis from Mount Mary College. All told, under the Wisconsin Technical College System, Galvan holds certifications to teach in Reading, English, Communications, English as a second language, Career Education, College Success Strategies and Spanish/Foreign Language.

  Today she takes pride in developing new teaching strategies that integrate the use of technology in her classroom. She continues to teach a wide range of courses.

   

  Courses taught: Introduction to College Reading

  Course format: Face-to-face

  Book in use: McWhorter, College Reading and Study Skills; Henry, The Effective Reader

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• Karen Harrel

  Reading Instructor
  Tarrant County College – NE Campus
  MyReadingLab

  Assoc. Degree from Tarrant County College, B.A. UT Arlington, M.Ed. Texas Wesleyan Univ., Worked in the medical field for eleven years, taught public school for twelve years, teaching at Tarrant County College (adjunct and full time) for eight years (Education and Reading courses)

  Courses taught: Education, Reading

  Course format: Traditional lecture, learning communities

  Book in use: The Effective Reader

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  Pam Huntington

  English / Reading Professor
  Merced College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab

  My name is Pamela Huntington and I am an English Professor at Merced College where I specialize in teaching developmental reading and writing to a diverse population of students. Beyond my BA in English, I also hold an MA in Education, a TESOL certification, reading certification, and a California Teaching Credential. During my tenure, I have presented at many conferences and staff development workshops in regards to teaching strategies to struggling readers, and I specialize in approaches that emphasize vocabulary acquisition techniques.

  Courses taught: Reading courses two and three levels below transfer; Writing course one level below transfer

  Course format: Lab-Based

  Book in use: Reading two levels below transfer: Read to Succeed; Reading three levels below transfer: The Effective Reader; Writing one level below transfer: Backpack Writing; Labs two and three levels below transfer: The Traveler and the Explorer

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  Joan Lippens

  ACS Department Chair and Professional Faculty
  Washtenaw Community College
  MyReadingLab

  Joan Lippens is a full-time faculty member and Department Chair for the Academic Skills Department of Washtenaw Community College (WCC) in Ann Arbor, MI. She is the lead instructor for College Study Skills and Speed Reading and well as a MyReadingLab Faculty Advisor. In addition to her own teaching and course development, revolving departmental chair and committee assignments at WCC, Joan has written external curriculum. She has written experimental reading programs for Ann Arbor remedial high school students and reading comprehension courses for adult ESL students.

  Courses taught: ACS 107, College Study Skills and Speed Reading

  Course format: Traditional and for one section only lab-based.

  Book in use: Kathleen McWhorter, College Reading and Study Skills

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  Rosalind Manning

  Chair of Learning Support/English Instructor
  Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA
  MyWritingLab, MyReadingLab, MyMathLab

  While attending Milwaukee Area Technical College, I worked as a community newspaper reporter. At that time, I was studying broadcasting and went on to attend Marquette University. When I moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1996, I completed my bachelor's degree at Georgia State University in advanced composition. I have always worked with technology in and outside the studio; when I worked for Delta Airlines before starting my teaching position in 2004, I completed a master's degree in Technical Operations Management in 2001. I completed studies at Agnes Scot College in English education, and I always incorporate technology within the classroom when I find it necessary. Currently, I work as an English instructor for Atlanta Technical College and am chair of the Learning Support department.

  Courses taught: traditional and lab-based

  Course format: English, reading, and math classes

  Book in use:McWhorter, Pathways: Writing Scenarios; Phadke, Suneeti, Gaetz, Lynne, The Writer's World; Langan, Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills;  Henry, D. J., The Effective Reader; Smith, Brenda, Bridging The Gap; Beecher,J Bittinger, Developmental Mathematics Custom

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• Barbara Marshall

  Instructor of Developmental Reading and English
  Rockingham Community College
  MyReadingLab

  Courses taught: I use MRL in both RED 090 (Improved College Reading) and RED 080 (Introduction to College Reading)

  Course format: Hybrid

  Book in use: McWhorter, Longman Pearson, Academic Reading; Smith, Breaking Through

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  Susanne Picchi

  Associate Professor of Reading
  Joliet Junior College
  MyReadingLab

  Susanne Picchi is an Associate Professor at Joliet Junior College where she is Co-Coordinator of Developmental Reading and teaches two levels of developmental reading. She presented a session at NADE on engaging vocabulary strategies and will be presenting again this year. Susanne has been an Illinois educator for 22 years, beginning her teaching career as a high school English teacher. Upon completion of an M.A. in Reading, she was a middle school and a high school reading specialist where a primary function of her position was staff development in reading for teachers in all subject areas.

