Tessa Yackle

Tessa Yackle is a part-time Lecturer in Literacy/K-12 at Buena Vista University's College of Education and serves as an English Instructor at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School. With 13 years of experience across second grade, 5th & 6th grades, and high school levels, she brings extensive K-12 teaching expertise to her academic role.

Her educational background includes:

• Associate of Arts, Iowa Central Community College
• B.A. in Elementary Education, Buena Vista University
• M.A. in Professional Education, Morningside College

Her research and teaching interests focus on literacy development, reading instruction strategies, and curriculum design for both elementary and secondary levels. She has significant experience in developing and teaching online courses, contributing to post-secondary education innovation.

Tessa Yackle has taught courses such as Methods of Reading in the Content Areas and Field Experience and Reading Strategies and Instructional Methods: Informational Text, emphasizing practical, research-based approaches to literacy education across content areas.

She has been actively involved in curriculum writing throughout her 13-year career, integrating instructional methods across grade levels and modalities, including online platforms.