The Author: Marion E. Neville-Lynch is Associate Professor of Literacy at Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, where she also served as Graduate Deputy and Program Head for the Graudate Literacy Program. She is currently the Literacy Coordinator for the Childhood Education Program and supervises student teachers in the New York public schools. Dr. Neville-Lynch received her doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her most recent publication is Assessing Personal Beliefs and Values for Classroom Instruction.