Adolescent Literacy Speaker Series

The Adolescent Literacy Speaker Series brings together leading literacy scholars to share research, perspectives, and practical approaches related to adolescent literacy. Through presentations focused on both research and teaching, the series connects current literacy scholarship with classroom practice.

Explore the presentations below to hear from nationally recognized literacy researchers and learn more about research and instructional practices that support adolescent readers and writers.

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George Hruby

Dr. George Hruby is the Executive Director of the Collaborative Center for Literacy Development and Associate Research Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Kentucky.

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Donna Alvermann

Dr. Donna Alvermann is the Omer Clyde and Elizabeth Parr Aderhold Professor in Education and Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia.

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Jan Dole

Janice A. Dole is Professor of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. 

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Josephine Marsh

Dr. Josephine Marsh is Associate Professor of Literacy Education at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University and Professor-in-Residence at ASU Prep.

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Kathy Hinchman

Kathleen A.  Hinchman is Professor in the Reading and Language Arts Department and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the School of Education at Syracuse University.

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