Empowering Student-Athletes Through Literacy and Beyond
Our team of 3 highly skilled reading and writing interventionists works collaboratively with our staff to enhance the academic success of our athletes, specifically in the areas of reading and writing.
Focus Areas:
- Reading: Our reading interventionists employ evidence-based strategies to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary development. Through individualized instruction and targeted support, we help our student-athletes become confident and proficient readers.
- Writing: Our writing interventionists focus on developing strong writing skills, including grammar, mechanics, and organization. By providing guidance and feedback, we empower our athletes to communicate effectively through written expression.
- Quantitative Skills: Recognizing the importance of numeracy in academic success, our interventionists offer support in developing quantitative skills. This includes building a strong foundation in math concepts and problem-solving strategies.
- Executive Functioning Skills: We understand the critical role of executive functioning skills in academic performance. Our interventionists work with student-athletes to enhance their time management, organization, and study skills.
Introducing Lexi Williams & Stan Kellen
Lexi and Stan join Samantha LoCoco, to round out our team of Academic Interventionists. Lexi Williams joins us from Georgia Tech where she previously worked as an Academic Advisor working with Women’s Basketball, Softball and Women’s Tennis. Prior to that, she completed a post-graduate internship at Florida State University. Lexi received her B.S. in Sport Marketing from Grace College while also serving as a member on the Track and Field team. She completed her M.S. in Sport Management at Liberty University. She is a native of Roanoke, Virginia. She enjoys attending sporting events and going to coffee shops in her spare time.
Stan Kellen joined the SMU staff as a Literacy Specialist in August of 2024. Prior to working at SMU, Stan spent two years at the University of South Carolina serving as a Learning Specialist. Before South Carolina, he spent three years at Texas A&M University working part-time as an Intern, Mentor, and Assistant Learning Specialist.
A native of College Station, TX, Stan received his B.S. and M.S. in Sport Management from Texas A&M University. Stan enjoys being outdoors, concerts, video games, and attending sporting events.
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