 Frank Serafini is currently an Assistant Professor of Literacy Education and Children’s Literature at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He teaches courses in Children’s Literature, Literary Theory, and Literacy Research. Before coming to Las Vegas, Frank was an elementary school teacher for nine years in Phoenix, AZ, and spent three years as a literacy specialist in K-6 classrooms. Frank received in Masters degree in Elementary Education and his Ph.D in Reading Education at Arizona State University. Frank received the Distinguished New Faculty Award at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Frank spends a great deal of time in elementary and middle school classrooms providing staff development workshops and conducting research focusing on reading instruction and children’s literature.
Frank has been a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on such topics as the Role of Children’s Literature in the Elementary Curriculum, The Reading Workshop, Building Capacity for Literacy Instruction, and Using Literature in the Writing Workshop.
Frank has a great sense of humor and is an invigorating and dynamic speaker. His workshops are loaded with practical ideas grounded in a solid foundation of literacy theory and research. Frank’s experience as a classroom teacher keeps him grounded in the challenges and realities of the lives of teachers and students in contemporary educational settings. |
