Read STOP Write was developed by Dr. John Strong, Dr. Laura Tortorelli, and Dr. Blythe Anderson. Dr. Eunsoo Cho is a collaborator on Read STOP Write research projects.
Project Team
Dr. John Strong
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Graduate School of Education and Associate Director of Research in the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction at the University at Buffalo. His research focuses on reading and writing assessment and instruction in upper-elementary and secondary grades, with an emphasis on informational text structure.
Dr. Laura Tortorelli
Associate Professor of Elementary Literacy in the College of Education at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on the development of foundational skills for reading and writing, including reading fluency informational texts.
Dr. Blythe Anderson
Assistant Professor of Literacy Education in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. Her research focuses on vocabulary development.
Dr. Eunsoo Cho
Associate Professor and the Eady/Hendrick Chair of Learning Disability in the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. Her research focuses on reading interventions for students at risk for learning disabilities that address linguistic and motivational needs.
Advisory Board
Dr. Steve Amendum
Professor of Literacy Education
Dr. Ana Taboada Barber
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, and partnerships
Dr. Sonia Cabell
Associate Professor of Reading Education/Language Arts
Dr. Kristin Conradi Smith
Associate Professor of Reading Education
Dr. William Lewis
Professor of Literacy Education
Dr. Crystal Wise
Assistant Professor of Elementary Literacy Education
Funding
Advanced Education Research and Development Fund
Research Foundation for the State University of New York
University at Buffalo
Michigan State University
Research and development for Read STOP Write are supported by the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF) through a Reading Reimagined: Equitable Foundational Literacy Research Grant to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of the University at Buffalo and Michigan State University. AERDF and the Reading Reimagined Program do not take responsibility for any statements or views expressed.