Adjunct Applied Research Faculty
PhD, University of Vermont

“I’m a thinking partner. I might have some ideas or resources, but it’s really about partnering. This collaboration and partnership is a favorite space to be.”

Biography

Audrey Richardson, PhD, is the Literacy Program Coordinator and a faculty member in the Teaching, Literacy, and Master of Education Programs. She is a senior lecturer in the graduate school at the University of Vermont and coordinates the Networks for Excellence in Schools project of the Vermont-based Partnerships for Literacy and Learning.  Audrey has 20 years of experience as an educator at Woodstock Union High School & Middle School; as a high school English teacher, a literacy interventionist, a literacy coach & MTSS Coordinator. She has also worked in the development of common core standards-based assessments, tutoring, and freelance writing. She earned her PhD in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Vermont.  Audrey lives in Hartland, VT, on a working dairy and sugaring farm with her husband and two daughters.  

 

Research & Practice Interests

Audrey’s practice interests include equitable access to literacy learning, competency-based education, educator-driven professional development, and deeper learning in literacy and language arts.

 

Presentations

  • Richardson, A. (2020, November) Exploring Secondary Literacy Systems in a MTSS/RtI Framework: A Systematic Review. Literacy Research Association. Houston, Texas (Virtual).
  • Richardson, A. (2020, March) Reading the World: Personalized proficiency-based literacy practices that promote equity in secondary schools.  Windsor Central Portrait of a Graduate Conference, Killington, Vermont.
  • Richardson, A. (2019, May) Educators as Architects of Efficacy: Self-determined action research as educator professional development.   Presented my role in creating districtwide action research professional development for k-12 public educators in a personalized proficiency system. Dynamic Landscapes Conference, Burlington, Vermont.
  • Richardson, A. (2019, August) Student’s in the Driver’s Seat: Student-centered literacy instruction. Vermont Literacy Conference, Stowe, Vermont.
  • Richardson, A. (2018, August) Reframing Reading, and Response: A critical literacy approach to secondary reading instruction. Vermont Literacy Conference, Stowe Vermont.
  • Richardson, A & Stainton J. (2016, October) The Personalized Proficiency Paradigm. Windsor Central Unified District Board Presentation, Woodstock Vermont
  • Richardson, A. (2017, December) Critical Literacy and Equity. Partnerships in Literacy Learning Winter Conference, Essex Vermont  

 

Publications

  • Richardson, A. (2022). Envisioning Equitable Access to Literacy Learning though Social Cultural and Critical Approaches to the Implementation of MTSS. Scholar Quest.