For more than 25 years, I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses in children's literature and methods in elementary school social studies. My teaching style is an eclectic one, consisting of lecture, discussion, individual and small group presentations, and assignments.
Tests are also an important component of each course.
Also I usually work with a section of student teachers at least once a year in order to keep abreast of trends in the public schools. I am interested in knowing more about what rural schools and communities were like in the first half of the twentieth century. I am continuing my research by collecting oral histories for inclusion in a second book related to everyday life in rural communities during the first half of the twentieth century. My second research interest relates to my involvement with the History of Reading Special Interest Group affiliated with the International Reading Association. For the past seven years I have served as co-editor of the group's newsletter, as well as presented research papers at several of their national conferences.