Literacy - Faculty
Students at Portland State University have the opportunity to work with a variety of faculty with expertise in literacy education. Faculty members are actively involved both in work with teachers and local school districts and in research and other scholarship.
| Name | Specialty |
| Micki Caskey | Middle and high school content area literacy, young adult literature, multiple literacies |
| Susan Davis Lenski |
Middle and secondary literacy, reading programs, literacy, leadership |
| Steve Isaacson | Reading and writing for special education students |
| Dot McElhone | Elementary literacy, reading comprehension, reading engagement, and the role of classroom talk in literacy learning |
| Jason Ranker | Language, literacy, and culture; media and literacy; literacy processes and development; literacy curricula for marginalized/struggling students |
| Barbara Ruben |
Language arts in elementary and middle schools, children's and young adult literature |
| Donna Shrier | Literacy in elementary and middle schools, literature study, literacy engagement for struggling students, children's literature |
For more information contact Portland State University's School of Education at:
PSU - School of Education
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Phone: (503) 725-4619
Fax: (503) 725-5599
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The Mong Oral Tradition »
Dr. Yer Thao publishes his book, The Mong Oral Tradition: Cultural Memory in the Absence of Written Language.