Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions

About Deborah R. GlaserJan HasbrouckSusan M. Smartt

Susan M. Smartt Ph.D. As a senior research associate at Vanderbilt University Dr. Smartt engaged in research writing and teaching focused on improving teacher preparation in reading. Previously she was a national literacy consultant with state departments teacher preparation programs and local school districts. Her work focused on facilitating school reform implementing reading intervention for low-performing schools using data to inform practice developing Response to Intervention initiatives and implementing scientifically based literacy programs.Dr. Smartt owned and directed a reading clinic for more than 20 years in which she provided comprehensive psychoeducational assessments dyslexia evaluations and tutoring services. She has been a classroom teacher a reading coach a reading specialist and a principal. She was an early contributor to the development of LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) (Moats & Tolman 2017) and past president of the Tennessee branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Her publications include journal articles edited volumes and books on research-based reading intervention and policy initiatives including Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions (Smartt & Glaser 2010). Currently Dr. Smartt tutors and provides advocacy services for students with dyslexia.Deborah M. Glaser Ed.D. is a national education consultant trainer and author based in Boisie Idaho. Jan Hasbrouck Ph.D. is a leading researcher educational consultant and author who works with schools in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Hasbrouck worked as a reading specialist and coach for 15 years and later became a professor. Her research in reading fluency academic assessment and interventions and instructional coaching has been widely published. She is the author and coauthor of several books curriculum materials and assessment tools. She continues to collaborate with researchers on projects related to reading assessment and intervention.