Lori D. Oczkus

Lori Oczkus is a literacy coach, best-selling author, and popular international speaker. Tens of thousands of teachers have attended her motivating, fast-paced workshops and read her practical, research-based professional books and articles. Lori has experience working as a bilingual elementary teacher, intervention specialist, staff developer, and literacy coach. She works with students in classrooms every week and knows the challenges that teachers face in teaching students to read.

Oczkus has been inducted into the California Reading Association Hall of Fame for her many contributions to the field of reading. Her travels to provide literacy trainings in other countries include trips to Canada, London, and Trinidad. Oczkus is the author of seven best-selling professional books.

Featured Books

Literacy Strong All Year Long: Powerful Lessons for Grades K–2, 2nd Edition

Forty ready-to-use lessons are complete with teasers, strategies, and reproducibles to help students in grades K–2 build comprehension, fluency, word work skills, and vocabulary.

(A joint publication of ASCD and International Literacy Association, 2019)

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Literacy Strong All Year Long: Powerful Lessons for Grades 3–5

40 ready-to-use lessons are complete with teasers, strategies, and reproducibles to help students in grades 3–5 build comprehension, fluency, word work skills, and vocabulary.

(A joint publication of ASCD and International Literacy Association, 2018)

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Reciprocal Teaching at Work: Powerful Strategies and Lessons for Improving Reading Comprehension, 3rd Edition

This is the all-inclusive resource you need to help students become active, engaged, and independent readers who truly comprehend what they read.

(A joint publication of ASCD and International Literacy Association, 2018)

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