Becky McTague is Professor Emerita, Roosevelt University, College of Education. Dr. McTague has more than 30 years of experience teaching, ranging from elementary schools to university level student in language and literacy. Her experiences include trainer for Reading Recovery, primary teacher in Illinois, Oklahoma, and England; and reading specialist/coach for several public-school districts. Over the past 10 years, she has directed many local grants as well as worked on federal grants focused on school improvement. Her current research interests include teacher development, struggling readers, best practices in literacy for all students, school change especially in urban setting, and supporting English language learners. Dr. McTague is also the co-author ofThe New Balanced Literacy School: Implementing Common Core and Formative Assessment in the New Balanced Literacy Classroomm.