Letter from Rebecca Marie Farley Chair, Oklahoma Literacy Association
Hello, OKLA!!! My name is Rebecca Marie Farley. I am an assistant professor of education at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and cherish the opportunity to be Chair of OKLA for 2021-2022. This year is number six for me in higher education where I teach P3 Reading Methods, 4-8 Reading Methods, Reading Assessment, Cornerstone for Teacher Education, Reading Clinical, and Reading Practicum. Prior to teaching higher education, I taught 4th grade, kindergarten, first grade, and served as Reading Specialist/Title I/Literacy Resource Specialist PK-6th grade for 22 years in a public school here in Oklahoma. I am a formerly National Board- Certified Teacher in Literacy: Reading/Language Arts/Early and Middle Childhood. My bachelor’s degree is in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist University, master’s degree in Reading Specialist from University of Central Oklahoma, and doctoral degree in Early Childhood with an emphasis in Literacy, from North Central University. My husband, Tracy, and I will celebrate 39 years of marriage on Christmas Eve 2022. We have three daughters, three sons-in-law, and seven grandchildren whom we dearly love. I look forward to getting to know many of you better. I am excited to serve alongside you in our common endeavor of promoting literacy across our great state. I strongly believe in the power of literacy. It opens doors for 5
