• • Overview
  • About the Authors
  • Sample What's Inside
  • Research and FAQs
  • Request a Brochure

Reach New Heights in Strategic Reading Intervention

About the Authors

Barbara A. Marinak, Ph.D, Author

Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator for Literacy Education at Penn State University Harrisburg. She teaches literacy courses and serves as the Reading Clinic Director.

Dr. Marinak received a Ph.D. in literacy from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her dissertation was awarded the 2005 Dissertation Research Award from the College Reading Association. Dr. Marinak serves on the Response to Intervention (RTI) Commission of the International Reading Association.

Susan A. Mazzoni, M.Ed., Author

An independent literacy consultant who works with administrators and teachers to improve literacy practices in elementary school classrooms. For the past ten years, she has worked with teachers on implementing guided reading practices for the purpose of building reading fluency, miscue analysis and prompting, and comprehension instruction.

Ms. Mazzoni received her M.Ed. in Reading Education from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has taught reading courses there and served as a research assistant for the National Reading Research Center.

Linda B. Gambrell, Ph.D., Consulting Author

Distinguished Professor of Education in the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University, where she teaches literacy courses. Prior to coming to Clemson University in 1999, she was Associate Dean for Research in the College of Education at University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Gambrell has served as an elected member of the Board of Directors and president of three leading professional organizations: the International Reading Association, National Reading Conference, and College Reading Association.