Dr. Mary Kallus

Assistant Professor
Reading Education
ED 157
575.562.2219
Mary.Kallus@enmu.edu

Academic Background
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction
Texas Tech University
M.Ed. in Language/Literacy
Texas Tech University
B.A. in History and English
Texas Tech University

Scholarly Interests
Content Area Literacy, "At Risk" middle level readers, The role of Intertextuality and transaction in learning
and web quests in content classrooms.

Selected Publications
Kallus, M. (in progress). The Choice Effect: Self-Efficacy as a Reader for One At-Risk Adolescent. In Johnson, H. A., & Hurst, J. Case studies of at-risk adolescent readers (working title). [invited chapter.]

Kallus, M. (2005). How do you make reading relevant for at-risk middle level students? Teaching Excellence, Public School Edition, 13 (3), 2-5 .

Shaughnessy, M., et al. (2005). Counseling and disabilities: Needed counseling concerns relative to educational psychology and special education . In Focus on educational psychology . Mitel, A. V. (Ed.) Hauppauge, NY: Nova Sciences Publishers, Inc.

Duemer, L., Fontenot, D., Gumfory, K., Kallus, M., Larsen, J., Schafer, S., & Shaw, B. C., Jr. (2002). The use of online synchronous discussion groups to enhance community formation and professional identity development. Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 1 (2). Retrieved from http://www.ncolr.org/jiol/ARCHIVES/2002/2/04/index.html

Swafford, J., & Kallus, M. (2002). Content area literacy: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Content Area Reading Journal, 1 .

Biography
Mary Kallus was born and raised in West Texas. Coming from a family of educators, Mary grew up in the halls of Midland High School playing school every afternoon in her father's classroom, always wanting to be a teacher to provide positive and caring support to the students in her classroom. Mary taught grades five through seven for six years before returning to Texas Tech for the doctoral program.  She brings a wealth of knowledge about elementary and mid school teaching experiences, content area literacy, and children's and adolescent literature to the college classroom.