Basic Early Literacy Skills provides all the resources necessary for educating readers from grades K 3.

Bob Algozzine, special needs expert and professor of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina, works with educators to improve learning conditions of the academically challenged. In addition to earning his PhD in Education, Mr. Algozzine has acquired over 25 years of experience in educational research. Today, he is a staff developer, conference speaker, and educational consultant in North Carolina, and lives near Charlotte. Mary Beth Marr, Professor of Literary Education at Meredith College, conducts research on early literacy and struggling readers. She lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tina McClanahan is an expert on literacy education for young children, particularly between Pre-K and Second Grade. She currently lives in Matthews, North Carolina, with her family. Emme Barnes is a literacy facilitator at her elementary school in North Carolina. She specializes in students between first and second grade, and has received the Ten Outstanding Young Charlotteans Award for her contributions to elementary literacy. Ms. Barnes now works as an educator in Charlotte, North Carolina.