Richard T. Vacca
Phone: (330) 672-0657
FAX: (330) 672-3246
Email: rvacca@kentvm.kent.edu
Address: 402 White Hall
Richard T. Vacca is Graduate Program Counselor of
Curriculum and Instruction and a professor of Literacy Education in the
Department of Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies. He received his
Ph.D. from Syracuse University.
Dr. Rich Vacca completed his
doctoral studies at Syracuse University and has taught reading and English
at the middle school and high school levels. He is co-author with JoAnne
Vacca of Content Area Reading and Reading and Learning to
Read, both published by Allyn & Bacon. He has co-authored with
Harry Noden, Whole Language in Middle and Secondary Classrooms. He
is also co-author with Tim Rasinski of Case Studies in Whole
Language (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich). Rich has written numerous
articles and chapters on the literacy needs of adolescent learners for
professional publication and has conducted staff development workshops
throughout North America. For several years, he served as the project
director for the Cleveland Writing Project, a collaborative effort between
Kent State University and Cleveland Public Schools. In 1989, he was the
College Reading Association's recipient of the A.B. Herr Award for
Outstanding Contributions to Reading Education. Rich served as member of
the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association. He served
as President-elect of the Association for 1995-96, and as President of IRA
for 1996-97.
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