  Susanne is very active in the Illinois Reading Council, serving as the State Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee and frequently presenting at the state conference. Having taught at a variety of grade levels, Susanne feels that the work we do teaching developmental reading at the community college is crucial. If we fail our students, we severely limit their futures.

  Courses taught: Reading I (ENG 020)

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: We will be selecting a new book this year

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  Marilynn Schenk

  Professor English / Reading
  San Diego Mesa College
  MyReadingLab, MyWritingLab

  Professor Marilynn Schenk has taught college reading courses at San Diego Mesa College for ten years. She also has taught basic composition and ESOL courses. Before arriving at her current campus, she worked as a reading specialist at Truckee Meadows Community College in Nevada for four years. She has also taught three levels of college reading courses as an adjunct instructor at Santa Barbara City College and traveled to Japan where she worked as an ESOL instructor for one and a half years. She has served as the reading coordinator for the Basic Skills Initiative Committee at San Diego Mesa College and has attended and presented at many national and regional developmental education conferences, including NADE and CRLA. She has recently upgraded her teaching “toolbox” with online reading and writing instruction (MyReadingLab and MyReadingLab), and is an enthusiastic faculty advocate for MyReadingLab on her campus. Her current goal is to incorporate “clickers” into her classrooms this fall in order to eliminate paper quizzes and motivate passive students to participate more fully in critical thinking activities.

  Courses taught: College Reading & Study Skills I (with MWL); College Reading & Study Skills II (with MWL); Basic Composition (with MWL)

  Course format: Hybrid and Traditional

  Book in use: McWhorter, Guide to College Reading (used with MWL); McWhorter, Reading Across the Disciplines (MWL); Flachmann, Mosaics (used with MWL)

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  Bernadine Skowronski

  Instructor
  Somerset Community College
  MyReadingLab

  Bernadine Skowronski teaches Transitional Reading at Union College in southeastern Kentucky. She entered the field of development education as an adjunct at a community college in Ohio in 2002 and found that she really enjoyed teaching developmental reading and basic writing. She has a M.Ed. in Literacy from the University of Cincinnati and a MA in Spanish from Middlebury College. In the past, she has been a volunteer tutor of adult new readers and a trainer of new tutors and is currently striving to find the time to become involved in this area again. She served in the Peace Corps, in the Republic of Palau, for three years as a Reading Skills Education Specialist in a small elementary school (grades 1-8), with a primary focus on training teachers and promoting reading throughout the community. In her free time, some of the things she enjoys are walking, reading, counted cross stitch, and sight-seeing.

  Courses taught: Transitional Education RDG 30 (also RDG 20 when I teach that course)

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Smith, Bridging the Gap; Smith, Breaking Through

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  Donna Taylor

  Professor of Reading, English, and Psychology
  Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ
  MyWritingLab, MyReadingLab

  I have a BA in General Studies—Biology, Psychology, and Chemistry/Math split—from the University of Arizona; a post-baccalaureate in secondary education from the University of Arizona; and, a MA—Public Relations in Community College Education with a Photojournalism emphasis—from Northern Arizona University.

  I have taught for over 20 years with 10 of them being at the community college level. I have been a full-time developmental reading instructor at Arizona Western College for a little over five years; and, I can say that I honestly LOVE my job! Recently, I was asked why I teach, "I was one of my students—one who thought she knew how to read, but really didn't have the comprehension strategies necessary to succeed in university courses. I don't want my students to be as I was; I want them to succeed and achieve their dreams and goals and have a leg-up. That is why I exist—I am a ladder rung for them to step on, use, learn from, and attain their goals by climbing onto my shoulders to the next instructor who will take them up a rung or two higher."

  My husband, Rick, and I have been married for 21 years; I have a son, Zane (14); three unofficial adopted Polynesian sons; and, a menagerie of animals including the "love of my life"—my Arabian Horse, Sunny.

