Steph Strachan, Ph.D.

she/her/hers, Professor

Office

Location

MH 303D

Contact

Email

Steph.Strachan@wwu.edu

About

Education

BA, U.C. Berkeley; MA, San Diego State University; Ph.D., Michigan State University

Courses Taught

RDG 503 (Emergent and Beginning Literacy - M.Ed.); RDG 505 (Literacy Leadership - M.Ed.); ECE 380 (Foundations of Early Literacy for ECE); ELED 480 (Literacy in the Primary Grades); ELED 456 (Literacy Assessment); ELED 486 (Literacy Difficulties in the K-12 Classroom); ECE 471 (Primary Internship Seminar); ELED 425 (Social Studies for Elementary School)

Areas of Emphasis, Special Interest or Research

early/emergent literacy; disciplinary literacy and content area literacy; integration of language and literacy in inquiry-based P-2 science and social studies; authentic digital technologies as communication tools for young children

Link to Recent Publication: Real Classrooms, Real Teachers: The C3 Inquiry in Practice; Using Digital Tools in the ECE Classroom; Positioning Field Supervisors at the Hub of Clinically Focused Teacher Preparation