Ayn Keneman

Ayn Keneman is a Professor in Early Childhood Education at the National College of Education, National Louis University, with 15 years of public school teaching experience.

Research pillars include:

• Literacy development for struggling readers
• Digital technology integration in K-4 education
• Metacognitive strategies in writing instruction

Notable achievements:

• President, Organization of Teacher Educators of Literacy (ILA SIG)
• Author: Literacy Leadership to Support Reading Improvement (Guilford Press)
• ISBE Early Childhood Grant recipient for community college partnerships
• Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Consortium member

Education:

• Ed.D. Reading and Language (NLU)
• M.Ed. Elementary Education (Rutgers)
• B.S. English/Elementary Education (The College of New Jersey)