Meredith Liben

Meredith and her husband David currently run Reading Done Right. Meredith taught for over 30 years in a variety of settings. She and her husband David have particular interest in getting instructional materials right for teachers and students at all levels and making sure teachers have the knowledge they need to work confidently with students. Meredith is one of a handful of nationally certified literacy coaches for College and Career Standards for Adult Basic Education and also loves to work with career and technical teachers along with elementary and middle school teachers.   

Meredith and David have taught, written and collaborated together for the past 38 years. Their teaching and work has spanned every grade and most school types, though it has been predominately in urban centers (mostly in Harlem).

Both David and Meredith have worked in rural schools and in community college and teacher prep programs as well. They coordinated the project designed to provide the best information and tools to educators around questions of defining the text complexity and range of reading called for by the Common Core State Standards during the first decade they were in widespread use.

During the past several years, the Libens have been working to support teachers, students and instructional materials makers by teaching about the practical implications of reading research. Most recently, their collaboration has resulted in two books: Know Better Do Better: Teaching the Foundations so Every Child Can Read and Know Better Do Better: Comprehension, Fueling the Reading Brain with Knowledge, Vocabulary and Rich Language.