Morris Council, III Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Assistant Department Chair
Department of Special Education College of Education

678-839-6121
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Morris Council, III Ph.D.

Morris Council III holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis. His research, teaching, and service are conducted through a paradigm of equity and access. His research agenda focuses on instructional interventions for improving academic outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) individuals diagnosed with high incidence disabilities.

  • PhD, Special Education, The Ohio State University, 2016

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Yurick, A., Council III, M., Telesman, A., Musti-Rao, S., Gardner III, R., G., & Cartledge. (2024). On the science of reading: How social justice, behavior analysis, and literacy instruction converge. Behavior and Social Issues, DOI: 10.1007/s42822-023-001

Griffin, R. A., Council III, M., Ogletree, T. W., Allen, J. K., & Scullin, B. L. (2020). Building writing identities: Integrating explicit strategies with authentic writing experiences to engage at-promise writers. Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing

Council III, M., Gardner III, R., Cartledge, G., & Telesman, A. (2019). Improving reading within an urban elementary school: Computerized intervention and paraprofessional factors. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 63

Barber, M., Cartledge, G., Council III, M., Konrad, M., Gardner III, R., Telesman, A. (2018). The effects of a computer-assisted culturally relevant repeated readings on English learners’ fluency and comprehension. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary J

Council III, M., Gibson, L., Cartledge, G. (2017) Incorporating culturally relevant pedagogy with computer based technology. In L., Gibson & F., Obiakor (Eds.). Computer based technology for special and multicultural education: Enhancing 21st century learn

Gardner III, R., & Council III, M., Watson, M. (2017) The role of literacy on the postsecondary opportunities of students with high incidence disabilities. In A. Ellis, (Eds.). Transitioning children with disabilities: From early childhood through adulthoo

Bennett, J., Gardner III, R., Cartledge, G., Ramnath, R, & Council III, M., (2017). Second-grade urban learners: Preliminary findings for a computer-assisted, culturally relevant, repeated reading intervention. Education and Treatment of Children, 40(2), 1

Council III, M., Cartledge, G., Barber, M., Green, D., Gardner III, R., (2016). Reducing risk through a supplementary reading intervention: Descriptive studies of first and second grade urban students. Behavioral Disorders, 41, 241–257.

Cartledge, G., Keesey, S., Bennett, J., Ramnath, R., Council III, M. (2016). Culturally relevant literature: What matters most to primary-aged urban Learners. Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 32, 399–426.

Musti-Rao, S., Cartledge, G., Bennett, J. G., & Council III, M. (2015). Literacy instruction using technology with primary-age culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Intervention in School and Clinic, 50, 195–202.

Council III, M., Robinson, L., Bennett III, R., & Moody, P. (2015). Black male academic support staff: Navigating the issues with Black student-athletes. In Black Males and Intercollegiate Athletics: An Exploration of Problems and Solutions. London: Emeral

Gardner III, R., Lopes-Rizzi, G., & Council III, M. (2014). Improving educational outcomes for minority males in our schools. Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 4(2), 81–94.