Hofstra University | Literacy Studies Program | Newsletter Volume 2 |
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Kathryn Appello, Hanna Daemfle, Jayde Farkas, Katherine Hess, Elana Holstein, Jenny Holz, Taylor Kellogg, Demetra Louros, Meghan Plant, Kaylee Rosen, Rachel Sebold, Gabrielle Silva, & Nicole Urban
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LITERACY STUDIES NEWS!
Congratulations to Our Graduates of the 2021/2022 Year!
Congratulations to the Doctoral Students
A return to on-campus learning also allowed Literacy Studies students and faculty to celebrate together once again and honor students’ completion of projects and research.
Dr. Maria Kim, Narratives of Experience: Teachers of Color in Secondary English Classrooms.
education during the height of Covid 19, it was the first time for them to meet their peers and their professors face to-face, rather than via zoom. They were not deterred; however, and took to campus by storm! From bonding with each other, creating engaging pedagogical practices for their literacy practicum students, and developing into caring, scholar-practitioners, the students reached their goals of becoming NY State Literacy Specialists. The Literacy Studies faculty are super proud of them.
Dr. Michele Marx, Knowing the World Through Stories: Critical Dialogue, intertextuality, and Children’s Literature.
Dr. Paula Eglevsky, Situated Selves in Literacy Practices: An Analysis of Charles Dicken’s (1849/2009) prompt copy of A Christmas Carol and the Embodiment of Literature.
Advanced Certificate Julia Hogan
Award Winning Author, Thanhha Lai
The Literacy Studies Program was delighted to have award winning author, Thanhha Lai, as the keynote speaker for our 2022 Literature and the Imagination Conference.
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Dr. Debra Anwar Riad, “Having to Say You’re Sorry:” The Love Story of Thirteen Reeasons Why.
Literacy Studies Doctoral Graduates
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Literature and the Imagination: “To Life’s Lovely Surprises,” Thanhha Lai
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Paula Eglevsky Dissertation Defense
Dr. Melinda Smith, Multimodality as Meaning Making: Multimodal Invitations to Deepen and Document Understanding in a Fifh Grade Classroom.
Dr. Stephen Posselt, Revaluing the Reading Process: The Influences of a Transactive Socio Psycholinguistic Reading Model on a Secondary Special Educator.
In addition to her teaching and scholarship, Professor Goodman professionally represented the Literacy Studies Program through her longtime engagement with National and International organizations. She was very active in the Whole Language Umbrella (WLU) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). She chaired the NCTE Elementary Section Steering Committee for 4 years, served as President of WLU, and was President of the Center for Expansion
Throughout their time in the Literacy Studies Program, Literacy Studies students read several of Thanhha Lai’s books. These include; Inside Out and Back Again, a book partly based on her childhood as a Vietnamese refuge growing up in the southern United States, and for which she won a Newbery Honor and the National Book Award; Butterfly Yellow, the winner of the 2020 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction; and Listen Slowly.
Professor Debra Goodman’s Last Practicum Class Session
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Afer Twenty three Years Professor Debra Goodman is Saying, “Good Bye!”
After 23 years of dedication to the success of the Literacy Studies Programs at Hofstra University, Professor Debra Goodman has retired as of August, 2022. Prior to coming to Hofstra University, Professor Goodman taught in the Detroit Public Schools, where she was recognized for her service to her school and the community. While teaching for the Detroit Public schools, she received her Ph.D. in English Education from Michigan State University where she explored the social nature of literacy learning in whole language classrooms. Her professional writing and research focused on early literacy, literacy pedagogy and evaluation, language and culture, urban teaching and revaluing struggling readers and writers. Her vast pedagogical experience and her knowledge of theory are reflected in the 20 courses she taught and developed for the Literacy Studies Program.
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of Language and Thinking. Her service was recognized by her receipt of the WLU lifetime Membership Award in 2016.
