Rachel Peay Cornett
College of Education, Undergrad
Assistant Professor
Biography
With 16 years experience as both a classroom educator and K-5 academic interventionist, Rachel comes to Lipscomb from Rutherford County Schools, having previously served as an adjunct professor at Middle Tennessee State University and on TDOE's Early Literacy Council. Rachel's primary area of research interest is in early childhood education with a focus on literacy and prevention of reading difficulties. She has been involved with the state department of education's literacy trainings over the last 10 years, both developing and delivering statewide professional development. In her spare time Rachel enjoys the performing arts, cats, and time with her boys.
Academic Degrees
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Middle Tennessee State University, 2006
Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Middle Tennessee State University, 2009
Doctor of Philosophy in Literacy Studies, Middle Tennessee State University, 2014
School Leadership: Beginning Administrator License, Lipscomb University, 2018
Academic Department
College of Education
- Building Classroom Communities
- Planning, Instruction, and Assessment
- Literacy Foundations
- Integrated Literacy
- Early Childhood Methods
- Teaching the Diverse Learner
- Early Childhood Education
- Literacy Acquisition and Preventing Reading Difficulties
- Family and School Partnerships
- 1st Grade Educator, Rutherford County Schools
- K-5 Academic Interventionist, Rutherford County Schools
- Adjunct Professor in Early Childhood, Literacy, and Intervention Courses, Middle Tennessee State University
- State Literacy Textbook Adoption Committee Member
- Tennessee Department of Education Early Literacy Council
- Tennessee Department of Education Read to be Ready Content Developer
- Tennessee Department of Education Early Reading 360 Training Presenter
- AdvancEd Evaluator
- edTPA Scorer
Received over $14,000 in classroom grant funding from: Dollar General's Literacy Foundation, Ross, Wal-Mart, Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), Alpha Delta Kappa, National Educator Association, Nissan, Reflex Learning, and 95% Group
Family Literacy Volunteer of the Year, Read to Succeed, Murfreesboro, TN, 2013
- Community Literacy Forum, Linebaugh Public Library, Murfreesboro, TN, 2012
- Family Literacy Nights, Rutherford County, TN, 2009 – 2013, 2019
- Parent Involvement in Schools, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, 2013
- Literacy Scores: Mid-South Research in the Schools, Knoxville, TN, 2014
- Psychometric Analysis of an Elementary Experiences Scale and its Predictability of Literacy Scores, Poster Session, Tennessee Reading Association’s State Conference, Murfreesboro, TN, 2014
- RTI: Digging Deeper with Data, Tennessee Department of Education’s LEAD Conference, Nashville, TN, 2015
- Pre-Service Educator’s and Family Literacy, International Literacy Association’s Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, 2017
- Keynote Speaker for Murfreesboro Magazine’s Inaugural Top Teacher Awards, Murfreesboro, TN, 2020
- High Quality Instructional Materials (Panelist and Breakout Session), Tennessee Department of Education’s Reading360 Conference, Online, 2021
