William G. Brozo is a professor of literacy in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He has taught reading and language arts in the Carolinas. He is the author of numerous articles and books on literacy development for children and young adults, including To Be a Boy, to Be a Reader. His newest book is RTI and the Adolescent Reader: Responsive Literacy Instruction in Secondary Schools. Dr. Brozo’s research focuses on adolescent literacy, content area/disciplinary literacy, and the literate lives of boys.