Nell K. Duke

Nell K. Duke is an award-winning researcher with an interest in informational literacies in young children, comprehension development and instruction in early schooling, and issues of equity in literacy education. A Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology at Michigan State University and Co-Director of the Literacy Research Center (LARC), Duke has worked closely with teachers to address how research can help support teachers in their practice. With that in mind, she created The Research-Informed Classroom Series and has authored many books among them Reading and Writing Informational Text in the Primary Grades: Research-Based Practices; and Literacy and the Youngest Learner: Best Practices for Educators of Children from Birth to Five.