Linda Lewis-White

Linda Lewis-White is a Professor in the Teacher Education department at Eastern Michigan University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and literacy education from her office in the John W. Porter Building.

Her educational background includes:

• BA in Home Economics from California State University, Sacramento (1972)
• MA in Social Sciences/Bilingual Education from California State University, Sacramento (1973)
• PhD in Reading from East Texas State University, Commerce (1994)

Dr. Lewis-White specializes in literacy instruction for diverse learners, with research emphasizing bilingual education, early literacy development, and multicultural approaches to reading. Her work integrates new literacies into curriculum design while addressing the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms through evidence-based pedagogical strategies.

She holds active memberships in key professional organizations:

• Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER)
• International Literacy Association (ILA)
• Michigan Reading Association (MRA)
• Phi Delta Kappa
• Kappa Delta Pi

Her teaching portfolio spans foundational to advanced literacy topics, supported by Texas certifications in Elementary and Bilingual Education plus California's Post-secondary Teacher Certification. Current courses include Word Study, Early Literacy, Multicultural Literacy Instruction, and graduate-level curriculum development in literacy education.