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 schools that varied greatly in size and student composition. After completing a doctorate in Reading, he served as the K-12 supervisor of reading for one of the nation’s largest and most diverse school districts. In that position he provided professional development for thousands of teachers, reading specialists, special education teachers, and principals. He has also designed and taught graduate level courses in reading at the University of Maryland, Bowie State University, Loyola College, and Johns Hopkins University.

He has written journal articles and contributed to educational publications in reading. His “Guest Reader Program” received national attention in Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook (1989). He has also authored extensive support materials for teachers in the areas of phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.

He currently serves as a consultant to school systems, publishers, and state and federal agencies. His experiences have included serving as a national reading advisor for The Public Broadcasting System (PBS), designing online reading courses for national distribution, and providing technical assistance and professional development aligned with recent national grant initiatives.

His current work as a literacy consultant has enabled him to provide reading assistance in a wide variety of schools and school districts in twenty-two states. His work has included seminars, consultation, demonstration lessons, and coaching at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He enjoys working directly with students and teachers and developing site-specific, practical, research-based instructional support and resources for both instruction and assessment.

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