College of Education and Human Development

Associate Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Reading and Language Arts
558 Education
419-372-4249
bertels@bgsu.edu

Education
B.A. Bowling Green State University
M.A. The Ohio State University
Ph.D. The Ohio State University

Research Interests
Literacy Learning of Young Children
Interdisciplinary Literacy Programs
Inclusive Education
Learner-Based Assessment Practices
Teacher Preparation and Professional Development

Courses Taught
EDTL 300 Phonics, Word Recognition, and Language Skills
EDTL 320 Teaching Young Children II: Kindergarten-Grade 3
EDTL 321 Emergent and Beginning Reading
EDTL 322 Teaching Literacy across the Early Childhood Curriculum