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Kathy Martin
Continuing Lecturer
Literacy & LanguageCurriculum and Instruction
Kathy Martin is a Continuing Lecturer in Literacy and Language Education, as well as a former classroom teacher and Title I/English Learners Director in a small urban school district. She is currently working with colleagues on a research project called Literacy and Language Development Clinics, supporting pre-service and in-service teachers in literacy and language instruction as well as K-12 children in literacy and language development.
- Ph.D. — Literacy and Language Education, Purdue University (2022)
- M.Ed. — Elementary Education, Purdue University Northwest (2001)
- B.A. — Elementary Education, Purdue University (1988)
- 2022 – present
Continuing Lecturer
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2021 – 2022
Graduate Assistant Instructor
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- 2012 – 2021
Title I/English Learners Director
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools, Gary, IN
- 2010 – 2012
District English Learners Coordinator
School City of Hobart, Hobart, IN
- 2009 – 2010
Literacy Coordinator (Grades 6-8)
School City of Hobart, Hobart, IN
- 2001 – 2009
Literacy Coordinator (Grades K-5)
School City of Hobart, Hobart, IN
- 2001 – 2005
Title I (Grades K-5) and Reading Recovery Teacher
School City of Hobart, Hobart, IN
- 1989 – 2001
Primary Grades Classroom Teacher
School City of Hobart, Hobart, IN
Member
- Literacy Research Association (LRA)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- International Literacy Association (ILA)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
Research interests include young children’s emergent literacy acquisition, especially those from marginalized groups or who find reading and writing difficult.
Selected Publications
- Lysaker, J., Martin, K., & Xue, M. (2021). Wordless picture books as contexts for co-authorIng. Language Arts, 98(5), 282-288.
- Fredenburg, K., & Martin, K. (2019). First opinion: 10 things I can do to help my world. First Opinions, Second Reactions 12(2), 11-12. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fosr/vol12/iss2/5
- Martin, K. & Fredenburg, K. (2019). Second reaction: 10 things I can do to help my world. First Opinions, Second Reactions 12(2), 13-14. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/fosr/vol12/iss2/6
- EDCI 32500 — Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom
- EDCI 33500 — Reading Instruction for Tier 1 and Tier 2
