In this episode, Dr. Margaret Vaughn talks with Dr. John T. Guthrie, the esteemed
Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy Emeritus in the Department of Human Development
and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland at College Park.
He served as the Research Director at the International Reading Association from
1974-1984 and is the recipient of the Oscar Causey Award for Outstanding
Reading Research and is a member of the International Reading Association Hall
of Fame. In 2004, Dr. Guthrie received the University of Maryland Regent’s
Faculty Award for research/scholarship/creative activity. In 2011, he was
elected to the National Academy of Education which addresses research to
national policy
