Adjunct professor at Northampton Community College (NCC), Dr. Kasey Seiler, was chosen as a speaker for this year’s World Literacy Summitat Oxford University in Oxford, U.K., from April 2-4.
Six hundred attendees are expected at the summit with over 40,000 people watching online. Eighty-five countries will be represented at the event to advocate and educate participants on the importance of improving literacy levels globally.
Seiler has experience as a literacy coach from her time at Pleasant Valley School District. She supported teachers in providing effective literacy instruction, which encompasses grammar, listening, oral language skills, reading, speaking, spelling, viewing, and writing.
Due to budget cuts, Pleasant Valley had to let go of the literacy coaching role in 2020. With the birth of her child and this news, Seiler decided to stay at home with her son and continue working part time as an adjunct teaching literacy, reading and writing courses at NCC.
Seiler’s presentation at the summit will cover her research from her published dissertation and experiences as a coach and teacher. She aims to educate attendees on the importance of utilizing stakeholders in schools effectively while implementing a literacy initiative or any educational initiative. Through her research, Seiler found that identifying the best roll out process will pay off in the program’s overall effectiveness.
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