Chase Young is Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Sam Houston State University, USA. He is editor of Literacy Research and Instruction and founding editor of Journal of Teacher Action Research.

David Paige is Professor of Literacy at Northern Illinois University, USA, and Director of the Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic. He is past president of the Association of Literacy Researchers and Educators.

Timothy V. Rasinski is Professor of Literacy Education and former director of the award-winning Reading and Writing Development Center at Kent State University, USA. He is past president of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers and is an elected member in the International Reading Hall of Fame. In a recent Stanford University study, Rasinski was identified as among the top two per cent of scientists in the world.