About the Author

The daughter of lifelong educators, Glennon learned the value of a life dedicated to children from her parents. After graduating from James Madison University, Glennon spent six years learning the art of teaching from the gifted staff and students at Annandale Terrace Elementary in Fairfax County, Va. Now she spends her days learning from her own children and raises them alongside her husband and hero, Craig. Glennon and her coauthor Amy H. Greene wrote a commentary on thoughtful test preparation for Education Week on August 15, 2007. Amy Greene has been an educator for almost twenty years. She has been a classroom teacher, Title I reading teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, staff developer, course instructor, and literacy consultant. Currently Amy is a language arts resource teacher and coach working alongside students and teachers in classrooms at Annandale Terrace Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia. Amy and her coauthor Glennon Doyle Melton wrote a commentary on thoughtful test preparation for Education Week on August 15, 2007. They also participated in an EdWeek online chat. Read Amy and Glennon's article from the September 2007 issue of Language Magazine on testing, vocabulary, and ELLs.