Juliet Halladay

Juliet Halladay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social Services. Her work bridges elementary literacy instruction, text readability measurement, and assessment of reading comprehension and fluency.

• Alma Mater: Ph.D. from Michigan State University, M.Ed. from Washington University in St. Louis, B.A. from University of Notre Dame.
• Expertise: Curriculum and Instruction, English Language Learners, Response to Intervention (RTI), Reading education, Teacher Training.

Her research focuses on mixed-methods investigations of reader-text interactions, emphasizing text difficulty, comprehension, and motivation. She has authored publications on qualitative assessment, Common Core Standards, and struggling readers’ engagement with complex texts. Her contributions include co-editing books such as Quality Reading Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards.

Recent publications highlight intersections between text readability, instructional design, and student autonomy, with keywords spanning Education, Literacy, and Assessment. Subfields include Reading Comprehension, Text Complexity, and Student-Centered Instruction.