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Farrar, Ruth Doris was born on June 11, 1943 in Freeport, New York, United States. Daughter of Frederick and Ruth Harriet (Pagington) Farrar.
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Ruth Doris Farrar, American Reading and literacy educator. Certified consulting teacher of reading and supervisor reading programs, teacher English 7-12. Grantee Center for Advancement Research and Tchg., Bridgewater State College, 1993-1994; fellow reading department Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1985-1986.
Education
Bachelor, Eastern Nazarene College, 1965; Master of Science in Education, Hofstra U., 1975; Doctor of Education, Hofstra U., 1989.
Career
Teacher English, Newport (Rhode Island) Public Schools, 1965-1966;
teacher reading and English, Norwin Public Schools, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, 1966-1967;
kindergarten teacher, United States Navy Base, Somerset, Bermuda, 1967-1968;
clinical diagnostician, Brookwood Child Care, Brooklyn, 1972-1976;
instructor reading, Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York, 1974-1976;
reading specialist, Cambridge (Massachusetts) School Department, 1976-1980;
reading coordinator, Brookwood School, Manchester, Massachusetts, 1980-1990;
assistant professor, Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, 1990-1992;
associate professor, Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College, since 1998;
assistant professor, Rivier College, Nashua, N.H., 1992-1993. Director The Reading Center, Bridgewater State College. Visiting lecturer Salem (Massachusetts) State College, since 1987.
Adjunct Professor Hofstra U., Hepstead, New York, since 1989. Member Massachusetts Consortium for Media Literacy Education, since 1994. Coordinator graduate programs reading, coordinator curriculum leadership center, Bridgewater State College.
Member community coordinating county Rockland Regional Adult Learning Center. University representative Salem, Massachusetts, Public Schools. Member Curriculum Team for English Language Arts, Canton, Massachusetts, Public Schools PALMS Leadership Team, LEAD Program, Brockton, Massachusetts, Public H.S.
Grant director after-school reading enrichment program Brockton Public Schools, since 1998. Sponsor summer reading enrichment program Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Public Schools, since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Member ASCD, American Education Research Association, International Reading Association (presenter, chair publications special interest group), International Listening Association (presenter), Association Teacher Education (presenter), National Council Teachers English (presenter), Massachusetts Reading Association (board directors), Massachusetts Association College/University ReadingEducators (board directors since 1993, president since 1998), Kappa Delta Pi.
Connections
Married David Conrad Farrar.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Grantee Center for Advancement Research and Tchg., Bridgewater State College, 1993-1994. Fellow reading department Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1985-1986.Grantee Center for Advancement Research and Tchg., Bridgewater State College, 1993-1994. Fellow reading department Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1985-1986.