She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC). Prior to joining The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), she was a visiting assistant professor at TAMU-CC and a reading specialist in the Corpus Christi area. Dr. Grote-Garcia’s research interests include historical trends in reading instruction, reading teacher preparation, reading diagnosis, and patterned books. In 2011, she published two textbooks—Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Habits and Teaching the Individual Reader. Dr. Grote-Garcia has also co-authored an educational series titled Read, Reason, Write for elementary students. Areas of Research: