Linda Weisman is a reading consultant, author, and educator. In addition to working as a tutor and free-lance editor, Mrs. Weisman is involved in professional development for teachers. Her career, which has spanned more than four decades, has included teaching English and reading in high school, Adult Basic Education in corrections, and undergraduate and graduate English and literacy courses in both a community college and a university. Her students have ranged from six to over sixty-five years of age, from nonreaders to graduate students. Linda earned a B.A. from Indiana University, earned a Master’s degree at Hunter College, and pursued further graduate studies at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Among her accomplishments, Linda was nominated for the International Corrections Teacher of the Year award and was named a Master Teacher and presenter at the National Teacher Training Institute. The author’s nineteen years of teaching Adult Basic Education in corrections inspired her to develop this workbook for those who have been unsuccessful in their quest to read.