Dr. John Pikulski
IMPROVING READING
ACHIEVEMENT: A WHOLE SCHOOL EFFORT
As keynote speaker,
Dr. John Pikulski will address the teachers at the Sally Ride
Academy on ways in which all educators can contribute to
improving reading achievement and test scores. Reading
achievement ultimately depends on comprehension of a variety of
texts, which in turn, depends on background knowledge and
language skills - areas to which all teachers and school
personnel can contribute.
Biography:
Dr. John J.
(Jack) Pikulski is a Professor of Education at the University of
Delaware. He has made presentations at over 2,100
professional meetings in all 50 of the united States and 11
other nations.
Dr. Pikulski is a
recognized leader in the International Reading Association and
has served on its Board of Directors and as its president from
1997-1998.
Since 1992, Dr.
Pikulski has served, and continues to serve, on the Reading
Committee of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
He has published
numerous articles in professional journals and has authored
several professional textbooks. Since 1980, he has
contributed to Houghton Mifflin Reading Programs; to Early
Success, and early intervention program; and to the Houghton
Mifflin Pre-Kindergarten program. He is the senior author
of their most recent reading programs.
Dr. Pikulski has
been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including
an Outstanding Alumnus Award for Temple University, the Farley
Distinguished Alumni Award from Wilkes University, the Delaware
Board of Education's Award for Excellence, Distinguished
Educator Award from the National Association of Title I
Directors, and he was one of the earliest winners of the IRA's
international award as Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading.
He has the honor of having been elected by his peers to
membership in the prestigious Reading Hall of Fame.
