1. Joyce Gold is a reading teacher in the New York City public schools. She also runs a learning disabilities unit in a community-based mental health clinic and works as an adjunct instructor at New York University. She received her PhD from New York University. Her main interests are reading comprehension, diagnosis of reading problems, and learning disabilities.
2. Lisa S. Fleisher is an associate professor of educational psychology and director of the special education program at New York University. She received her PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana. Her major interests include reading, learning disabilities, and instructional programs for mildly handicapped students.