Jean has a passion for the adult lowest literacy learners. Her dissertation focused on the thinking of adult beginning readers, and her current research interests involve how developmental art influences literacy learners. She has published on this topic, and spoken at several conferences around it.

literacy training workshops

LESLLA
Low educated second language literacy Acquisition

International Conference
Workshop Presenter
  • September 2012- Jyvaskyla, Finland. 
    LESLLA Learners: What Doesn’t Work and Why

  • October 2011 – Minneapolis, MN. 
    Developmental Art in the Low Literacy Classroom

COABE
Commission on Adult basic education

National Conference, Workshop Presenter
  • March 2013 – New Orleans, LA. Developmental Art in the Low Literacy Classroom

ivla 
International Visual Literacy Association

International Conference, Workshop Presenter (Program)
  • October 2012 – Portland, ME Developmental Art in the Low Literacy Classroom

proliteracy Worldwide

International Conference, Workshop Presenter
  • May 2010- Chicago, IL. Texting and Tweeting for Writing Development in Adult Literacy
  • October 2008 - Little Rock, AR. Learning From Our Differences
  • October 2006 - Atlanta, GA.  Metacognition in Native English Speaking Beginning Readers

matsol
MASS teachers of speakers of other Languages

Annual Conference, Workshop Presenter
  • May 2013 – Framingham, MA. 
    Developmental Art in the Low Literacy Classroom

literacy volunteers of RI

Professional Development Training, Workshop Trainer
  • April 2014 - Coventry, RI. Working with Adults with Learning Disabilities: Strategies for Success

Professional Development Day, Workshop Presenter
  • March 2008 – Warren, RI. Working with Advanced ESOL Students
Quarterly Tutor Training, Trainer
  • 2006-2011 – East Bay and Providence Affiliates
Train the Trainer Certification Workshop, Course Creator and Trainer
  • June 2006 – LVRI

RI Adult professional Education center

State of RI Annual Adult Education Conference, Providence, RI. 
Workshop Presenter
  • April 2014 – Rubrics: Measuring Student Success 
  • May 2012 – Developmental Art in the Low Literacy Classroom
  • Low Literacy Learners: What Doesn’t Work and Why
  • May 2011 – Diagnostic Teaching: Analyzing Student Error
  • October 2008 – Case Study: Even Before the Basics: Working w/ Pre-Literate Liberian Adults
  • October 2007 – What Were You Thinking? A Learning Styles Workshop
  • October 2005 – Learning from Our Differences

Low Literacy Teacher Training
Consulting for RI Department of Education
  • Summer-Spring 2009-2010 – 2 Day Workshop w/bi-weekly support group

Learning to Achieve, Certified Trainer
  • Fall 2010 – NIFL Learning Disabilities Series