Robert Darrell Morris

Background

Morris, Robert Darrell was born on November 25, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert James and Lily B. (O'Kelly) Morris.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, Randolph-Macon College, 1972; Master of Arts in Psychology, U. Richmond, 1976; Doctor of Education in Reading Education, University of Virginia, 1980.

Career

Special education teacher, Culpeper (Virginia) County Schools, 1974-1976; associate professor education, National College Education, Evanston, Illinois, 1979-1989; professor education, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, since 1989. Director reading clinic National College Education, 1981-1987, Appalachian State University, since 1989. Director Howard St. Tutoring Program, Chicago, 1979-1985.

Creator, consultant First Steps Reading Intervention Program, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Montana, since 1987.

Achievements

• Robert Darrell Morris has been listed as a noteworthy Reading education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Case Studies in Teaching Beginning Readers - The Howard Street Tutoring Manual

    (The teaching strategies described in this manual are grou...)

  • Case studies in teaching beginning readers: The Howard Street tutoring manual

    (Book by Morris, Darrell)

  • Case Studies in Teaching Beginning Readers: The Howard Steet Tutoring Manual

Membership

Member National Reading Conference, International Reading Association (Exemplary Reading Program award 1987), American Ednl. Research Association, Orton Dyslexia Society.

Interests

• Avocations: basketball, football, baseball, fishing, blues music.

Connections

Married Verda Wilson Ingle, July20, 1978. Children: Joseph, Katherine.

Father:

Robert James Morris

Mother:

Lily B. (O'Kelly) Morris

Spouse:

Verda Wilson Ingle

child:

Joseph Morris

child:

Katherine Morris