New editors, new directions...

If you are a teacher in your first years of practice you will find RT to be a compass that guides you through the challenging waters of a new profession. Likewise, if you are a veteran teacher RT can help you validate (or question) your classroom practices, learn of research trends, and discover ways to adapt instruction for students with special needs.

The editors, Robert B. Cooter, Jr. (e-mail) and J. Helen Perkins (e-mail), are professors at The University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The Reading Teacher is published 8 times a year, monthly from September through May, with a combined issue in December/January. Submission of articles and Teaching Tips for peer review is encouraged.

Editorial review board – volume 61

Mary I. Abbott,
University Of Kansas, USA

Patricia A. Adams,
Dr. Bagnall Elementary School, USA

Jim Anderson,
University of British Columbia, Canada

Betty Anderson,
Eastview Elementary School, Lake Geneva, WI, USA

Anthony J. Applegate,
Holy Family University, USA

Mary DeKonty Applegate,
St. Joseph's University, USA

Lori Czop Assaf,
Texas State University-San Marcos, USA

Nancy Parks Bertrand,
Middle Tennessee State University, USA

Janet M. Beyersdorfer,
J.W. Riley Elementary School, Arlington Heights, IL, USA

Connie M. Briggs,
Emporia State University, USA

Karen Bromley,
Binghamton University, USA

Gregory W. Brooks,
St. John Fisher College, USA

Tim K. Campbell,
University of Central Oklahoma, USA

George F. Canney,
University of Idaho, USA

R. Jeffrey Cantrell,
University of Virginia-Wise, USA

Lila Ubert Carrick,
New Jersey City University, USA

Catherine F. Compton-Lilly,
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Denise Cloonan Cortez Andersen,
Northeastern Illinois University, USA

Andrea DeBruin-Parecki,
High/Scope Early Reading Institute, USA

Pamela Dougherty-Smith,
Dallas Independent School District, USA

Margaret-Mary M. Sulentic Dowell,
Louisiana State University, USA

Janice Hartwick Dressel,
Central Michigan University, USA

Laurie A. Elish-Piper,
Northern Illinois University, USA

Kathy C. Escamilla,
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Francine C. Falk-Ross,
Northern Illinois University, USA

Vickie Fields-Whitfield,
i-station.com, Lancaster, TX, USA

E. Sutton Flynt,
University of Memphis, USA

Nancy W. Fordham,
Bowling Green State University, USA

Carol J. Fuhler,
Iowa State University, USA

Irene Gaskins,
Benchmark School, Media, PA, USA

J. Richard Gentry,
Consultant, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

Gina A. Goble,
Roosevelt Elementary School, North Brunswick, NJ, USA

Susan Gooden,
University of Southern Indiana, USA

Yetta Goodman,
University of Arizona, USA

Dana L. Grisham,
California State University-East Bay, USA

Honey Halpern,
University of British Columbia, Canada

Marjorie R. Hancock,
Kansas State University, USA

Kathy N. Headley,
Clemson University, USA

John P. Helfeldt,
Texas A&M University, USA

Cindy Hendricks,
Bowling Green State University, USA

Kantaylieniere Hill-Clarke,
University of Memphis, USA

Clare Hite,
Dalton State College, USA

Jeff Horowitz,
Consultant, Windsor, ON, Canada

Lois E. Huffman,
North Carolina State University, USA

Laura Justice,
The Ohio State University, USA

Shirley Kaltenbach,
University of Alaska Southeast, USA

Wendy C. Kasten,
Kent State University, USA

Linda O. Kennard,
Memphis City Schools, USA

Nancy J. Kolodziej,
Tennessee Technological University, USA

Barbara Kraemer-Cook,
Marin Country Day School, USA

Linda Lamme,
University of Florida, USA

Holly Lane,
University of Florida, USA

Diane Lapp,
San Diego State University, USA

Mary Laub,
Kutztown University, USA

Lauren A. Liang,
University of Utah, USA

Nancy Logan,
Littlewood Elementary School, USA

David M. Lund,
Southern Utah University, USA

Laurie MacGillivray,
University of Memphis, USA

Scott A. Mackin,
Merrill Area Public Schools, USA

Linda E. Martin,
Ball State University, USA

Peter McDermott,
The Sage Colleges, USA

Nancy H. McDonough,
Walter Stillman School, USA

Lawrie McKeith,
Yellowknife Education District #1, Canada

Kathleen J. Mohr,
The University of North Texas, USA

Kouider Mokhtari,
Miami University, USA

Jane K. Moore,
Dallas Independent School District, USA

Mary Hardy Mosley,
University of Central Arkansas, USA

Bruce A. Murray,
Auburn University, USA

Nancy Padak,
Kent State University, USA

Rosemary G. Palmer,
Boise State University, USA

Faridah Pawan,
Indiana University, USA

Sharon M. Peck,
State University of New York at Geneseo, USA

Shelley Stagg Peterson,
University of Toronto, Canada

Denise Pheifer,
Chase/Pheifer & Associates, USA

Melina Porto,
University of La Plata, Argentina

Sylvia Read,
Utah State University, USA

D. Ray Reutzel,
Utah State University, USA

Donald J. Richgels,
Northern Illinois University, USA

Linda H. Roberts,
West Hartford Public Schools, USA

Sherron Killingsworth Roberts,
University of Central Florida, USA

Emily M. Rodgers,
Ohio State University, USA

Flora V. Rodriguez-Brown,
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Mary Beth Sampson,
Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA

Jenifer Schneider,
University of South Florida, USA

Isabel Schon,
California State University-San Marcos, USA

Victoria N. Seeger,
Seaman USD 345, USA

Lisa M. Sensale,
Michigan State University, USA

Ruth A. Short,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Elizabeth Bridges Smith,
Ohio Department of Education, USA

Katherine Stahl,
New York University, USA

Bird B. Stasz,
Elon University, USA

Betsy G. Suits,
International School Bangkok, Thailand

Jeanne Swafford,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington, USA

Terre Sychterz,
Kutztown University, USA

William H. Teale,
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Floretta Thornton-Reid,
Georgia State University, USA

Barbara J. Tobin,
Consultant, South Amboy, NJ, USA

Keith J. Topping,
University of Dundee, Scotland

Patrice Tucker,
Pine Shadows Elementary School, USA

Jean F. Turner,
Mt. Loafer Elementary School, USA

Karen J. Venditti,
Purdue University Calumet, USA

Anne B. Walker,
University of North Dakota, USA

Carolyn A. Walker,
Ball State University, USA

Doris J. Walker-Dalhouse,
Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA

Geoffrey E. Ward,
James Cook University, Australia

Joyce Warner,
Barry University, USA

Debra K. Wellman,
Rollins College, USA

Pamela J. Winsor,
University of Lethbridge, Canada

Elizabeth Yanoff,
University at Albany, USA

Hallie K. Yopp,
California State University-Fullerton, USA

Terrell A. Young,
Washington State University, USA

Joseph E. Zimmer,
St. Bonaventure University, USA