Reading Center

Dr. Anne McGill-Franzen
Professor and Reading Center Director

The Reading Center is a professional community of UT literacy faculty and doctoral students who work collaboratively with preservice and inservice teachers and administrators in the East TN  region and conduct nationally recognized research in reading.   It is a venue for professional development for teachers as well as a place where graduate students can participate in the practica experiences required for TN PreK-12 Reading Specialist License (PDF).

Members of the community--adolescents and adults as well as children-- are tutored free of charge at The Reading Center by graduate students in the practicum courses under the supervision of faculty.  For more information about tutoring, contact Patti Fagg at 865-974-5448 or pfagg@utk.edu. The Reading Center library, partially supported by an endowment and technology grant, offers professional journals to teachers and parents, tradebooks and instructional materials for tutors, and the latest technology to assist struggling readers. Click here for more information on the reading degree programs offered at UT.

Reading Center Doctoral Students

Tammy Anderson

Hannah Dostal

Rachael Gabriel

Jennifer Lubke

Karen Rice
Kandy Smith
Katie Solic
Susan Wagner

Former Doctoral Students - Where are they now?

Elizabeth Swaggerty, 2006, Assistant Professor, Eastern Carolina University

Danielle Dennis, 2007, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Steve Duncan, 2008, Language Arts Specialist, Roane County Schools

Jan Blake, 2008, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida

Wendy Meller, 2008, Assistant Professor, Rowan University

Rebecca Payne, 2008, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama

Maria Cahill, 2009, Assistant Professor, Texas Womens University

Jennifer Jordan, 2009, First Grade Teacher, Farragut Primary, Knox County Schools

Melba Roberts, 2009, Teacher, Heritage High School, Blount County Schools

Meetings and Events

New York City TCRWP Workshop

International Reading Association 2007
Response to Intervention Symposia IRA Expertise 2007 (PPT)