Michael P. Ford is the author or coauthor of the Heinemann titles Do-able Differentiation (20078), Books and Beyond (2007), Where Have All the Bluebirds Gone (2002), and Reaching Readers (2001).
He is a professor of reading in the College of Education and Human Services at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He has been involved with literacy education for more than thirty years as a first-grade and Title I teacher as well as a researcher and teacher-educator. His work with the international school associations has taken him to Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Michael has also written over forty professional articles for the publications such asThe Reading Teacher, Reading Today, Language Arts, and The Learning Disabilities Forum. He is former president of the Wisconsin State Reading Association and its former Advocacy Chairperson. He is the father of two boys who inform his thinking about literacy programs on a daily basis.
Michael P. Ford is a Heinemann Professional Development provider.
