Professor of Education and Assistant Dean, School of Education
Dr. Sylvester teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses. As a certified elementary teacher, she taught fifth grade for many years prior to several years as an assistant principal for curriculum and instruction. Prior to coming to Cedarville, Dr. Sylvester taught at Southeastern University and at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on struggling writers and the use of multimedia composing as an agent for motivating them. She also has studied the coping behaviors of parents whose children struggle with reading. She is currently examining preservice teachers’ visual representation of proportional thinking. Dr. Sylvester is also collaborating with undergraduate students at Cedarville on a project that employs children’s literature as a catalyst for introducing engineering concepts to elementary students.
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About Betty Ruth Sylvester, Ph.D.
Dr. Sylvester teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses. As a certified elementary teacher, she taught fifth grade for many years prior to several years as an assistant principal for curriculum and instruction. Prior to coming to Cedarville, Dr. Sylvester taught at Southeastern University and at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on struggling writers and the use of multimedia composing as an agent for motivating them. She also has studied the coping behaviors of parents whose children struggle with reading. She is currently examining preservice teachers’ visual representation of proportional thinking. Dr. Sylvester is also collaborating with undergraduate students at Cedarville on a project that employs children’s literature as a catalyst for introducing engineering concepts to elementary students.
| Present | Associate Professor of Education, Cedarville University ‐ School of Education | |
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| Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, Cedarville University | ||
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2017 - Present | Member, Ohio Council of Teachers of English | 2010 - Present | Member, Delta Kappa Gamma | 2009 - Present | Member, Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers | 2000 - Present | Member, International Literacy Association | 2000 - Present | Member, National Council of Teachers of English | 2004 - 2009 | Member, American Educational Research Association |
Honors and Awards
- Academic Service Award, Cedarville University - 2017
Courses
- EDMC 3440: Middle Childhood Clinical I
- EDMC4440: Middle Childhood Clinical II
- EDMC/EDSE/EDU 4000: Literacy in the Disciplines
- EDR 6250,6350, 6375: Supervised Field Experience
- EDSE 3100: Contemporary Young Adult Literature
- EDMC 3700: Teaching Reading through Middle Childhood Literature
- EDMC 3600: Phonics and the Structure of Language
- EDR 6200: Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading
- EDUC 2050: Introduction to Diverse Learners
| M.Ed., University of South Florida | ||
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| Ph.D., University of South Florida | ||
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| B.S., Tennessee Temple University | ||
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Contact Information
School of Education
Cedarville University
Williams 118
937-766-7625
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