Faculty
| >> Lloyd, Mary "Mollie" |
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“What we want and need is education pure and simple, and we shall make surer and faster progress when we devote ourselves to finding out just what education is and what conditions have to be satisfied in order that education may be a reality and not a name or a slogan.” – John Dewey |
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Literacy Education |
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Telephone/ Fax/ |
T 919.843.5725 |
| Office/CB |
301L Peabody Hall |
| Bio |
Clinical Assistant Professor Mollie Lloyd always thought she wanted to be a teacher. Led by a belief in the power of education for all people and the power of a teacher within education, she sealed her commitment to the profession in ninth grade with encouragement from her algebra teacher. She joined Carolina’s faculty in 2006 and specializes in literacy education and professional development. “I am most interested in those students who struggle with reading and writing,” she said. “My passion is helping teachers—entrusted to teach all students to become readers and writers—to develop their understanding of students’ literacy profiles and explore opportunities for successful literacy learning.” In keeping with Dewey’s philosophy, Lloyd is committed to finding out what makes students want to read and write, the conditions that best advance literacy and helping teachers find their realities in the process. She encourages her students to be knowledgeable, inquisitive, willful and thoughtful as they adapt literacy teaching to individual students within a complex, diverse society. |
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| Funded Research | 2003-2005 Middle School Advancing Reading Achievement: Becoming Effective Teachers of Reading Through Collective Study, UNCG/SERVE. 2003-2005 Elementary Advancing Reading Achievement: Becoming Effective Teachers of Reading Through Collective Study, UNCG/SERVE. |
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| Public Service | 2005-present, Member, Education Committee, Kernersville Chamber of Commerce |
| Selected Publications | Lloyd, M., (2005). What Elementary Teachers Focus on in Study Groups Designed to Advance Reading Achievement. Doctoral Dissertation, (June, 2005), University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Popp, P.A., Contributors Egelson, P., Lloyd, M., & Humphries, S. (2004). Reading on the go! Students who are highly mobile and reading instruction. Prepared for National Center for Homeless Education (December, 2004), NCHE of SERVE, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Duffy, A., Anderson, J., Durham, C., Erickson, A., Lloyd, M., et al. (2003) Responding to the rhetoric: Perspectives on reading instruction. The Reading Teacher, 56(7), 684-686. |
| Selected Presentations | Lloyd, M., & Bowling, T. (2004). Becoming Effective Teachers of Reading: How Teachers Moved from Collegiality to Collective Study in Professional Learning Teams. CREATE Evaluation Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, July 2004. Lloyd, M., & Bowling, T. (2004). Creating a Focus on Teachers Lloyd, M. (2004). Developing a Comprehensive Integrated Program that Includes Literacy as a Focus. 21st Century Community learning Centers Technical Institutes. Chapel Hill, NC, January, 2004 Lloyd, M., & Humphries, S. (2003). How Participation in After-School Can Improve Reading Skills. 2nd Annual SEDL Round-Up, Albuquerque, NM, November, 2003 |