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Renee Casbergue
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Renee Michelet Casbergue received her PhD in language and literacy in 1984 from the University of New Orleans. In 1980 she obtained her M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction and in 1976 she graduated with a B.A. in elementary education.
Casbergue was a professor at the University of New Orleans in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction from 1992 to 2005 and served as department chair from 2000 to 2005. Prior to that she was an assistant professor in the Department of Education and she was also the coordinator of early childhood education at Tulane University. Previously she was the director of student teaching at Tulane.
Casbergue is currently an associate professor with the College of Education with the Department of Educational Theory, Policy, and Practice. She is a member of the National Reading Conference, the American Educational Research Association, the Association for Childhood Education International, the International Reading Association, and other professional organizations.
EDUCATION:
PhD, Language and Literacy, University of New Orleans, 1984
M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, 1980
B.A. Elementary Education, 1976
PUBLICATIONS:
Casbergue, R., McGee, L., & Bedford, A. (2007). Characteristics of classroom environments associated with accelerated literacy development. In L. Justice & C. Vukelich (Eds.), Achieving Excellence in Preschool Language and Literacy Instruction. New York, New York: Guilford.
PRESENTATIONS:
Casbergue, R., McGee, L., & Bedford, A. (2007, December). Transforming preschool classroom environments and language and literacy instruction: Child outcomes and teacher effectiveness. Presented at the National Reading Conference, Austin, Texas.
McGee, L., & Casbergue, R. (2007, May). Getting literacy into early childhood centers: Lessons from early reading first. International Reading Association, Toronto, Canada.
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