Rachel Adeodu, Ph.D. Ph.D.

Teacher Education

Department Chair, Associate Professor

Office:  Room LWH 3018
Phone:  (773) 442-5369
Email:  r-adeodu@neiu.edu
Office Hours:  Vary by semester and teaching schedule.
Country:  United States

Expertise

Early Childhood Development and Education, Early Childhood Literacy and Assessment; Partnership with families of young children.

ECED 301: Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education
ECED 302: Philosophical & Historical Foundations of Early Childhood Education
ECED 306: Methods of Teaching Reading in Early Childhood
ECED 316: Child, Family & Community
ECED 328M: Clinical Experiences in Early Childhood Education-Kindergarten & Primary Greades Multicultural Emphasis
ECED 329: Student Teaching in Early Childhood
ECED 407: Family, Child and Teacher Interaction
ECED 410: Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education
READ 416: Reading in the Prmary Grades

Research Interests

Family involvement in early childhood literacy and education. The influence of immigrant families' "funds of knowledge" in the education of their children. Early childhood curriculum and instruction in the age of accountability.

Education

University of Alberta
Elementary Education: Early Childhood Education concentration and cross-cultural education, Ph.D.

University of Glasgow
Educational Administration, M.Ed.

Ahmadu Bello University
English Language Arts Education, B.A.