Catherine A Little
Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

•Ph.D., Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership, The College of William and Mary, 2001

•M.A.Ed., Gifted Education, The College of William and Mary, 1997

•B.A., Elementary Education/History, The College of William and Mary, 1994

Contact Information: 

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Phone: (860) 486-2754
Fax: (860) 486-2900

Email: catherine.little@uconn.edu

Mailing Address:
Dept. of Educational Psychology
Neag School of Education
2131 Hillside Road, Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007

Current Courses Taught:

EPSY 373: Strategies for Differentiating the Grade Level Curriculum

EPSY 459: Curricular Options for High-Ability Learners

EGEN 298H: Honors Seminar

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

National Association for Gifted Children

American Educational Research Association

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Little, C. A., Feng, A. X., VanTassel-Baska, J., Rogers, K. B., & Avery, L. D. (2007). Study of curriculum effectiveness in social studies. Gifted Child Quarterly, 51,

Little, C. A., & Hines, A. H. (2006). Time to read: Advancing reading achievement after school. Journal of Advanced Academics, 18, 8-33.

Stronge, J. S., Gareis, C. R., & Little, C. A. (2006). Teacher pay and teacher quality: Attracting, developing, and retaining the best teachers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

VanTassel-Baska, J., & Little, C. A. (Eds.). (2003). Content-based curriculum for high-ability learners. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.