Associate Professor
Department of Human Services and Counseling
The School of Education
Queens Campus
Sullivan Hall, Room 412
Phone: (718) 990-1398
Fax: (718) 990-2340
beachj@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
Ph.D., 1988, University at Albany, State University of New York,
Reading Education
Post-Master’s Diploma, 1976, C. W. Post Center, Long Island
University, Reading
M.S., 1975, C. W. Post Center, Long Island University, Elementary
Education
M.A., 1974, Binghamton University, State University of New York,
French/Romance Languages
B.A., 1970, State University of New York at Oswego, French
Research
Areas of Specialization
- Critical Comprehension (Guided Reasoning©)
- Best Practices in Literacy and Language Arts
- Education K-12
- Students Experiencing Literacy Difficulties
- Children’s Interests in Literature
- Literary Theory