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All of the content on ReadWriteThink is reviewed and approved by literacy experts. Read more about our Advisory Board and Content Review Boards.
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Advisory Board |
Made up of literacy educators, the ReadWriteThink Advisory Board plays a key role in helping the site carry out its mission. Board members offer insights, suggestions, and expertise in support of ReadWriteThink's staff and authors in the development of the site and its instructional resources.
Profesor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Professor
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Associate Professor of Literacy Education
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Instructional Specialist and Adjunct Instructor
Lee Elementary and Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
Literacy Coach
Goucher Elementary School/Cherokee County Schools
Gaffney, South Carolina
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Director, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
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Content Review Boards |
All classroom resources are reviewed by a minimum of two literacy educators who work collaboratively with authors and ReadWriteThink editors to help make sure the materials reflect best practice and current research.
IRA's Review Panel
Peggy Albers
Associate Professor
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
E. Christine Brojek
Sebring, Florida
Leah Calvert, Ph.D.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Lisa Ciganek
Seven Oaks Elementary School
Wesley Chapel, Florida
Sara McCormick Davis
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Mary Drucker, Ph.D.
Utica College
Utica, New York
Debbie East, Ph.D.
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Judith Gasser, Ph.D.
Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas
Agnieszka Gawecki
Aurora, Illinois
Stephanie Marie Hamilton
DTI Associates
Cleveland, Ohio
Michanne Hoctor-Thompson, Ed.D.
San Diego Unified School District
San Diego, California
Julie Horton, Ph.D.
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Mara Hutt-Tiwald
Reading Specialist
Hill Middle School
Naperville, Illinois
Lynn Iacovelli-Fiandaca
Leominster, Massachusetts
Kelly Jankowski
Allen Park, Michigan
Sarah Keller, Ed.D.
Tennessee Tech University
Knoxville, Tennessee
Theodore Kesler, Ed.D.
Queens College
Flushing, New York
Trish Kinnee
Port Huron High School
Port Huron, Michigan
Mary Kreul
Richards Elementary School
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Carolyn Kuzniewski
Marchman Technical Education Center
New Port Richey, Florida
Maria Lamattina
Moore Catholic High School
Staten Island, New York
Maria Liwanag
State University of New York, Geneseo
Geneseo, New York
Teddi Martin
University of North Texas
McKinney, Texas
Angela McDurmon
Oconee County School System
Watkinsville, Georgia
Carla Meyer
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Katy Moore
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Honor Moorman
San Antonio, Texas
Terry Newman, Ph.D.
Fairfield Area School District
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Barbara Osterwisch
Kingwood, Texas
Audrey Parrish
Educational Specialist
Blanche Ely High School
Pompano, Florida
Margaret Policastro, Ph.D.
Roosevelt University
Schaumburg, Illinois
Stacey Pollock
Millis Middle School
Framingham, Massachusetts
Mary Reynolds
Mt. Brook Junior High School
Bynum, Alabama
Lynn Sanders Bustle, Ph.D.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
Donna Smith Savage
Henrico County Public Schools
Toano, Virginia
Mary Beth Schaefer, Ed.D.
St. John's University
Richmond Hill, New York
Deborah Schmeck, Ed.D.
Schuylkill Valley Middle School
Leesport, Pennsylvania
Lisa Sensale
Michigan State University
Liberty Township, Ohio
Randy Shear
Amqui Elementary School
Columbia, Tennessee
Julie Shultz-Bartlett
Chief Leschi Schools
Gig Harbor, Washington
Tracey Sizemore
The Thackston School
Knoxville, Tennessee
Leigh Stewart
Downingtown High School East
Exton, Pennsylvania
Carrie Strohl
University of California
Berkeley, California
Tracy Sweeney
Rancocas Valley Regional High School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lila Ubert Carrick, Ed.D.
New Jersey City University
Somerville, New Jersey
Melissa Weimer
Waterford, Michigan
NCTE's Review Panel
Peggy Albers
Associate Professor
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
Nancy Barile
High School Teacher
Revere High School
Revere, Massachusetts
James Bucky Carter
Assistant Professor of English Education
El Paso, Texas
Lisa Storm Fink
ReadWriteThink.org Project Manager
National Council of Teachers of English
Urbana, Illinois
Lisa Gaines
Middle School Teacher
Hoover, Alabama
Traci Gardner
Educational Web Developer and Curriculum Designer
Blacksburg, Virginia
John Golden
Curriculum Specialist
Portland Public School District
Portland, Oregon
Devon Hamner
Kindergarten Teacher
Grand Island, Nebraska
Sandy Hayes
Middle School Teacher
Becker Middle School
Big Lake, Minnesota
LaDonna Helm
Kindergarten Teacher
Urbana, Illinois
Carol Hurt
Charleston, South Carolina
Melissa Kath
North Canton, Ohio
Jean Landis
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Katherine McKnight
Chair, Department of Teacher Education
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Haley Fishburn Moore
High School/College Teacher
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Amy Mozombite
High School Teacher
Largo, Florida
John O'Connor
High School Teacher
New Trier High School
Winnetka, Illinois
Nancy Patterson
Assistant Professor of Literacy Studies
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Missy Nieveen Phegley
Assistant Professor
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jacqueline Podolski
Middle School Teacher
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sharon Roth
Director of Professional Development
Urbana, Illinois
Susanne Rubenstein
High School Teacher
Princeton, Massachusetts
Patricia Schulze
High School Teacher
Yankton, South Dakota
Karen Sinning
Middle School Teacher
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
John Paul Walter
Graduate Student
St. Louis, Missouri
Sharon Webster
Portfolio Coordinator
Narragansett High School
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Rebecca S. Wheeler
Associate Professor
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia
Phyllis Whitin
College Instructor
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Carolyn Wilhelm
Elementary Teacher
Maple Grove, Minnesota
Junius Wright
High School Teacher
Charleston, South Carolina