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“I am proud to have chosen teaching as my career. I am proud to be a professional educator. Because the work of education is very important, I hold myself to the two essential standards to which every professional should commit: (a) to understand the foundations of proven best practices in one’s field, and (b) to effectively implement those best practices to whatever extent possible. I am excited to be collaborating with my associates at GHA to take these concepts to my professional colleagues, teachers, administrators, and support personnel in schools, to help them become aware of and value the proven best practices for effective instruction, and to show them how to implement those practices so that every student can succeed.”

Background   Jan Hasbrouck, Ph.D., is a leading educational consultant, trainer, and researcher. She recently served as the Executive Consultant to the Washington State Reading Initiative. Dr. Hasbrouck worked as a reading specialist for 15 years before becoming a professor at the University of Oregon and later at Texas A&M University. Dr. Hasbrouck consults with schools, districts, and state education departments, with a focus on improving instruction for students who struggle with reading. She works with educators across the United States as well as internationally, helping teachers and administrators design and implement effective assessment and instructional programs targeted to help low-performing readers. Dr. Hasbrouck earned her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Oregon, and her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. Her research in areas of reading fluency, reading assessment, coaching and consultation, and second language learners has been published in numerous professional books and journals. She is the coauthor of The Reading Coach: A How-To Manual for Success (published by Sopris West) and Differentiated Instruction: Grouping for Success (published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education).