Jodie Ball

Instructor

Education

• B.S. in Special Education; College of Charleston, 1995 
• M.Ed. in Special Education; University of Charleston, 1999 
• M.Ed. in Literacy Education; The Citadel Graduate College, 2016 

Research Interests

Dr. Ball is interested in incorporating effective, innovative, and efficient literacy instruction tools and techniques for elementary and early middle school classrooms. She fosters a love of teaching and writing in all students.

 Courses Taught

• EDEE 488 Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy Assessment PK-3 (Field Experience) 
• EDEE 588 Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy Assessment PK-3 (Field Experience III) 
• EDEE 425 Foundations of Language and Literacy Development 
• EDEE 435 Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading, 2-6 
• EDEE 535 Theories and Strategies for Developing Literacies 
• EDEE 445 Teaching Writing/Design with Children’s Literature and Multimodal Texts, 2-6 

Honors & Awards

2016 Hirshey Award Recipient for Academic Excellence and Professional Dedication to Literacy Education, The Citadel.