Jody Slavick

Affiliation

Literacy Squared/BUENO Center/University of Colorado Boulder

Biography

Jody Slavick is the director of the Literacy Squared@ project at the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. Jody received her Ph.D. in Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity and her MA in Bilingual Special Education, both from CU. Prior to joining Literacy Squared®, Jody’s professional experiences included roles as a dual language coach, district ESL/dual language resource teacher, middle school ESL & Spanish language arts teacher, elementary bilingual teacher, and adult ESL teacher. Her research interests include the design and implementation of bilingual/dual language programs, strategies to promote biliteracy, and preparing teachers to work with emerging bilingual students.