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Westminster Education Professor's Research Published

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2005

Dr. Charlene Endrizzi, associate professor of education at Westminster College, was recently published in the "Ohio Journal of English Language Arts."

"My research, 'Honoring Parents Questions: Room 2A's Family-Teacher Literacy Conversations,' is based on a year-long study conducted in a second grade classroom several years ago," Endrizzi said.  "The classroom teacher, Karen Tarka, spent the year looking at ways to build a more productive literacy partnership with parents.  Monthly family literacy gatherings enabled them to learn about these second grade family's literate ways of knowing and to share their beliefs about reading and classroom practices."

 The article was co-authored by Tarka, who teaches second grade at Mohawk Elementary.  Tarka received her master's in education from Westminster College in 1997 and currently resides in New Springfield, Ohio.

 "Karen regularly works with Westminster student teachers and junior block students," Endrizzi said.  "Each year she has our students in her classroom, learning along side her.  She is a master teacher who helps our students learn to carefully watch and respond to children's needs."

Endrizzi received her undergraduate and master's degrees from Fresno Pacific College and her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona.  Endrizzi obtained funding for this research project from the Westminster Faculty Development Research Fund. 

 Contact Endrizzi at (724) 946-7189 or e-mail endrizck@westminster.edu for more information.

Dr. Charlene Endrizzi