Dr. Mary Howard is often described as a “teachers’ teacher,” with special insight into classroom realities. An educator for over five decades, she combines experiences as a special education, Title 1 and Reading Recovery teacher, reading specialist/coach and Literacy Consultant. She is the author of RTI from All Sides: What Every Teacher Needs to Know (Heinemann, 2009) and Good to Great Teaching: Focusing on the Literacy Work that Matters (Heinemann, 2012).