College of Education

Floretta Thornton-Reid Ph.D.

Assistant Professor & Executive Director of
Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative Programs
Room 582
Phone: 404-413-8250
Email:  fthornton-reid@gsu.edu

Reading Reading Recovery Department
College of Education Building
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3980
Atlanta, GA 30302-3980

Education

Ed.D., Valdosta State University

Certified Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Trainer, Texas Woman’s University

Ed.S., Columbus State University

M.Ed., Columbus State University

B.A., Columbia Union College

Bio

Dr. Reid brings a background in social services, parent involvement, and adult literacy to her work as an early childhood educator.  Her teaching and research interests focus on early literacy particularly the impact of early intervention for diverse learners.  She has been invited on numerous occasions to present at conferences and speak to faith-based organizations regarding issues related to early literacy learning.

Dr. Reid is a trainer of Reading Recovery teacher leaders at the Georgia State University Reading Recovery® and Literacy Collaborative® Training Center.  She currently serves as a board member for the Southeastern Regional Reading Recovery Association and the Reading Recovery Council of North America.  Dr. Reid is President-Elect for the Reading Recovery North American Trainer’s group.  An advocate of learning from historical evidence, she has published an exploration of biographical research in the Columbus State University Prospectives in Learning journal and is one of the authors of A Site Coordinator’s Guide to the Effective Implementation of Reading Recovery.