Peggy Coyne

Research Assistant
E-mail: pcoyne@cast.org
Telephone: 781-245-2212, ext. 245

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An expert in the development of educational models that use technology, Peggy Coyne is a project director of the Office of Special Education Programs-funded Literacy by Design project, a three-year effort to improve literacy instruction for children with cognitive disabilities using technology. Earlier, Ms. Coyne served for two years as project director of the OSEP-funded Engaging the Text study, applying her expertise to the development of a technology-based instructional approach for students with learning disabilities. As director of CAST's Family and Community Literacy Project from 1994-96, Ms. Coyne developed an innovative technology-based model for supporting literacy development in at-risk families and led the program's demonstration in schools, educational and social service organizations, libraries and technology centers throughout the country. Before joining CAST in 1987, Ms. Coyne provided education and placement services to children with traumatic brain injury at Memorial Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, Florida, and at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts. Ms. Coyne is a doctoral candidate in language and literacy at Boston University School of Education, where she received her master's degree in special education. She completed her undergraduate degree at Wheaton College. Ms. Coyne holds a Massachusetts certification in elementary education and moderate special needs. She is a member of the International Reading Association’s Technology, Communication, and Literacy Committee, which monitors developments in the use of technology to promote reading/literacy. Selected Publications Pisha, B., & Coyne, P. (2001, November). Jumping off the Page: Content Area Curriculum for the Internet Age. Reading Online, 5(4). Pisha, B. & Coyne, P. (2001). Smart from the start: The promise of Universal Design for Learning. Remedial and Special Education, 22 (4), 197-203.