New Faculty Profile

Charline J. Barnes
(Associate Professor of Literacy Education)

A brief overview of your background, area of expertise, research and teaching.

Regarding my education, I received my Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), and my M.A. in Reading Education from George Washington University. For my B.A. in English Education & Psychology I attended Syracuse University.
For ten years, I was a classroom teacher and reading specialist at the middle and secondary levels in the Washington, DC metro area (specifically Fairfax County Public Schools). Prior to coming to Adelphi in 2003, I served on the faculties at the University of Northern Iowa (1996-2003) where I was the Director of UNI Reading Clinic and at South Dakota State University (1994-1996).

Why did you come to Adelphi?

I came to Adelphi to have the opportunity to work with graduate students in my home area since I was raised and educated in Brooklyn.

What has been your experience so far?

Wonderful--I am learning from my students more about the implementation of the course knowledge (teaching literacy); more time to collaborate with great colleagues; opportunity to enjoy the cultural capital-New York City.

What do you wish to contribute? What do you feel strongly about in regards to teaching or your specialization?

I would like to help the teaching professional to be valued and respected by all. I also have published on literacy and multicultural issues, in Schools in the Middle, Balanced Reading Instruction and The Journal of At-Risk Issues and served as a consultant for Continental Press' Performance Reading Series - Grades 4-8. These areas I feel passionate about.

What do you wish to impart to your students?

I would wish for them to take content knowledge (teaching literacy) and use in both personal and professional lives. Recently, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the 90,000-member International Reading Association and I will serve on the Board in a volunteer capacity until 2006. This gives me greater insight into what students in the field need to meet the standards of the certifying organization in their field.