March 17, 2016
READ Grad Students Present at Conference
Three graduate students in Reading Education and several Reading Education faculty from the Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education represented ECU at the North Carolina Reading Association Conference from Sunday, March 13 to Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Students Faison Powers, Alexa Shanklin, and Amanda Tomlin participated in the Graduate Student Research poster sessions where each student presented her action research. Miss Powers project title was “I Read It, You Should Read It Too!” Increasing Students’ Motivation to Read Through Book Talks, Book Choice, and Book Recommendations.” Miss Shanklin’s project title was “The Impact of Letter Writing on Students’ Attitudes Toward Writing and Writing Abilities.” Miss Tomlin’s project title was “A Study of Fourth Grade Students’ Focus and Engagement during Independent Reading After Participating in Physically Active Brain Breaks.” All three students will be graduating in May and are working to finish their portfolios.
READ faculty members were there in support and enjoyed witnessing their students be representatives of the university and the MAEd in Reading Education program. Dr. Johna Faulconer, Associate Chair of Department of Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education and Reading Area Coordinator shared, “We are so proud of Reading Education students and appreciative of our faculty and alumni who encourage our students to achieve to their highest potential. At the conference our current students and our former students were standouts!”