
		Oklahoma Baptist University
	Lindsey Faught, English
		Sunday, July 20, 2008

Paulette Belshe Assistant Professor of Teacher Education	OBU Box 61771 500 W. University Shawnee, OK 74804
paulette.belshe@okbu.edu	Shawnee Hall 201B 405.878.2102

Dr. Paulette Belshe teaches upper-level early childhood and elementary education classes. She is certified in Oklahoma to teach as a Reading Specialist, a Middle School Music teacher, a Middle School Language Arts teacher, and to teach those with learning disabilitites. She has presented many papers over the years at education-oriented conferences and workshops in Oklahoma, Arizona, Indiana, and California. Dr. Belshe has received the Lola C. Durham Excellence in Teaching Award and was named 1988 Teacher of the Year for the Tecumseh School District in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

Educational Background:
B.A., Oklahoma Baptist University
M.Ed., East Central University
Ph.D., University of Oklahoma

Courses Taught:
ELED 4113: Reading Methods (4-8) & Practicum
ELED 4164: Language Arts and Children’s Literature PK-8
ELED 4232: Reading Assessment
ECED 4452: Language Development of the Young Child
ECED 2152: Child, Family, & Community Relations
Director, America Reads Program/Partnership with Shawnee Public Schools

Selected Publications and/or Professional Activities:
Using Jackdaws with Children’s Literature. Inservice presented to Pre-K teachers, Traub Elementary School, Midwest City, OK, March, 2004.

Conducted a training session for volunteer reading mentors of at-risk first- and second-grade students, Tecumseh Public Library, Tecumseh, OK, October, 2002.

Creating a sense of community through technology: First graders’ rehearsing and composing. Presented at the Oklahoma Reading Association, fall conference, Tulsa, OK, November, 2001.

Young Children’s Self-Perceptions of Competency in Literacy During One-On-One Tutoring. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, December, 2000.