Jodie Ball
Visiting Instructor
Jodie Ball works in the School of Education as a Visiting Instructor of Literacy Education in the Teacher Education Program at the College of Charleston. She is originally from outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, then moved to Charleston to attend the College of Charleston. She graduated from the College of Charleston with a B.S. in Special Education and an M.Ed. in Special Education. Additionally, after several years teaching, she obtained an M.Ed. in Literacy Education from The Citadel in 2016. She has spent most of her career working in local K-12 public and private schools as a Special Education teacher, Reading Interventionist, Literacy Instructional Coach, Adjunct Reading Instructor, and Reading Specialist, before joining the College of Charleston School of Education.
Education
- M.Ed. - The Citadel, Charleston, SC, Literacy Education, 2016.
- M.Ed. - University of Charleston, Charleston, SC, Special Education, 1999.
- B.S. - College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, Special Education, 1995.
Research Interests
Incorporating effective, innovative, and efficient literacy instruction tools and techniques for elementary and early middle school classrooms.
Fostering a love of reading 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 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