  Courses taught: Reading Essentials, Reading Improvement, College Reading Skills, English 95, English 96, Psychology 101, and English as a Second Language Workshop I.

  Course format: Traditional with a creative twist

  Book in use:The Henry series: The Skilled Reader, The Effective Reader, and The Master Reader along with the accompanying Vocabulary Workbooks.
  

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  Michael Vensel

  Assistant Professor
  Miami-Dade College – Kendall
  MyReadingLab

  I graduated from Georgia State University with my BS in Elementary Education and from Florida International University with my MS in Reading. I am currently working on my certification as a Developmental Education Specialists from the Kellogg Institute. I have memberships in the Florida Reading Association, International Reading Association, NADE, FACC, FDEA, and FCRC. I taught elementary school in Georgia for 4 years, in Miami-Dade County Florida for 24 years, and have been teaching at Miami Dade College as an adjunct and now full time faculty for 5 years. I have attended and presented workshops at NADE and FDEA conferences. I am the current Vice President of Florida Developmental Education Association.

  I have used MyReadingLab for the last four years and am convinced that my students' scores on the Florida State Exit Exam have improved. MyReadingLab gives the students content based review on strategies that are taught in class.

  Courses taught: REA0003 which is our highest level of developmental reading

  Course format: Traditional

  Book in use: Henry, DJ, The Master Reader

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  Jacquelyn Warmsley

  Asst. Professor of Reading
  Tarrant County College
  MyReadingLab

  Jacquelyn Warmsley became a full-time Reading instructor at TCC Southeast Campus in 2001. Celebrating almost a decade of service to TCC, she has been shaped by a wide range of learning experiences including the NTCCC Consortium Leadership and Renewal Academy (2004), and Leadership Fort Worth's LeadingEdge (2009). She also had the opportunity to attend the Achieving the Dream Kickoff Institute this summer to prepare for her work as an ATD Core Team member.

  Outside of the classroom, Jacquelyn has served as a faculty senator, disciplinary hearing committee member, department chair, and faculty sponsor of Future Educators. She also led the “Literacy under Construction” partnership with Arlington and Mansfield ISDs which significantly boosted the number of credentialed Reading Specialists applying to teach at TCC Southeast. Additionally, Jacquelyn has served on several district committees including the Achieving the Dream Core Team, District Readability Study committee, and the Recruitment, Retention, and Transfer committee.

  “These roles have prepared me to advance the college's mission through academic programs, student services, policy, community involvement, and collaborative relationships aimed at student success.” Jacquelyn earned a B.A. in Spanish and Psychology from Austin College, and a M.Ed. in teaching from UT Arlington where she graduated summa cum laude. She is presently pursuing a doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Management.

  About her years as an educator, Jacquelyn shares, “You cannot teach that which you do not believe. I believe in the power of a literate nation. I believe in the strength of a literate mind. Most of all, I believe that the ability to think critically, with intellect and reason, will always be among the most powerful traits a person can have.”

  Courses taught: Reading and World Languages RDNG 0361 and RDNG 0363

  Course format: Traditional, Online and Lab-Based

  Book in use: The Effective Reader, D.J. Henry; Active Reading Skills, K. McWhorter

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  Catherine Wolf

  Instructor
  Sussex County Community College
  MyReadingLab, MyLiteratureLab

  Catherine Wolf has been an English instructor for several years. She advocates cross-curricular instruction, particularly using creative problem-solving to develop critical thinking skills, and has presented at recent NCTE and PAEA conferences on this topic. Licensed to teach several content areas, Catherine increases student engagement through arts instruction in her reading, writing, and literature classes. She has designed several courses to run online as well as in conventional classroom settings, and has contributed content to NCTE's Assembly for Computers In English (ACE). Last year, she completed a Pearson Case Study proving that MRL supplementation contributed to an average student score of 81% on the final exam. She teaches the Microsoft Office Suite to women re-entering the job market in the Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW) workforce development program at Project Self-Sufficiency in Newton, NJ. Presently, she teaches college reading and writing part-time as well as develops technical education material. She considers herself an independent contractor.

  Courses taught: ollege Reading I and II, English Composition II

  Course format: Lab-based. Mostly lab work supplemented by text.

  Book in use: Flachman's Mosaics

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