Join us on this week’s Black Doctors Talk Podcast which features our guest, Dr. Kamshia Childs. She speaks to us on the topic of Literacy, parent involvement, and culturally relevant pedagogy.
Dr. Childs is a proud first-generation college student turned professor. She is a native of Wichita, KS, and she currently resides in the Dallas Metroplex area. She has been a literacy educator for nearly 20 years, and she has worked in rural and urban settings in K-12, and higher education.
During the podcast, Dr. Childs shares how educators can improve and promote literacy in the classroom as well as suggestions for parents on ways to prevent further learning loss as it relates to literacy. She discusses the importance of Close Reading and other activities found in her book,
29 Days to L.O.V.E.. Literacy.
Dr. Childs earned an Educational Doctorate. in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree. in Elementary Education (ESL), and a Master of Science. in Curriculum and Instruction (Reading and Language Arts) from Kansas State University.