Dr. Christie Angleton

Assistant Professor

Teaching and Learning

Office

DEG Degarmo Hall 232

Office Phone

(309) 438-5425office
phone

clangl1@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Research

Current Courses

267.001Language Arts In The Early Childhood Classroom

267.002Language Arts In The Early Childhood Classroom

474.001Reading Literature With Children In The Classroom

273.001Early Language and Literacy Learning

273.002Early Language and Literacy Learning

271.002Prekindergarten Education

Research Interests & Areas

Gender identities and performances in early childhood spaces, the Reggio Emilia approach, critical literacy in early childhood spaces, reconceptualizing early childhood education, diverse children's literature as a vehicle for social justice

PhD Languages, Literacies, Communities, & Cultures

University of Louisville

Book, Chapter

Angleton, C., & Whitmore, K. Validating Manifestations with Learning Stories. Reclaiming Literacies as Meaning Making (2020)

Angleton, C., & Whitmore, K. "Where Are We Going Today?": Emergent Curriculum in a Reggio-Inspired Preschool Classroom. Reclaiming Literacies as Meaning Making (2020)

Whitmore, K., & Angleton, C. Take that, Ronald!: Disrupting gender binaries in preschool. Reclaiming Early Childhood Literacies: Narratives of Hope, Power, and Vision (2017)

Journal Article

Wellenreiter, B. R., Zhao, X., Angleton, C. (2023) P is for Patriotism: Messaging of Patriotic Symbols and Rituals in Picturebooks. Social Studies Teaching and Learning.4(1).

Zhao, X. & Angleton, C. (2022). Critical identity literacy with young learners: Exploring gender and race at the intersection of social studies and art. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 35(1), 19-31.

Angleton, C., Zhao, X., & Wellenreiter, B.R. (2021). Can people like me be patriotic too? Gender, race, and economics in “patriotic” picturebooks. Oregon Journal of the Social Studies, 9(2), 24-37.

Miller, S., Pruitt, J., Angleton, C., & Whitmore, K. Zooming in on the Details. Talking Points 30.2 (2019): 27-30.

Whitmore, K., Angleton, C., Pruitt, J., & Miller-Crumes, S. Putting a Focus on Social Emotional and Embodied Learning with the Visual Learning Analysis (VLA). Early Childhood Education Journal 47 (2019): 549-558.

Other

Angleton, C., Handsfield, L., MacPhee, D., & Sanden, S. Kids are always learning infographic (2020)

Grants & Contracts

Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project – pilot phase.. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. State. (2021)

Illinois Gateways to Opportunity® ECE credential competency project. Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development, Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. State. (2020)