Dorie Z. Combs, Ph.D.

 

 

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Professor
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
College
of Education
Eastern Kentucky University
215 Bert Combs Building
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
606-622-2154
Office Hours by appointment

dorie.combs@eku.edu 

 

 

 

 

*  powerpoint from NMSA08 Resor & Combs Presentation

*  handout from NMSA08 Resor & Combs Presentation

*  Examples of content area writing tasks

*  EMG 806 Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades

*  Undergraduate Middle Grades Education Program

*  Master of Arts in Teaching in the Middle Grades

*  Research Interests


   

EMG 806 syllabus
Web-Based on Blackboard

 

 

EMG 806 Reading in the Middle Grades 

This course provides a comprehensive study of the teaching strategies and materials that are appropriate for teaching reading and writing in grades five through eight.  Special emphasis is placed on reading instruction in the content areas.  The course content is adaptable to secondary content area reading as well.

 

  

 

 

EMG 430 Syllabus

Web support on Blackboard

EMG 430 Middle Grades Curriculum

An examination of the curriculum and the responsibilities of teaching in the middle grades.  This class addresses the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development of young adolescents and the curriculum components recommended by the National Middle School Association in its publication, This We Believe.  This class is part of the fall Middle Grades Methods Block.

   

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Research Interests

* Middle Schools

* Reading & Writing in the Content Areas

* Graduate programs for alternative certification

* State Policy for public education