85 South Prospect St
532A Waterman
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D. in Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Policy from Michigan State University
- M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Washington University in St. Louis
- B.A. in English and Preprofessional Sciences from University of Notre Dame
BIO
Dr. Halladay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education, specializing in elementary literacy teaching and learning. Her recent research has focused on mixed methods investigations of reader-text interactions, particularly related to text difficulty, reading comprehension, and motivation to read. She is also interested in measurement of text readability and assessment of oral reading fluency and reading comprehension.
Her teaching interests involve language development and literacy instruction for elementary school teachers and preservice teachers. She has contributed to the edited books Shaping Literacy Achievement: Research we Have, Research we Need, Finding the Right Texts: What Works for Beginning and Struggling Readers, and Quality Reading Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards.
Courses
- Critical Issues in Language and Literacy
- Cultivating Children's Literacy
- Lab Experience in Literacy
- Language Arts and Literacy Skills
- Student Teaching Internship
Publications
Area(s) of expertise
- Assessment and evaluation
- Curriculum and Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Reading education and literacy
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Teacher education
Bio
Dr. Halladay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education, specializing in elementary literacy teaching and learning. Her recent research has focused on mixed methods investigations of reader-text interactions, particularly related to text difficulty, reading comprehension, and motivation to read. She is also interested in measurement of text readability and assessment of oral reading fluency and reading comprehension.
Her teaching interests involve language development and literacy instruction for elementary school teachers and preservice teachers. She has contributed to the edited books Shaping Literacy Achievement: Research we Have, Research we Need, Finding the Right Texts: What Works for Beginning and Struggling Readers, and Quality Reading Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards.
Courses
- Critical Issues in Language and Literacy
- Cultivating Children's Literacy
- Lab Experience in Literacy
- Language Arts and Literacy Skills
- Student Teaching Internship
Publications
Areas of Expertise
- Assessment and evaluation
- Curriculum and Instruction
- English Language Learners
- Reading education and literacy
- Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Teacher education