Kelly Chandler-Olcott, EdD is a professor and chair of Syracuse University’s Reading and Language Arts Center, where she directs the English Education program. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in content literacy, English methods, literacy and technology, and writing for professional publication. She was awarded a Meredith Recognition Award for excellence in university teaching in 2000.
A former secondary English and social studies teacher, Kelly holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from Harvard University and a doctorate from the University of Maine. Her work has been published by such journals as English Education, Journal of Teacher Education, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, and Reading Research Quarterly. She has also co-authored five books, the most recent being Tutoring Adolescent Literacy Learners: A Guide for Volunteers with Dr. Kathleen Hinchman, and The Right to Read and Write: Literacy for Students with Autism with Dr. Paula Kluth.
She is co-author of the laminated reference guide, Literacy Instruction for Inclusive Classrooms by National Professional Resources, Inc./Dude Publishing.
