René Mendel Lebsock

Bartch Hall, Room 118
Telephone: 559-453-2054
Email: rene.lebsock@fresno.edu

What programs do you teach in?

  • Teacher education program—language and literacy

Education

  • B.A., Fresno Pacific University, 1984
  • M.A., Fresno Pacific University, 1993

Scholarly interests

  • Reading and writing development
  • Early literacy
  • Effective teaching practices

Publications

  • "Does speeding make good reading?" in FPU Scholars Speak, March 25, 2008
  • “Why Don’t Some Children Love to Read,” in The Fresno Bee, 2007
  • "Why doesn't my child like to read?" in FPU Scholars Speak, Sept. 17, 2007
  • “A Comparison of Oral and Written Language,” master’s thesis, 1993

Honors and awards

  • Outstanding Teacher of Writing, 1988, Fresno Area Council of Teachers of English

Professional experiences

  • I have been active in education for over 20 years. As a classroom teacher, I taught kindergarten and first grade. I also established, The Reading Connection, a tutoring business for grades K-12 and developed a widely used video entitled, “A Class of Authors.” The video shows my class of pre-first graders as they engage in meaningful writing experiences.
  • I have also been involved in children’s ministry for many years, first at Fresno Evangelical Free Church and now at Northwest Church.
  • For the past 11 years, I have been a faculty mentor and instructor for FPU’s teacher education courses. In 2006, I became a full-time faculty member.

Professional affiliations

  • National Council of Teachers of English
 
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