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.