Alta Broughton
Dr. Broughton is Assistant Professor of Special Education and Dyslexia Endorsement Coordinator in the Inclusive Education Department at Kennesaw State University. Her multidisciplinary work bridges teacher education, bilingual/English Learner education, and special education. She brings a breadth and depth of experiences fostering university-school district partnerships ranging from developing community-engaged courses to designing a Teacher Residency for bilingual special and general education pre-service teachers. Her work is informed by a decade of teaching experience as a special education teacher and literacy coach in multilingual schools in the United States, Brazil, and Honduras. Joy has published and presented nationally and internationally on equitable education for bi/multilingual English Learners in teacher preparation, special education policy, and bi/literacy for ELs with learning disabilities.