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 Shawnna Helf, Ph.D. is an associate professor of literacy education at Winthrop University. Her research interests include early reading intervention, instructional design, and teaching efficiency. She can be reached at helfs@winthrop.edu. Bettie Parsons Barger, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Winthrop University, where she teaches courses in Children’s Literature and Elementary Education. She can be reached at bargerbp@winthrop.edu . Hannah Brandon is a senior at Winthrop University studying special education with a concentration in learning and emotional disabilities. Her research interests include struggling readers, literacy interventions and multisensory instruction. She can be reached at brandonh2@winthrop.edu . Haley Nash is a senior at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She is a member of Kappa Delta Pi and the International Literacy Association. Originally from Pendleton, South Carolina, her interests include children’s literature, hiking, and spending time with family. After graduation, she hopes to work as a teacher in the Rock Hill area. She can be reached at nashk6@winthrop.edu. KimWhite is a 23- year veteran of the teaching profession. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from West Virginia University in 1994 and Master’s Degree in Divergent Learning from Columbia College in 2008. She received National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist in 2008 as well. Through the years, she has taught grades Pre-K, Kindergarten, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 7th grade. Currently she teaches 4th grade to an amazing group of kids that “looped”with her from 3rd grade. She lives in Rock Hill, SC with her husband and 2 teenage boys. She can be reached at kwhite72@comporium.net .

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