Duffy, Gerald G. 1935–

PERSONAL: Born May 14, 1935, in Rome, NY; son of Gerald J. (in sales) and Helen (in sales; maiden name, McLennon) Duffy; married Laura R. Roehler, March 21, 1974 (marriage ended, 1992); married Auleen Olsen (a psychologist), August 13, 1994; children: Michael. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Buffalo State Teachers College, B.S., 1957, M.S., 1964; Northern Illinois University, Ed.D., 1966. Hobbies and other interests: Black and white photography.

ADDRESSES: Home—2427 Canter Ln., Deer Park, WA 99006. Office—342 Curry Bldg., University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412-5001. E-mail—duffy4edu@aol.com; ggduffy@uncg.edu.

CAREER: Writer. Elementary schoolteacher in Buffalo, NY, 1957–58, and Rome, NY, 1958–60; State University of New York College at Fredonia, teacher at laboratory school, 1960–67; Michigan State University, East Lansing, professor, 1967–92, professor emeritus, 1992–; University of North Carolina at Greensboro, currently Moran Distinguished Professor of Reading. National Reading Conference, past president. Military service: Served in military reserves, 1957–63.

AWARDS, HONORS: Member of Reading Hall of Fame.

WRITINGS:

(With G. Sherman) Systematic Reading Instruction, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1969.

(With L. Roehler) Improving Classroom Reading Instruction, McGraw Hill (New York, NY), 1985.

Explaining Reading, Guilford Press (New York, NY), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on the effectiveness of reading teachers and on teacher education.

SIDELIGHTS: Gerald G. Duffy told CA: "As a former classroom teacher myself, my motivation in writing is rooted in a desire to help practicing teachers deal effectively with the complexities of teaching literacy to twenty-five to thirty diverse children. As such, all my writing and research is designed to make day-to-day classroom teaching of reading more effective, especially for those struggling readers who do not learn to read easily. The enduring principle under-girding all my work is that classroom teaching requires thoughtfully adaptive decision-making, which means that teacher education is the priority issue."