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Dr. Patricia A. Edwards is Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of Teacher Education, and a Senior University Outreach Fellow at Michigan State University. She is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, Past President of the International Literacy Association (formerly the International Reading Association), and the first African American President of the Literacy Research Association (formerly the National Reading Conference). edwards6@msu.edu

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