Dr. Fenty's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• PhD Special Education, University of Florida
• MEd Special Education, University of Florida
• BA Psychology, University of South Florida

Teaching Areas

• Learning and Behavior Disorders
• Reading Disabilities
• Collaboration in Special Education
• Including Students with Disabilities

Research Interests

• Reading Disabilities
• Learning and Behavior Disorders
• Technology and Special Education
• Inclusion
• Teacher Education

Professional Activities

• Promoting reading success through a three-tiered model of early intervention
• Computer assisted instruction as a method of academic and behavior intervention
• Instruction of students with disabilities in secondary content area classrooms

Honors & Awards

• Holmes Scholar, University of Florida
• Emotional behavioral disorders grant recipient, University of Florida
• Rookie Special Education Teacher of the Year, nominee, Alachua County Florida
• Florida Board of Regents Scholar

Professional Memberships

• American Educational Research Association
• Council for Exceptional Children; Teacher Education Division; Technology and Media Division; Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
• International Reading Association

Selected Publications

• Fenty, N.S., & Strout, M.T. (2006). Determining importance: Using informational texts to teach comprehension in the primary grades. The Florida Reading Quarterly, 42, 35-39.
• Ryndak, D., Vanderbilt, A., Beaunae, C., Fenty, N.S., Ackerman, G., & Landers, E. (Eds.) (2006). Teachers and Learners in Inclusive Schools. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Lampi, A.R, Fenty, N.S., & Beaunae, C. (2005). Making the three Ps easier: Praise, proximity, and precorrection. Beyond Behavior, 15, 8-12.
• Fenty, N.S., Strout, M.T., Beaunae, C., Stetson, A.R. & Miller, M.A. (2004). Taking a grassroots approach: What teachers can do to gain a voice in educational policy. The Florida Reading Quarterly, 41, 12-15.