Associate Professor
Eastern Oregon University
Dr. Fritz is an Associate Professor of Education at Eastern Oregon University (EOU), specializing in early literacy instruction and elementary education. Before coming to EOU, Ronda was a K-12 teacher for 19 years. She taught kindergarten, Title I Reading, middle school Language Arts, 4th and 5th grade. She ended her K-12 teaching career as a Reading Specialist, where she discovered a passion for developing systems and interventions for improving outcomes for struggling readers. This passion led her to the University of Oregon’s Special Education Department where she received her Ph.D. in 2016. Her research interests include preventing and intervening in reading difficulties, teacher preparation, and the link between behavior and academic outcomes. She is the founder and executive director of the Eastern Oregon University Reading Clinic which provides structured literacy training to pre-service and in-service teachers while providing literacy tutoring supports to children in rural Oregon.
(#31) Structured Literacy Breakthrough: Eou’s Reading Clinic Leads the Way
Friday, February 21, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PST
Flipping the Script on Reading Science: Transforming Pre-service Teacher Education
Friday, February 21, 2025
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST