RTI in Literacy-responsive and Comprehensive by Peter H Johnston

Peter Johnston grew up in New Zealand and taught elementary school before moving to the United States to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois' Center for the Study of Reading His goals at the time did not include living in the United States, let alone marrying and starting a family. Peter's study and writing stem from his passion with daughters's learning and, no less, instructors' teaching. He presently resides in Albany, New York, with his wife Tina and a cat left behind by one of his (three) children returning short from college. Surprisingly, he feels that education is more than just imparting knowledge to youngsters.

He believes it is more about creating a just and caring society, and that doing so will not detract from our more evident educational objectives. Peter Stenhouse, a professor in the State University of New York at Albany, and his colleagues Becky Rogers and Cheryl Dozier just published Critical Literacy/Critical Teaching: To Teach Beginning Teachers, which uses his fascination with the relationship between language and learning to show how this works moment to moment in the classroom. Understanding Literacy, his most recent book on assessment, originated from his fascination with the connections between assessment, teaching, and learning. Because of its consequences on teaching and learning, his assessment research has led him to be wary of high-stakes testing. When asked to characterize himself as a writer, he says he binges.

While this strategy is not recommended, it has resulted in the publication of eight books and fifty research articles, as well as a few professional prizes. Of course, age plays a role in some of this. His recent election to the Reading Hall of Fame, combined with the departure of his youngest daughter into a teacher education program, confirms his old fart status. Beyond his family, research, soccer, singing, and comedy keep him going. If everything else fails, a glass of chardonnay will assist.