Shane Templeton is Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. A former classroom teacher at the primary and secondary levels, Shane did his graduate work at the University of Virginia, receiving his M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Education there. Shane's research has focused on developmental word knowledge in elementary, middle, and high school students. He has published in a number of research and practitioner journals, and is co-author of "Words Their Way"; "Vocabulary Their Way: Word Study for Middle and Secondary Students"; "Words Their Way with Struggling Readers, Grades 4-12"; and "Words Their Way with English Learners." His other books include "Teaching the Integrated Language Arts," "Children's Literacy: Contexts for Meaningful Learning," and with Kristin Gehsmann, "Teaching Reading and Writing: The Developmental Approach (K-8)." Shane has contributed chapters to a number of research handbooks, including the "Handbook of Reading Research (Vol. III)", "Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts," "Handbook of Literacy and Technology," and "The Encyclopedia of Education (2nd ed.)." Since 1987, Shane has been a member of the Usage Panel of the "American Heritage Dictionary." He is educational consultant on "The American Heritage Children's Dictionary." He is also consultant on and wrote the foreword to the recently published "Curious George's Dictionary."