Resources in Reading - Meet the Reading Team

	Dr. Joseph Czarnecki is a nationally known reading educator with more than thirty years of experience. He began his educational career as a teacher of grades three through six. He then became a principal, providing leadership in both a traditional Title 1 and a large open space school. After completing a doctorate in Reading, he served as the K-12 supervisor of reading for a large suburban school district... Read More
	Elaine M Czarnecki, M. Ed., is a former elementary school teacher and school-based reading specialist. She is now at Johns Hopkins University, where she teaches graduate courses in reading and provides technical assistance for grant implementation. Elaine also serves as a consultant to school systems and state agencies on a variety of literacy issues... Read More
	Gilda Martinez, M.S. has an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education-Science from the University of Maryland. Her M.S. is in Education-Reading from the Johns Hopkins University. She is currently working on her doctorate in Teacher Development and Leadership, also at the Johns Hopkins University... Read More
	Kathy Lauritzen, M. Ed., is currently an instructor of reading in the Graduate Divisions of both Johns Hopkins University and Goucher College. She is a former elementary school teacher, school-based reading specialist, and Central Office reading specialist for the public school system in Anne Arundel County, Maryland... Read More