Virginie Jackson

Virginie Jackson is an assistant professor of literacy education and concurrently serves as a program coordinator within the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Kennesaw State University’s Bagwell College of Education. She was recently awarded the Georgia Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award. In her instructional capacity, she teaches in undergraduate and graduate contexts, encompassing courses in reading methods, reading assessments, and preschool curricula. Dr. Jackson’s research pursuits are firmly anchored in culturally responsive literacy practices, specifically, while nurturing foundational literacy and critical literacy development among young learners. Her scholarly undertakings involve equipping pre-service teachers with the necessary skills to adeptly instruct culturally and linguistically diverse students using immersive, multi-modal, and multifaceted approaches.

Publications

Preservice Teachers' Implementation of Academic Language After Engaging in Literature Circles
Preservice Teachers' Implementation of Academic Language After Engaging in Literature Circles
Virginie Jackson, Neporcha Cone. © 2024. 23 pages.
This chapter highlights the ways in which preservice teachers incorporate culturally responsive literacy lessons by integrating academic language supports while working with...