P. David Pearson

P. David Pearson is a professor in the areas of Language and Literacy and Human Development at the University of California, Berkeley, where he works on issues of pedagogy, assessment, and policy related to literacy development across the K–12 continuum. He began his educational career in 1964 as a 5th-grade teacher in Porterville, California, so he has been involved in education throughout the period covered by this volume.