Nancy Frey

Nancy Frey, PhD is a professor of literacy in the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University and is a recipient of the Christa McAuliffe award for excellence in teacher education from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.  She is a board member of the California Reading Association, and teaches a variety of courses in elementary and secondary literacy in content area instruction and supporting students with diverse learning needs.  She was a co-recipient (with Doug Fisher) of NCTE’s 2004 Kate and Paul Farmer award for outstanding writing for their article, "Using Graphic Novels, Anime, And The Internet In An Urban High School," published in The English Journal.  In 2008, she received the Early Career Achievement Award from the National Reading Conference.

Frey has co-authored several books on literacy, most recently Text Complexity: Raising Rigor in Reading, with Douglas Fisher and Diane Lapp.  Also with Douglas Fisher, she is also co-author of two laminated reference guides on formative assessment for National Professional Resources, Inc./Dude Publishing: Formative Assessment in Elementary Schools, and Formative Assessment in Secondary Schools.  

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