Professor Ruth D. Farrar began her career as a secondary school English teacher. She received the degree of Master of Education with a Specialty in Reading and the degree of Doctor of Education in Reading, Language, and Cognition from Hofstra Univer
...MoreProfessor Ruth D. Farrar began her career as a secondary school English teacher. She received the degree of Master of Education with a Specialty in Reading and the degree of Doctor of Education in Reading, Language, and Cognition from Hofstra University in New York. Ruth has taught reading, literacy, and language arts to students of all levels from kindergarten through graduate school and in a variety of settings from urban to rural, including both public and private. As a reading diagnostician and clinician she worked in New York City with young people faced with at-risk situations and later at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School with adolescents who were enrolled in an alternative program. She was K-8 literacy coordinator for grades K-8 in Manchester, MA and has taught reading and literacy education at Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Salem State College, and Rivier College. She is currently a faculty member and coordinator of the Graduate Programs in Reading at Bridgewater State College. She is also director of Learning Assistance Services in Study and Research, a college-sponsored program that provides traditional and innovative models of academic support and tutoring for all students in all content areas.
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