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Education

• B.S., Elementary Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2001
• M.Ed., Literacy, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005
• Reading Specialist Certification, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2005
• D.Ed., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2011

Biography

Dr. Ivory started her career at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û in 2011. Prior to teaching in higher education, she taught fifth grade at Cambria Heights School District for ten years. From 2007 to 2009, Dr. Ivory served as a Teaching Associate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she taught courses in literacy education.

Courses Taught

Dr. Ivory currently teaches courses face-to-face for the Undergraduate Education program, and she teaches on-line courses within the Graduate Education program. Courses of instruction include:

• EDUC 223: Emergent Literacy and Language Development
• EDUC 324: Foundations of Reading
• EDUC 335: Reading Strategies and Assessment
• EDUC 431: Methods: Science and Math
• EDUC 432: Methods: Social Studies and Fine Arts
• EDUC 333: Reading in the Content Areas
• EDUC 222: Best Practices in Literacy: Grades 4-8
• EDUC 502: Language and Reading Development EDUC 503: Reading Foundations
• EDUC 504: Assessment and Diagnosis in Reading/Writing

Stephanie has presented for the Cambria Area Literacy Council and annually at the Keystone State Literacy Association (KSLA) Conference. She has been published in Pennsylvania Reads: The Journal of the Keystone State Literacy Association. Research interests include partnerships for pre-service teachers, student motivation as related to online learning, and best practices in literacy instruction.