Kevin Flanigan

Kevin Flanigan
  • Professor
  • Graduate Coordinator
  • Department: Literacy
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: KFlanigan@wcupa.edu

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Reading Education, University of Virginia
  • Master of Education - MEd, University of Virginia
  • Bachelor's degree, History, Mary Washington College

Research Interests

comprehensionvocabulary developmentLiteracy DevelopmentOrthographyReading Instruction

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Biography

Dr. Flanigan has taught as both a classroom teacher in the upper elementary/middle grades and as a reading specialist/literacy coach working with kindergartners through middle-grades students. His research, publications, and presentations center on developmental word knowledge, comprehension and vocabulary development and instruction, and interventions for struggling readers. He has authored or co-authored articles in The Reading Teacher, The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, and the Journal of Literacy Research and has presented frequently at regional, national, and international conferences.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-430-5642

List of Publications

  • Developing Word Recognition, 2014 Literacy Intervention in the Middle Grades
  • Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fourth Edition, 2019 Literacy Intervention in the Middle Grades: Word Learning, Comprehension, and Strategy Instruction, Grades 4-8, 2022