About dR. Katie Sciurba
Writer for Children
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Katie Sciurba has written picture books, magazine articles, and textbooks for young readers. Her work, which includes Oye, Celia!: A Song for Celia Cruz (illustrated by Edel Rodriguez), has been published in the U.S. and in Korea. She has an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School and is represented by Emily Mitchell at Wernick & Pratt Agency.
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Dr. Sciurba earned her Ph.D. in English Education from New York University. Her scholarship focuses on two primary areas of inquiry: 1) the reading experiences and meaning-making processes of young readers, and 2) representations of the sociopolitical world in children's literature. Her scholarship has been published by Teachers College Press and in top-tier academic journals.
Literacy Educator, Professor, and Consultant
Scholar of Literacy and Children's Literature
Literacy Educator, Professor, and Consultant
For over two decades, Dr. Sciurba has worked directly with students and teachers in PreK-12 contexts. She has developed literacy intervention and enrichment programs, and she provides professional development services for educators. Dr. Sciurba has worked as a consultant for schools and media production companies. A former classroom teach
For over two decades, Dr. Sciurba has worked directly with students and teachers in PreK-12 contexts. She has developed literacy intervention and enrichment programs, and she provides professional development services for educators. Dr. Sciurba has worked as a consultant for schools and media production companies. A former classroom teacher, she is currently a faculty member at the University of Georgia.
relevance, reimagined
Katie Sciurba's book reconceptualizes relevance as "the condition of being practically, socially, or conceptually applicable to one's life." Four dimensions of relevance - IDENTITY, SPATIALITY, TEMPORALITY, and IDEOLOGY influence students' reading and meaning-making experiences and enhance their criticality.
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