Program Authors | Consulting Authors | Calle de le Lectura Authors
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Peter Afflerbach, Ph.D.
Professor; Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Work Team, Assessment, Comprehension. |
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Camille L. Z. Blachowicz, Ph.D.
Professor; National College of Education National-Louis University; Skokie, Illinois Areas of Expertise: Vocabulary and Comprehension |
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Candy Dawson Boyd, Ph.D
Professor, School of Education; Saint Mary’s College; Moraga, California Areas of Expertise: Children’s Literature and Professional Development |
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Elena Izquierdo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, University of Texas at El Paso Area of Expertise: English Language Learners |
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Connie Juel, Ph.D.
Professor of Education; Stanford University; Stanford, California Areas of Expertise: Phonics, Oral Vocabulary, and Intervention |
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Edward J. Kame'enui, Ph.D.
Dean-Knight Professor of Education and Director, Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement, and the Center on Teaching and Learning; College of Education; University of Oregon Areas of Expertise: Assessment, Intervention, and Progress Monitoring. |
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Donald J. Leu, Ph.D.
John and Maria Neag Endowed Chair in Literacy and Technology Board of Directors, International Reading Association; University of Connecticut; Storrs, Connecticut Areas of Expertise: Comprehension, Technology, and New Literacies. |
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Jeanne R. Paratore, Ed.D.
Professor of Literacy, Language, and Cultural Studies; Boston University School of Education; Boston, Massachusetts Areas of Expertise: Intervention, Professional Development, and Small Group Instruction |
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P. David Pearson, Ph.D.
Professor and Language, Literature and Culture; Graduate School of Education; University of California; Berkeley, California Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Work Team, Comprehension |
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Sam L. Sebesta, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus; Curriculum and Instruction College of Education, University of Washington; Seattle, Washington Areas of Expertise: Children’s Literature, Reader Response, and Motivation |
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Deborah Simmons, Ph.D.
Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University Areas of Expertise: Literacy Development, Phonics, Intervention. |
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Susan Watts Taffe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Literacy and Second Language Studies; School of Education; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Ohio Areas of Expertise: Professional Development, Vocabulary, Comprehension, and New Literacies |
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Alfred Tatum, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director, UIC Reading Clinic, University of Illinois at Chicago Areas of Expertise: Adolescent Literacy, Reader Response, and Motivation |
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Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D.
H. E. Hartfelder/The Southland Corporation Regents Professor; University of Texas; Austin, Texas Areas of Expertise: Literacy Development, Intervention, Professional Development, English Language Learners, Vocabulary, and Small Group Instruction |
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Karen Kring Wixson, Ph.D.
Dean of Education, University of North Carolina, Greensboro Areas of Expertise: Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Work Team, Assessment, Small Group Instruction. |
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Jeff Anderson, M.Ed.
Author and National Literacy Staff Developer Areas of Expertise: Writing and Grammar |
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Jim Cummins, Ph.D.
Professor; Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning; University of Toronto Area of Expertise: English Language Learners |
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Lily Wong Fillmore, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita; Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley Area of Expertise: English Language Learners |
Georgia Earnest Garcia, Ph.D.
Professor; Language and Literacy Division, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Areas of Expertise: English Language Learners |
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George A. Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Professor (Retired); School of Education, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg Areas of Expertise: English Language Learners |
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Valerie Ooka Pang, Ph.D.
Professor; School of Teacher Education, San Diego State University Area of Expertise: Content Area Connections |
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Sally M. Reis, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor; Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut Area of Expertise: Gifted and Talented Instruction |
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Jon Scieszka, M.F.A.
Children's Book Author and Founder of GUYS READ, First National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature 2008 Areas of Expertise: Student Engagement and Motivation |
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Grant Wiggins, Ed.D.
President of Authentic Education, coauthor of Understanding by Design Areas of Expertise: Concept Development, Assessment, and Curriculum Reform |
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Lee Wright, M.Ed.
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Houston Areas of Expertise: Kindergarten Instruction; Literacy Stations, and Classroom Management |
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Kathy C. Escamilla, Ph.D.
Professor of Education; School of Education, University of Colorado at Boulder Areas of Expertise: Phonics, Transference of Skills |
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Antonio A. Fierro, Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty of Reading and Early Childhood, University of Texas at El Paso Areas of Expertise: Early Childhood Education |
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Mary Esther Huerta
Associate Professor; College of Education, Texas State University Areas of Expertise: Phonics, Transference of Skills |
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