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Dr. Don K. Philpot

Assistant Professor

Education
Ph.D. University of British Columbia
M.A. University of British Columbia
B.Ed University of Manitoba
B.A. University of Manitoba

Specializations
Language and literacy education
Literacy education
Early years/elementary education
Native American studies

Courses
TCH 303 Books and Materials
TCH 322 Teaching Middle Level Language Arts 
RDG 413 Teaching Reading to English Language Learners 
RDG 529 Reading and Reasoning Beyond the Primary Years
TCH 495 Student Teacher Practicum 
RDG 340 Literacy Tutoring
RDG 050 Developmental Reading

Research Interests
Adolescent resilience development
Content area literacy development
Children’s literature
Functional stylistics
Formal writing genre instruction 
Metalinguistic development
Developmental reading instruction