Literacy, Not Labels: Celebrating Students' Strengths Through Whole Language

Kathleen Strickland helps intermediate and secondary teachers see that all students are capable of becoming readers and writers in an atmosphere where literacy is real, meaningful, and individual.

KATHLEEN STRICKLAND, a former public school teacher and Chapter I reading specialist, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading, language arts, and teacher research at Slippery Rock University. She spends much of her time working with classroom teachers, advising them as they implement reading and writing workshops, thematic teaching, and other student-centered teaching and learning strategies.