Cooter is the Ursuline Endowed Chair of Teacher Education at Bellarmine, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy. He also is the current editor of “The Reading Teacher,” the largest circulation literacy journal in the world. Cooter specializes in improving literacy among economically disadvantaged urban school children.

“Dr. Cooter is a wonderful asset to our program,” said Cindy Gnadinger, dean of the Bellarmine School of Education. “This award is another validation of the excellent work he has done to positively impact children living in poverty through education, as well as his success mentoring the next generation of literacy teachers.”

Cooter has authored or co-authored more than 60 journal articles and 19 books, including his best-selling textbook “Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference,” which is used in more than 200 universities nationwide.

For more on the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, also known as the College Reading Association, visit:

http://www.aleronline.org

Bellarmine University is an independent Catholic university offering more than 50 majors, as well as graduate degree programs and a doctor of physical therapy. Forbes magazine and the Princeton Review rank Bellarmine among America’s best colleges, and U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks Bellarmine as a top tier university.

For more information on the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education, visit:

http://www.bellarmine.edu/education/