I take up the role of identity in language and literacy, and in my scholarly work and teaching. I believe it is important for researchers and teachers to consider the multitude of social and cultural identities that inform their participants’ and students’ literate practices. By understanding our students and their lived experiences, teachers can improve their pedagogy. My research interests and advocacy work focus on the intersections of identity, young adolescent literacy, instruction and English language learners, social justice, language policy, and foundations. My work has been published in the Research in the Teaching of English, Educational Foundations, The Reading Teacher, and the Middle Grades Review.
Associate Professor
Publications
Gerstl-Pepin, C. & Reyes, C. (Eds.) (2015). Reclaiming the Public in Dialogue in Education: Putting the "Public" in Public Education. Peter Lang, Inc.
Reyes, C. & Netcoh, S. (2015). A nascent look at theoretical frameworks in middle level education research. Middle Grades Review, Vol. 1, No. Article 3.
Reyes, C. & Bishop, P. (2014) The hazards of engaging identity in a pre-service middle level classroom. In Patrick Jenlink (Ed.) Teacher Identity and the Struggle for Recognition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Brinegar, K. & Reyes, C. (2014). "Becoming a literate being:" Pre-service teachers using digital stories to reflect on personal narratives. In Malu, K. & Schaefer, M.B. (Eds.) Research on Teaching and Learning Literacy with Young Adolescents. Vol. 10 in The Handbook of Research in the Middle Level Education. Information Age Publishing.
Reyes, C. & Clark, B. (2013). Exploring writing through the digital story with English Language Learner: A collaborative approach. In Nagle, J. (2013). Working Title: Creating Collaborative Learning Communities to Improve English Learner Instruction: College Faculty, School Teachers, and Pre-service Teachers Learning Together in the 21st Century.
Reyes, C. (2012). "This I Believe:" Addressing cultural competency with the digital narratives of middle grades English language learners. In Miller, F. (Ed.) Transforming Learning Environments: Strategies to Shape the Next Generation. Emerald Group Publishing.
Reyes, C. (2010) Locating an authorial voice: Engaging a school reform debate through the roles of a mother, teacher, community member, and university professor. In Malu, K. (Ed.) Voices from the middle: Narrative inquiry by, for, and about the middle level community. The Handbook of Research in the Middle Level Education. Information Age Publishing, pps. 339-358.
Reyes, C. (2009). El Libro de Recuerdos (Book of Memories): A Latina Student's Exploration of Self and Religion in Public School. Research in the Teaching of English, 43(3), 263-285.
Reyes, C. (2008). "Disturbing the waters":Using relational knowledge to explore methodology. The Journal of Educational Foundations, Vol. 22(3-4), pps. 13-31.
Awards and Recognition
John Dewey Award for Teaching from College of Education and Social Services: This award reflects the principles that John Dewey espoused regarding progressive education, educators' rights, the Humanistic movement, and world peace. (2015)
ALANA Faculty Teaching Award from ALANA Student Organization: A spring award for faculty or staff from the ALANA student organization. (2012)
Service Learning Faculty Fellow from CUPS Office, UVM: An award for faculty that engages in service learning in the classroom, as well as research. (2011)
Educational Alliance Fellow, Project Brite: Diversity and English Language Learners. Brown University, Providence, RI from U.S. Department of Education: National work that promotes and integrates diversity in a teacher education program. (2007)
Associations and Affiliations
American Educational Research Association (AERA), National Middle School Association (NMSA), National Reading Conference, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Areas of Expertise and/or Research
Educational Policy; English Language Learners; Immigrant and Refugee Populations; Social Justice; Technology and Learning
Education
- Ph.D. in Reading, Writing, and Literacy from University of Illinois, Chicago
- M.Ed. in Educational Studies/Instructional Leadership from University of Illinois, Chicago
- B.A. in Spanish and Communications from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN
Contact
Email:
Phone:
- (802) 656-9642
Office Location:
Waterman 407
Courses Taught
Content Literacy in the Middle Grades; Curriculum & Methods for working with English Language Learners; D1: Language Policy Issues, Race, and School