A certified reading specialist, Jennifer conducts in-district professional development courses focused on intermediate level literacy instruction. In addition to being a contributing teacher to Critical Literacy: Enhancing Students� Comprehension of Text (Scholastic, 2004) and Research-Based Reading Lessons for K-3 (Scholastic, 2005), she has been a presenter at the International Reading Association's annual conference. Jennifer earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island and her masters degree in reading education from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.