Schmidt, Patricia Ruggiano

After more than 20 years of teaching in public schools, Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt completed her doctoral studies in Reading and Language Arts at Syracuse University. Her dissertation, "Cultural Conflict and Struggle: Literacy Learning in a Kindergarten Program" received recognition by the "International Reading Association" and was published by "Peter Lang". As a Professor of Literacy at Le Moyne College, she teaches courses in the elementary and secondary programs and has developed a model, known as the "ABC s of Cultural Understanding and Communication." This model is implemented around the