Barbara A. Bradley, PhD
School of Education and Human Sciences - Curriculum & TeachingBarbara A. Bradley, professor, joined the KU faculty in the fall of 2004. Barbara earned a BS degree from SUNY at Stony Brook in biology and psychology, an MA degree in physical education from Adelphi University, and a PhD in reading education from The University of Georgia. She has 14 years experience teaching preschool-aged children with special needs and taught in New York, Virginia, and Colorado.
Websites:
2018 Capri, Italy Study Abroad Flyer: http://ct.ku.edu/sites/ct.ku.edu/files/files/Italy_KU_flyer_2018.pdf
Teaching
Barbara teaches undergraduate courses related to literacy in the elementary grades and graduate courses related to early literacy and beginning reading, reading comprehension, and reading research.
Courses:
C&T 352 & 353: Literacy Instruction for the Primary Grades & Practicum
C&T 354 & 355: Literacy Instruction for the Intermediate Grades & Practicum
C&T 649 & 749: An International Teaching Experience
C&T 741: Comprehension and Study Strategies
C&T 840: Emergent Literacy and Beginning Reading
C&T 841: Early Intervention Reading Practicum
C&T 844: The Reading Program: Coordination and Supervision
C&T 940: Evaluation of Reading Research
C&T 998: Introduction to Graduate Studies
Teaching Interests
- Preschool
- Elementary education
- Early literacy
- Beginning reading
- Reading comprehension
Research
Barbara's research focuses on early literacy, particularly language development and book sharing with information texts. She is co-author of the book, Revitalizing Read Alouds: Interactive Talk About Books With Young Children, PreK-2. Barbara often uses the approach of design-based research or formative experiments to investigate educational issues, and she co-authored the book, On Formative and Design Experiments. Finally, Barbara directs a 4-week summer study abroad in Italy for education majors and has several publications related to this program
Barbara has published research in Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, Early Child Development and Care, Journal of Literacy Research, The Reading Teacher, Science and Children, School Psychology Review, and School Psychology Quarterly. She presents her research at the national/international conferences such as the Literacy Research Association (LRA) and American Educational Research Association (AERA). She currently serves on the editorial review board for Reading Research Quarterly.
Research Interests
- Preschool
- Early childhood
- Early literacy
- Book sharing with informational texts
- Read alouds
- Oral language development
- Formative experiments
- Design research
- Design-based research
Selected Publications
Selected Presentations
Selected Grants
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., Reading Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 2004
- M.A., Physical Education/Adapted Physical Education Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 1988
- B.S., Biology and Psychology, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, 1985