Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund Awarded
A Schuyler County school teacher and a Truman Master of Arts in Education student will each receive help for their classrooms after being selected to receive this year’s Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund Award.
Dr. Kay Clapp, middle, with Sara Perrachione, left, and Christina Garrett, right, recipients of this year’s Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund Award.
The Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund was endowed through the Truman State University Foundation to honor Dr. Clapp, a professor emeritus in the Department of Education at Truman. Clapp is a powerful proponent of literacy and children’s literature. Hundreds of students and practicing teachers have been influenced by her dedication and careful mentoring. The fund provides a cash award to a Master of Arts in Education student and a local teacher to purchase children’s literature for their professional practices.
This year’s recipients are Sara Perrachione, a student who is finishing a teaching internship at the Kirksville R-III School District, and Christina Garrett, a teacher at the Schuyler County R-I Elementary School in Queen City.
The awards were presented during a ceremony April 30 on the Truman campus.
Dr. Kay Clapp, middle, with Sara Perrachione, left, and Christina Garrett, right, recipients of this year’s Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund Award.
The Dr. Kay Clapp Children’s Literacy Fund was endowed through the Truman State University Foundation to honor Dr. Clapp, a professor emeritus in the Department of Education at Truman. Clapp is a powerful proponent of literacy and children’s literature. Hundreds of students and practicing teachers have been influenced by her dedication and careful mentoring. The fund provides a cash award to a Master of Arts in Education student and a local teacher to purchase children’s literature for their professional practices.
This year’s recipients are Sara Perrachione, a student who is finishing a teaching internship at the Kirksville R-III School District, and Christina Garrett, a teacher at the Schuyler County R-I Elementary School in Queen City.
The awards were presented during a ceremony April 30 on the Truman campus.
