Rate My Professor Marie Donovan

Specializing in early childhood education, Donovan teaches courses including ECE 384 Capstone in Early Childhood Education, EE 324 Reading and Language Arts in the Early Years, EE 347 Children's Literature, T&L 434 Literacy & Literature in the Early Years, and PE 325 Language & Literacy in the Physical Education Setting. Her research interests include adult vocational learning, early childhood professional education, two- and four-year articulation models, family literacy education, vocabulary acquisition and development, and children’s literature for building family literacy. Throughout her career, she has guided future teachers and contributed expertise on critical education issues, such as teacher and substitute shortages, the lack of school librarians, the importance of reading for early elementary students, shortages of early childhood educators in Chicago and Illinois childcare centers, and the need for continued support of higher education and career development for K-12 educators. Her work enhances professional development and advocacy in early childhood education.