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Dr. Irene C. Fountas

Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Reading Recovery
Graduate School of Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

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Dr. Irene C. Fountas is a globally recognized literacy educator and co-creator of the Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System, revolutionizing classroom reading instruction across North America.

Primary Subject Domain: SOCIAL-SCIENCES
Department / Faculty: Graduate School of Education
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