Fulcher, Debra

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Phone: (703) 993-2017
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Debra Fulcher is an Instructor in the College of Education and Human Development.  Debra retired from Fairfax County Public Schools where she served as Coordinator in the Office of Early Childhood and Family Services. Prior to that, she was an early childhood education specialist and worked with schools on the implementation of several initiatives including Success by Eight.  She also co-authored the FECEP/Head Start Prekindergarten Program of Studies and chaired the committee that worked with the Virginia Department of Education on the alignment of the PALS screening test with the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA).  Debra was a primary classroom teacher for 24 years before moving to central office.  Debra received her B.S. in Elementary Education and her M.Ed. in Early Childhood with a concentration in Special Education: Learning Disabilities from George Mason University.  She has Virginia state endorsements in Educational Leadership and Administration.  Debra has a Virginia postgraduate professional teaching license in NK-7 and Administration and Supervision PreK-12.

• Quality and research based early childhood practices for working with diverse young children
• Community, school and family collaboration as an approach to ensure smooth transitions for preschoolers into public school
• Teacher leadership in early childhood

• School of Education
• Division of Child, Family, and Community Engagement

• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Learners (ECED 402)
• Inclusive Curriculum for Young Learners: Planning Instruction and Guidance (ECED 403)
• Engaging Families of Diverse Learners, Birth – Grade 6 (ECED 404)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (ECED 411)
• Developing Language, Literacy, and Communication of Diverse Infants and Toddlers (ECED 422)
• Special Topics in Early Childhood Education (ECED 497)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (ECED 511)
• Internship in Early Childhood Education Prekindergarten-Third Grade (ECED 788)
• Internship in Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Five (ECED 789)
• Internship with Diverse Preschool Children (ECED 790)
• Internship with Diverse Infants and Toddlers (ECED 791)
• Internship in Preschool Early Childhood Special Education (ECED 793)
• Internship in Kindergarten - Third Grade (ECED 795)
• Internship in Early Childhood Education PreKindergarten-Third Grade (ECED 798)
• Internship in Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Five (ECED 799)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (EDSE 656)
• Midpoint Portfolio (EDSE 791)
• Final Portfolio (EDSE 792)
• Human Growth and Development (EDUC 302)
• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Young Learners (EDUT 413)
• Curriculum and Instruction for Diverse Young Learners (EDUT 414)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners, Ages 3-5 (EDUT 512)
• Foundations of Language and Literacy for Diverse Young Learners (EDUT 513)
• Assessment of Diverse Young Learners (EDUT 612)
• Language and Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Young Learners (EDUT 613)
• Internship in Early Childhood Education (EDUT 790)