Clinical Instructor of Literacy Education
William & Mary

Tammy Williams serves as a Clinical Instructor of Literacy Education at William & Mary School of Education. She has her Reading Specialist endorsement and is a National Board Certified Literacy Educator. Tammy instructs in the Literacy Leadership Post-Professional Certificate Program. She also teaches literacy classes to both undergraduate and graduate preservice teachers and serves as a University Supervisor in the OG Scholars program.

Tammy has had a wide variety of teaching experiences. She has taught in the public school elementary setting for thirty-one years. An army spouse, Tammy has also taught abroad in Japan and Germany, working for the Department of Defense Education Schools. She has worked as a literacy coach and interventionist for over ten years. Tammy was honored as the Williamsburg-James City County Division Teacher of the Year in 2021.

As a practitioner, Tammy’s interests include bridging the research-to-classroom gap for educators in literacy instruction, as well as studying research-based instructional practices for students with Dyslexia. In 2021, she earned her Associate-level certification from Orton Gillingham Academy. Tammy enjoys reading research from many bodies of study, including neuroscience, linguistics, psychology, and educational pedagogy, and developing curricula and resources that support students’ success in literacy.