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Author Bio

Deanna Birdyshaw is the associate director of The University of Michigan Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. Before coming to the University of Michigan, she served as English Language Arts Consultant for the Michigan Department of Education for 4 years. She taught 2 7 years in Ypsilanti Public Schools. She is currently president-elect of the Michigan Reading Association.

Nina Yochum is an associate professor emerita at the University of Michigan. As a classroom teacher, a reading specialist, and a university professor, she has been interested in examining curricular, instructional, and assessment issues associated with literacy learning, with particular focus on the professional development of preservice and practicing teachers.

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