Louisa Kramer Vida
Chair, Department of Special Education and Literacy Assistant Professor of Special Education and Literacy
B.A., Marymount Manhattan CollegeM.A., Manhattan CollegeC.A.S., P.D., Ed.D., Hofstra University
louisa.vida@liu.edu
Description
An assistant professor and a consultant on the K-12 level, Louisa Kramer Vida previously served as a district and building level administrator, a K-12 reading specialist, a K-6 teacher and a 7-12 English teacher. She holds New York State Permanent teaching certifications in the following areas: SDA, SAS, N-12 Reading, N-6, 7-12 English and 7-12 Social Studies. With 80 professional speaking engagements and four publications to her credit, she also serves as a peer reviewer for two journals, is very actively involved in board-level and appointed national, state and local NCTE activities and is a member of many other professional organizations.
Specialties
K-12 literacy, RTI, Administration of Literacy Programs, Reading/Writing Workshops,
State Standards and Assessments
Publications
- Author, articles published in The Roeper Review and The English Record
- Primary co-author, “Impact on Instructional Improvement,” published in LILAC News and Notes
- Other articles as sole author and co-author under review
Honors/Awards
- Recipient, NCTE Award
- Associate General Chair, 2007 NCTE National Convention
- Member, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education
- Member, Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Association
Affiliations
- Member, National Council of Teachers of English
- Member, International Reading Association
- Member, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Member, Phi Delta Kappa Professional Education Association
- Member, New York State Reading Association
- Board Member, New York State English Council
- Member, Nassau Reading Council
- Board Member, Long Island Language Arts Council
- Member, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education