About Amy Leitze
After 12 years of work in pre-school and elementary education, Amy Leitze joined the Ball State Elementary Education department to share her experience and expertise. Amy’s passion for working with aspiring teachers began as she mentored several Ball State student teachers and several Ball State practicum students in her second-grade classroom.
Professional Experience
Instructor
Education
M.A., Special Education: Mild Interventions
Ball State University
B.A., Elementary Education with Concentrations in French and Reading
Ball State University
Research and Publications
- Leitze, A. (2017). Jump Right In: Getting Started with Seesaw in the Literacy Classroom. Indiana Reading Journal, 46(1), 19-25. Retrieved October 22, 2017, from https://view.joomag.com/indiana-reading-journal-volume-44-issue-1-volume-46-issue-1/0139861001502826161/p18?short.
- Worthy, J., Villarreal, D., Godfrey, V., Dejulio, S., Stefanski, A., Leitze, A., & Cooper, J. (2017). A Critical Analysis of Dyslexia Legislation in Three States. Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 66(1). doi:10.1177/2381336917718501
Areas of Expertise
Literacy
Digital Learning
Pre-service Teacher Preparation
Course Schedule
| Course |
No. |
Term |
Level |
Hours |
Location |
| Reading and Language Arts Instruction in the Elementary Classroom [syllabus] |
EDRD 300.002 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Experiential |
| Literacy Assessment and Intervention in Elementary Schools [syllabus] |
EDRD 430.001 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Online Fixed Times (Synch) |
| The Teaching of Reading in the Elementary School [syllabus] |
EDRD 610.810 |
Fall 2025 |
Graduate |
3.0 |
Online (Asynchronous) |