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Department of Elementary, Middle Level and Literacy Education Faculty & Staff







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Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown

Assistant Professor

Department of Elementary, Middle Level and Literacy Education
EB 273
(910) 962-2672 Phone
(910) 962-3988 Fax
brownrs@uncw.edu



Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses
EDN 352-001: Developing Reading Competence in the Middle Grades
EDN 355-001: Language Arts Methods for Middle Grades

Graduate Courses
EDN 595-010: Advanced Language Arts Methods
EDN 595-009: Advanced Reading for Middle Grades



Courses Taught at UNC Charlotte

Undergraduate Courses
MDLG 3131: The Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School
MDLG 3130: The Early Adolescent Learner
MDLG 4430: Student Teaching Seminar for Middle Grades
MDSK 3160: Child Development: Birth through Adolescence

Graduate Courses
EDUC 5100: Educational Diversity
READ 5255: Reading & Writing in the Content Areas


Professional Service

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
International Optimist Club of Manassas
International Reading Association (IRA)
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
North Carolina Professors of Middle Level Education (NCPOMLE)
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars


Research Interests

Poverty, Homelessness and the Education of Socially Marginalized Children
Adolescent Literacy Development and Motivation
Culturally and Developmentally Responsive Pedagogy
Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum
Qualitative Research Methodology and Case Study Design


Additional Information

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