Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Dawan Coombs | Academic & Spiritual Literacy
Dawan Coombs is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University where she also serves as the university secondary education coordinator. She earned her bachelor's degree in English teaching from Brigham Young University and her masters degree in reading and literacy from the University of Utah while teaching English and reading at Provo High School. Later she earned her PhD in language and literacy education from the University of Georgia. She loves teaching, but when she's not working she also loves running, hiking, camping, cooking, eating, traveling, spoiling her nieces and nephews, watching college sports, and sometimes even reading. She's a bit of a social media recluse, but she loves interacting with people in person. (credit: Dawan Coombs)
Show Notes:
How They Croaked, The Awful Ends of the Awfully famous by Georgia Bragg & Kevin O’Malley (Illustrator)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
Lovely War by Julie Berry
Scythe by Neil Shusterman
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti
Elaine Jack Quote: “Each soul is valuable to our Father in Heaven, the church has no borders, no restrictions by culture, race or language but illiteracy is a barrier, members must be able to read to understand the scriptures as well as the messages of the Latter Day prophets.”
Ensign article referenced in the interview and written by Dawan Coombs: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2014/12/nurturing-testimonies-by-nurturing-readers?lang=eng
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