Literacy Education at Plattsburgh State
"If you can read this, thank a teacher."
Remember that bumper sticker? Our job in Literacy Education at Plattsburgh State is to prepare teachers with the skills and strategies they need in order to help learners of all ages to read, write, and use all of the language arts effectively.
We offer courses to help undergraduate education majors incorporate literacy instruction into their content areas at the elementary, middle, or secondary level.
A graduate program is available for certified teachers who wish to gain expertise and certification in Literacy, Birth-Grade 6 or Literacy, Grades 5-12.
In addition, our Reading Center (in Sibley Hall, Room 332), provides teacher-candidates with books, games, and other resources that they may use in their classes. Our graduate students use the Reading Center for tutoring experiences with children.
Explore our website to find out more about our program.
"Reading can never be separated from the purposes of readers and from its consequences upon them." - Frank Smith in Understanding Reading (1994, p. 167, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum)
Program of Study
"Cultivating the Scholar, Teacher, and Colleague Within"
Contact Information
If you would like more information about literacy education at Plattsburgh State University, please contact:
Robert Ackland, Department Chair
Phone: (518) 564-5131
E-mail: robert.ackland@plattsburgh.edu
Faculty Website: http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/robert.ackland/
Lois Gadway, Secretary
Phone: (518) 564-5149
E-mail: lois.gadway@plattsburgh.edu
Fax: (518) 564-2149