Dr. Michael Young
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- Education
- Awards & Honors
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Biography
Dr. Michael Young, Assistant Professor - Elementary Literacy, earned his Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning: Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Iowa. His research examines pursuits of equity and justice in literacy teaching and learning. He currently serves as Co-Chair for the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grades Literature.
Current Courses
209.002Literacy II:Reading & Language Arts In The Elementary School
222.002Reading Assessment
409.092Student Diversity And Educational Practices
463.001Classroom Based Literacy Assessment and Instruction
208.004Reading and Language Development
Teaching Interests & Areas
Literacy Education, Elementary Literacy Methods, Assessment and Instruction, Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Pedagogy, Critical Literacy
Research Interests & Areas
Literacy Education, Policy and Practice, Assessment and Instruction, Culturally Responsive/Sustaining Pedagogy, Critical Literacy
PhD Teaching and Learning: Language, Literacy, and Culture
M.Ed. (Master of Education) Reading Education
BA Elementary Education and Journalism and Mass Communication
Blehart Distinguished Teaching Award
Journal Article
Parton, C. L., Bass, E. L., Brenner, D., Kedley, K. E., Hoffman, A., Sanders, J., Yahn, J., & Young, M. J. (2023). The 2022-2023 Whippoorwill Award: Complex representations of rural identities and places. Rural Educator, 44(3), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.55533/2643-9662.1420
Young, M. J. (2022). State-defined literacy and the narrated experiences of three elementary teachers. Talking Points, 34(1), 10-16.
Young, M. J. (2021). Not allowed: Power and practice in literacy teaching as defined by the State. Language Arts, 99(2), 113-125. https://doi.org/10.58680/la202131518