M. Ruth Davenport, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dr. Davenport (Ph.D. Reading Education, University of Missouri-Columbia) taught in K-6 classrooms for over 10 years, and has 13 years experience in teacher education. Currently, she is a Professor of Education, Cohort Leader for the CUESTE Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program, and an instructor of online courses in literacy for the Master of Science Program. Her research interests include reading assessment and miscue analysis, and publications include the book Miscues, not Mistakes: Reading assessment in the classroom (2002), in addition to articles in Language Arts and Reading Teacher.

 

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT                  

ED 560:      Foundations of Literacy   Learning

ED 562:      Literacy Learning for Elementary

ED 564:      Literature in the Literacy Program

In addition to serving as the lead professor in the undergraduate teacher education program, Dr. Davenport teaches undergraduate courses in assessment, classroom dynamics, and the learning cycle.

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