College of Education
Nicole Patton-Terry, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
Phone: 404-413-8326
Email: epenpt@langate.gsu.edu
Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, GA 30302-3979
Education
Ph.D., Communication Sciences & Disorders (Learning Disabilities), Northwestern University (2004)
M.S., Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University (2001)
B.S., Speech, Northwestern University (1999)
Major Areas of Interest
My research and teaching interests focus on improving educational outcomes for children who struggle to acquire language and literacy skills, in particular children at-risk for and diagnosed with developing learning disabilities and chidlren from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Current research interests include: (1) investigating relations between dialect variation and language and literacy skill acquisition, development, and performance; (2) examining learning processes in children and adults with reading disabilities; (3) exploring the utility of early lliteracy screening in preschool for preventing learning difficulties; and (4) evaluating professional development for language and literacy instruction in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.
Courses Taught
EXC 7190: Literacy for Students with Disabilities
EXC 9910: Research Seminar in Learning Disabilities