Campus
Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus
Elementary Education
Specializations: Elementary Education PK-6, Reading/Literacy, and/or Teacher Education
(Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction)
Campus
Virginia Tech Blacksburg Campus
Instructions
Residential/On Campus
The Elementary Education Program is designed to support the development of a strong knowledge base across all of these areas.
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Mesmer, H. (2016). Text matters: Exploring the lexical reservoirs of books in preschool rooms. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 34(1), 67-77, 497.
Triplett, C., & Barksdale, M. A. (2015). Preservice teachers’ perceptions of struggling readers. Journal of Reading Education.
Wilkins, J. L. M. (2015). Standards-based mathematics curricula and the promotion of quantitative literacy in elementary school. International Journal of STEM Education, 2:19.
Visit our office at 226 War Memorial Hall (0313), 370 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Domestic Application
Spring: January 5
Summer I: May 1
Summer II: June 1
*Fall: August 1
International Application
Spring: September 1
Summer I: January 5
Summer II: February 1
*Fall: April 1
*Deadline for early decision admission with Graduate Assistantships consideration for Fall: February 1
Program Leader
307 War Memorial Hall,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-231-3166
mbarksda@vt.edu
Sherri Albert
Administrative Assistant
226 War Memorial Hall,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
540-231-5558
salbert@vt.edu
School of Education
226 War Memorial Hall (0313)
370 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061