Sharon Taberski is a nationally recognized educator, author, and presenter. A teacher for 28 years, Sharon currently works in school districts throughout the country helping teachers set up reading and writing workshops, and think systematically about how to best accomplish their goals. She also presents keynotes and seminars throughout the US and Canada.
Sharon has been a member of NCTE's editorial board, and has served on the development committee for the Primary Literacy Standards (more commonly known as New Standards) by the National Center on Education and the Economy.
Her latest work, It’s ALL About Comprehension, Teaching K-3 Readers from the Ground Up, is a DVD set that clearly models effective ways to develop comprehension in real-life classroom settings through exemplary teaching techniques. Sharon is also the author of On Solid Ground: Strategies for Teaching Reading K-3, and the video series A Close-Up Look at Teaching Reading: Focusing on Children and Our Goals. She is writing a new book for Heinemann on comprehension instruction in the elementary grades.