About the Author

Dr. Jerry Zutell is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the OSU Reading Clinic in the College of Education at The Ohio State University. His specific area of interest is the study of children's acquisition of word knowledge in reading and writing. He has authored research articles about assessing oral reading fluency, the stages of spelling development, and the connections between word knowledge in spelling and reading. He has also served as a volunteer and consultant on the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project.