Dr. Michele Myers

Dr. Michele Myers is an Assistant Professor in Elementary Literacy Education in
the Department of Education.

As a holistic, social justice educator, Dr. Myers has a strong commitment to
ensure that ALL children received a humanizing education in which their
histories, heritages, literacies, languages, cultures, family structures, and
communities are recognized as assets for learning. She has a deep passion for
affecting change which pushes her work beyond the walls of her university into
the schools and communities in which children work, live, and learn. Dr. Myers’
work draws on the rich funds of knowledge that children have as she creates
curriculum to support each child’s literacy development.

Her research focuses on culturally sustaining pedagogy and familial networks of
support in children’s literacy development. The goal of her work is to help
educators understand the importance of immersing themselves in the lives of
children and their families and the importance of shifting their stance from
learning about families to a stance in which they learn from and with families,
children, and community members to uncover the rich resources and support
structures that exist in homes and communities.

Dr. Myers is the past-president of the Languages and Literacies for All (LLA)
organization and former executive board member for the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE). She is the co-author of the book
titled, Revolutionary Love: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classroom
(2022) Scholastic. Her most recent publication is a co-authored book with Dr.
Linda Mayes titled The Educator’s Guide to Building Child & Family
Resilience (2023) Scholastic. She owns an educational consulting company, Michele Myers’ Consulting Company, LLC.