Jennifer L. Altieri

Jennifer L. Altieri completed her Ph.D. at Texas A & M University. She has taught and served as a teacher and reading consultant at both the elementary and middle school levels.

Her interests include the use of informational texts with elementary and middle school learners and the development of disciplinary literacy skills. Along with serving as a co-expert with Seymour Simon on a twitter chat focusing on informational texts and writing, Jennifer filmed a video for the Arkansas Dept. of Education on K-6 disciplinary literacy. In the last couple of years, she gave the keynote address at the Arkansas Reading Association Conference and was invited by the Reading Council of Greater Winnipeg to present to teachers in Manitoba.

She has published three books with the International Literacy Association which pertain to content area literacy at the elementary level. In addition, her newest book which is published by Heinemann, focuses on practical classroom strategies which make science content accessible to students (grades four to eight). Individual chapters of this book focus on diverse texts, vocabulary strategies, comprehension skills, and scientific images.

Currently, Jennifer is a faculty member in literacy education in the Spadoni College of Education at Coastal Carolina University. Feel free to connect with her on twitter @JenniferAltier1 or through email at jenniferaltieri@bellsouth.net