About the Author
Irene C. Fountas, a professor in the School of Education at
Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been a classroom
teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in school
districts across the nation and abroad. She works extensively in
the literacy education field and directs the Literacy Collaborative
in the School of Education at Lesley University.
Together with Gay Su Pinnell she has authored numerous books,
videos, and websites with Heinemann that are now considered
standards in the field of literacy instruction and staff
development. Their latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell
Leveled Literacy Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark
Assessment System, a comprehensive assessment system for grades
K—8. Fountas and Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of
teachers nationwide through bestselling books such as:
- The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008)
- When Readers Struggle (2008)
- The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K—8+ (2009—2011
Edition, Print Version)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K—8 (2007)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K—2 (2007)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3—8 (2007)
- Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and
Writing About Reading, K—8 (2006)
- www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com
- Leveled Books, K—8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective
Teaching (2005)
- Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children
(1996)
- Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and
Content Literacy (2001)
- Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K—2
(2000)
- The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided
Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006)
- Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the
Reading/Writing Classroom (1998)
- The Reader’s Notebook
- Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997)
In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom
materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons
(Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of
Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These
materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the
country.
Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a
variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann
Professional Development.
Gay Su Pinnell is a professor in the School of Teaching and
Learning at The Ohio State University. She has extensive experience
in classroom teaching and field-based research, and in developing
comprehensive approaches to literacy education. She has received
the International Reading Association’s Albert J. Harris Award for
research and the Charles A. Dana Foundation Award for her
contributions to the field of education. She is also a member of
the Reading Hall of Fame.
Together with Irene Fountas she has authored numerous books,
videos, and websites with Heinemann that are considered standards
in the field of literacy instruction and staff development. Their
latest innovations are The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy
Intervention and The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System,
a comprehensive assessment system for grades K—8. Fountas and
Pinnell have influenced the classroom practices of teachers
nationwide through bestselling titles such as:
- The Fountas & Pinnell Prompting Guide 1 (2008)
- When Readers Struggle (2008)
- The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Book List, K—8+ (2009—2011
Edition, Print Version)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K—8 (2007)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K—2 (2007)
- The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades 3—8 (2007)
- Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency: Thinking, Talking, and
Writing About Reading, K—8 (2006)
- www.FountasandPinnellLeveledBooks.com
- Leveled Books, K—8: Matching Texts to Readers for Effective
Teaching (2005)
- Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children
(1996)
- Guiding Readers and Writers: Teaching Comprehension, Genre, and
Content Literacy (2001)
- Interactive Writing: How Language & Literacy Come Together, K—2
(2000)
- The Primary Literacy Video Collection Series of DVDs: Guided
Reading; Classroom Management; and Word Study (2006)
- Word Matters: Teaching Phonics and Spelling in the
Reading/Writing Classroom (1998)
- The Reader’s Notebook
- Help America Read and Coordinator's Guide (1997)
In addition, through Heinemann's firsthand line of classroom
materials, Fountas and Pinnell have authored Phonics Lessons
(Grades K, 1, and 2), Word Study Lessons (Grade 3), Sing a Song of
Poetry, and their corresponding word and picture cards. These
materials are used in thousands of classrooms throughout the
country.
Fountas and Pinnell together present workshops nationwide on a
variety of literacy-instruction topics through Heinemann
Professional Development.
