The "Sciences" of Reading

The hot topic in reading instruction is the "science of reading." This sectional will explore best practices in reading instruction from all perspectives. We will discuss what makes a teacher an effective reading teacher and every student a successful reader.

Dr. Cindy Whaley is a Professor of Education at Martin Luther College. She taught for fifteen years in two different congregations in Wisconsin before coming to D/MLC in 1993. Her elementary experiences were in multigrade settings teaching students in various combinations from grades one through six. She currently teaches courses in curriculum and instruction and literacy methods to undergraduates and a graduate assessment course in the MLC master's program. She also oversees MLC's public school clinical and student teaching placements, the post-baccalaureate licensure program, is the edTPA coordinator, and serves as licensure officer. Dr. Whaley is president of the Southwest Minnesota Reading Council and serves as MLC's chief institutional representative for the MN Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.