* Hanna Daempfle, (MSED 2022), Literacy Specialist, Grades K-5, Portledge School in Locust Valley
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* Lorraine Radice (MSED 2012, Ph.D. 2018), Pre K-12 Director of Literacy, Long Beach School District
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* Michelle Iadevaia-Pavelka (MSED 2015), Teaching 5th Grade, Hicksville School District
* Ariel Adrian (MSED 2015), Reading Specialist, Wantagh Middle School, Wantagh School District
Alumni News
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* Sasha Ramlal (Ph.D. 2014), Associate Professor, Department of Elementary Education and Reading, SUNY Oneonta
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* Carolyn McCarthy (MSED 2015), Teaching 3K in Howard Beach, Queens PS 336
Hofstra Literacy Studies Students are highly rated by school administrators, and are very successful in finding jobs. Below is a highlight of just a few of our graduates.
* Elana Holstein, (MSED 2022), Reading AIS Teacher, Grades 6-8, Peekskill Central School District
Debra Goodman with her Doctoral Student Tashema Spence-Davis
Debi Goodman has been a cherished and valuable member of the Literacy Studies Faculty. Her dedication to social justice and equity in literacy education never faltered. She will be missed, but we know her mentorship and support will continue. Congratulations on your retirement, Debi Goodman!
* Bobbie Kabuto (Ph.D. 2006), Interim Dean, School of Education, CUNY Queens College
Grants 2021/2022
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Lorraine Radice, Build the #booklove: Practical Ways to Develop a Culture that Celebrates Reading in Schools, The Literature and the Imaginations Conference, Hofstra Univerrsity.
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Provost’s Faculty LGBTQ+ Research Initiative Grant ($2500), Awarded to: Elizabeth Gennosa & Theresa McGinnis for, “I’m Standin’ Here so Loud and Proud”: Creating an After-School Literacy Club for Middle School LGTBQ+ Youth.
Faculty and Alumni Accomplishments
Flurkey, A., Goodman, D. & Murphy, K. (2021). Miscue analysis and a reading revolution. Talking Points, 32(2), 2-14. McGinnis, T. (2021). “Nos Somos Emigrantes Non Defraudadores”: Central American immigrant youth exploring linguistic and political borders in a U.S. high school through multimedia narrativity. In D. Warriner (Ed), Refugee Edcuation Across the Lifespan: Mapping Expeiences of Language Learning and Use (50th Volume of Educational Linguistics), pp. 307-324. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. Radice, L. (2022). Age is just a number: Bridging elementary and secondary approaches to writing instruction. Literacy Today, January Volume. Ramlal, S. (2022). Literacy in Elementary Education Grades 3-6 (2nd Edition). NY: Cognella Incorporated. Sipley, G. (2022). Lurking as literacy practice: A uses and gratifications study in neighborhood Facebook groups. New Media and Society, 1-20.
Paula Eglevsky, Situated Selves in Litrac y Practices: An Analysis of Charles Dicken’s (1849/2009) prompt copy of A Christmas Carol and the Embodiment of Literature, The Literature and the Imagination Conference, Hofstra University.
Debra Goodman, Lorraine Radice and Rosebud Elijah, Wonder, Reading, and Play: One District Rethinks Homework and Explores Meaningful Learning Experiences after School, Language and Literacies for All Virtual Summer Institute.
Publication by Dr. Theresa McGinnis
Lorraine Radice, Buliding Curriculum on a Student Foundation: Students as Our “Why,” Languages and Literacies for All Virtual Summer Institute.
Conference Presentations 2021/2022
Publications 2021/2022
For questions about the Literacy Studies Masters and Advanced Certificate Degree Programs contact: Dr. Theresa McGinnis at theresa.a.mcginnis@hofstra.edu
* The Celebration of the MSED students’ Professional Development Presentations
Looking Forward to the 2022/2023 Academic Year!
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* Seeing in-person our creative and engaging community of Literacy Studies students
For updates on Literacy Studies news and events visit our FaceBook Page, Literacy Studies Program Hofstra University @HofstraLiteracyStudies
For questions about the Literacy Studies Doctoral Programs contact: Dr. Jeanne Henry at Jeanne.M.Henry@hofstra.edu
Hofstra Literacy Studies Program August, 25, 2022
To Make Sense of the World, We Need Literacy!
Upcoming Events 2022/2023
* The International Scholar’s Forum
* The Annual Doctoral Celebration Dinner
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