Camille Blachowicz is professor of education and director of the Reading Program and Reading Center at National College of Education of National Louis-University. She has been a Fulbright fellow and received grants from the Spencer Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, and the International Reading Association. Consulting nationally and internationally on vocabulary and reading instruction, Blachowicz was named to the roster of Outstanding Reading Educators by the International Reading Association. She is the author of seven books on literacy as well as numerous articles and chapters.