Dr. Sonia Kline
- About
- Selected Research
Biography
Sonia Kline is a professor of elementary and literacy education whose research and teaching center on Critical Humanizing Writing Pedagogy, teacher education, and advancing equity, belonging, and joy in classrooms.
Current Courses
TCH 599.010 Dissertation Research
TCH 482.091 Professional Research II
TCH 595.001 Research Seminar in Education: Qualitative Research
TCH 455.001 Writing Development Across the Lifespan
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Kline advocates for approaches to teaching that involve valuing the social, cultural, and linguistic resources of students and that highlight issues of power, equity, and social justice. She strives to engage learners in critical inquiry, deep reflection, and collaborative learning, and she strives to make visible for learners the complex processes involved in literacy teaching and learning. Originally from England, Sonia brings her full self to her work as a former elementary teacher, proud mother of a brilliant young adult with (dis)abilities, and advocate for agency, equity, belonging, and joy in education.
Research Interests & Areas
The overarching purpose of Dr. Kline's research is to illuminate broad and disrupt narrow understanding of literacy. Her research focuses on Critical Humanizing Writing Pedagogy in teacher education and elementary classrooms. She is Lead Co-Editor of Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, and Co-editor of the forthcoming book, Kang, G. Y., & Kline, S. M. (Eds.). (2026). Writing reimagined: Bridging critical theories and pedagogical practices in elementary classrooms. Bloomsbury.