Dr. Sonia Kline
- About
- Research
Biography
Dr. Sonia Kline is an associate professor in elementary education and literacy. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with an emphasis in Language and Literacy education and a Writing Studies specialization.
Current Courses
224.001Developing Readers Through Writing
260.007Elementary Education Clinical II
264.005Language Arts Instruction Strategies
452.001Writing In The K-12 Classroom
452.091Writing In The K-12 Classroom
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Kline advocates for approaches to teaching that involve valuing the social, cultural, and linguistic resources of students and that highlight issues of power, equity, and social justice. She strives to engage learners in critical inquiry, deep reflection, and collaborative learning, and she strives to make visible for learners the complex processes involved in literacy teaching and learning.
Research Interests & Areas
The overarching purpose of Dr. Kline's research is to illuminate broad and disrupt narrow understanding of literacy. Her current scholarship centers on literacy in teacher education with an emphasis on writing as a sociocultural and sociopolitical activity.