Gillett, Pierson Ellingson’s article published in The Reading Teacher

Erin Gillett, School of Teaching and Learning, and her colleague Susan Pierson Ellingson, Concordia College Department of Education, have published an article in the September/October issue of The Reading Teacher, a peer-reviewed journal of the International Literacy Association. Their article is titled, “How Will I KNow What My Students Need? Preparing Preservice Teachers to Use Running Records to Make Instructional […]

Layna Cole and Erin Gillett, STL, presented at Minnesota Rural Education Association annual conference

Drs. Layna Cole and Erin Gillett, School of Teaching and Learning, along with June Reineke, Director of the Winona State University Children’s Center, gave a presentation at the Minnesota Rural Education Association annual conference. Their session, titled “Minnesota’s Early Childhood Landscape: Lessons and Opportunities,” explored the challenges and opportunities in creating alignment among various state agencies involved in Early Childhood […]

Gillett and Labrensz presented at kindergarten conference

Erin Gillett and Marilyn Labrensz, Early Childhood Education, presented at the Minnesota Kindergarten Association conference April 18. Their session, P.L.A.Y. in K: Play, Literacy And Young children in Kindergarten, shared the many ways teachers can foster the literacy and oral language development of kindergartners through dramatic play experience.