08.16.2025 10am to 3pm At the Fletcher Warren Civic Center
AUTHORS | BOOKS | SIGNINGS DR. K. CHILDS
Dr. Childs has been a literacy educator for over 20 years in public education, where she has worked in urban and rural settings in K-12 and higher education. She is a dynamic and innovative educator, and in 2021 she was awarded the Dr. Chuck Arize Junior Faculty Award in Teaching from the Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Senate and Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education (TABPHE). Dr. Childs obtained a Doctor of Education (Ed.D). in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Southern University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (ESL), and Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (Reading and Language Arts) from Kansas State University. As a teacher, professor, and researcher, Dr. Childs has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, completed student success grant work for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and has served in several leadership roles for literacy organizations— such as Chair of the ILA affiliated Texas Association of Literacy Education (TALE), and the literacy task force and Board of Directors for the non- profit, Kids Read Now. She has also written a self-published resource book for teachers and parents, contributed to scholarly, peer-reviewed book chapters, is a National Writing Project site Co-Founder (National Writing Project of Northeast Texas), and she presents at various state, regional, national, and international conferences on topics related to literacy/literacy engagement, educator empowerment, student success, parent involvement, and culturally relevant pedagogy.
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