Contributors
ILA extends its gratitude to all the writers and reviewers who drafted, revised, and reviewed the terms found in this continually updated resource. Their contributions reflect a wealth of expertise across a range of professional backgrounds in the literacy field.
Project Lead
Diane Lapp, San Diego State University
Writers
Donna Alvermann, University of Georgia
Patrick Burke, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick
Robert Jiménez, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
David E. Kirkland, New York University, Steinhardt
Hilda Martinez, Zamorano Fine Arts Academy
Fran McVeigh, literacy consultant
Lisa O’Brien, Boston University
Donna Ogle, National Louis University
Anna Osborn, Jefferson Middle School
Kathleen Paciga, Columbia College Chicago
D. Ray Reutzel, University of Wyoming
Sherron Killingsworth Roberts, University of Central Florida
Katherine Casey Spengler, literacy consultant
Margarita Gomez Zisselsberger, Loyola University
Reviewers
Gretchen Bernabei, author
Wiley Blevins, author
Jill Castek, University of Arizona
James Cunningham, University of North Carolina
Patricia Cunningham, Wake Forest University
Susan Dougherty, Rider University
Irene Fountas, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Virginia Goatley, University at Albany, SUNY
Michael Graves, University of Minnesota
John Guthrie, University of Maryland
Aeriale Johnson, San Jose Public Schools
Jungmin Kwon, Teachers College, Columbia University
Denise Morgan, Kent State University
Lesley Morrow, Rutgers University
Molly Ness, Fordham University
Susan B. Neuman, New York University
Jennifer Rowsell, Brock University
Timothy Shanahan, University of Illinois, Chicago
Katherine Stahl, New York University
Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University
Ruth Yopp-Edwards, California State University, Fullerton
Hallie Yopp Slowik, California State University, Fullerton
Special Contributor
Peter Johnston, University at Albany, SUNY