Sharon Taberski is a nationally recognized educator, author, and presenter. A teacher for 28 years, Sharon currently works in school districts throughout the country helping teachers set up reading and writing workshops, and think systematically about how to best accomplish their goals. Sharon has served as a member of NCTE’s editorial board and on the development committee for the Primary Literacy Standards (more commonly known as New Standards)by the Center on Education and the Economy. Sharon is author of the video series A Close-up Look at Reading: Focusing on Children and Our Goals (Heinemann, 1996) and On Solid Ground: Strategies for teaching Reading K-3 (Heinemann, 2000). Her new DVD series It’s ALL About Comprehension: Teaching K-3 Readers from the Ground Up will be out in Fall 2008. She is also writing a new book for Heinemann on comprehension instruction in the elementary grades.
