Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Reading Program
Dr. Wendy Ellis is an associate professor and Director of Reading in the College of Education at Harding University in Searcy, AR. She has been teaching literacy classes for over 17 years. Her teaching responsibilities consist of teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in writing, literacy theories, and best practice methodologies which will prepare candidates for careers as Reading Specialists, Dyslexia Interventionists, or literacy leaders in their schools. Currently, she also serves as a literacy consultant for schools in Arkansas and Tennessee. Prior to working at Harding University she worked at the Arkansas Department of Education as a literacy specialist and has taught in both public and private elementary schools. She believes that teaching is a calling and that it is a blessing to serve others through the gift of teaching.
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About Wendy Ellis, Ed.D.
Dr. Wendy Ellis is an associate professor and Director of Reading in the College of Education at Harding University in Searcy, AR. She has been teaching literacy classes for over 17 years. Her teaching responsibilities consist of teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in writing, literacy theories, and best practice methodologies which will prepare candidates for careers as Reading Specialists, Dyslexia Interventionists, or literacy leaders in their schools. Currently, she also serves as a literacy consultant for schools in Arkansas and Tennessee. Prior to working at Harding University she worked at the Arkansas Department of Education as a literacy specialist and has taught in both public and private elementary schools. She believes that teaching is a calling and that it is a blessing to serve others through the gift of teaching.
| Present | Associate Professor of Education and Director of the Reading Program, Harding University ‐ Cannon-Clary College of Education | |
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Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2008 - Present | Experience Literacy, Consultant |
Honors and Awards
- 2019- ARMY Award of Spartan 2012: Harding University Teacher of the Year 2004: Jo Flanigan Scholarship Award. 2004: International Reading Association Education Sector Reform Service Award.
- 2022 Literacy Educator of the Year: Arkansas Literacy Association
Courses
- SPED 6500 Interdisciplinary Literacy
- ELED 3170 Teaching young Writers
- RDNG 4120/5120 Emergent Literacy
- RDNG 6200 Writing Theories and Processes
- RDNG 6340 Literacy Curriculum
- RDNG 6400 Literacy Interventions
- RDNG 6090 Literacy and Students with Exceptionalities
- RDNG 6300 Reading Strategies for Beginning/Emergent Readers
| 2006 - 2009 | Ed.D, University of Memphis ‐ Reading | |
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| 1998 - 2000 | M.Ed, University of Arkansas Little Rock ‐ Reading | |
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| 1989 - 1994 | B.S., Arkansas State University - Main Campus ‐ Education | |
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Contact Information
Dr. Wendy Ellis
wellis2@harding.edu
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