Faculty Biography | George Salembier
George SalembierAssociate Professor
Contact Information:
446 Waterman
802-656-1350
George.Salembier@uvm.edu
Dr. George Salembier is an scholar in the areas of special education, adolescent literacy, curriculum, instruction, and assessment. His current research interests focus on special and general education leadership, policy, and practice in the context of supporting children with disabilities and their families. Dr. Salembier's teaching interests center on early and adolescent literacy and numeracy, the social construction of disability, and curriculum design, assessment, and differentiated instruction. He has published in such journals as Adolescent Literacy, Teaching Exceptional Children, Exceptional Children, and Journal of Learning Disabilities.
Areas of Expertise:
Assessment and Evaluation; Collaboration; Curriculum and Instruction; Disability and Inclusion; Diversity, Access, and Equity; Literacy and Numeracy; Response to Intervention (RTI); Special Education; Teacher Education
Current Projects:
Responsiveness to Instruction
Scholarship
Selected Publications
- Shepherd, K., & Salembier, G. (2007). Transition from school to adult life. In M. Giangreco and M.B. Doyle (Eds.), Quick guides to inclusion 3: Ideas for educating students with disabilities (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Paul Brookes.
- Furney, K.S., & Salembier, G. (2006). "Scan and Run: Reading to learn." New England Reading Association Journal, 42 (1), 40 - 44.
Courses Taught in the Last 5 Years
Adolescent Literacy and Mathematics Curriculum; Differentiating Instruction and Assessment to Meet the Needs of All Student; Early Literacy and Mathematics Curriculum; Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities; Reading in the Secondary Schools
Awards & Honors
- John Dewey Award for Excellence in Teaching from College of Education and Social Services: An award given to a faculty member for teaching excellence. (2006)