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