Jill Yochim (she/her) is a student in the Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education. Her research involves teachers' knowledge of reading, their merging of reading and culturally responsive practices, and the impacts of state dyslexia legislation. Jill’s research interests have been influenced by her years of teaching students with reading difficulties as well as her work providing teachers with professional development in reading instruction. Her research is further inspired by teaching Masters students in the Berkeley Teacher Education Program and the Graduate College of Education at San Francisco State University.
Specializations and Interests
Reading Instruction; Teacher Preparation; Culturally Responsive Practices
