Meet the Author

Wiley Blevins

Wiley Blevins studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Bowling Green State University and has his doctorate in Education. He is an author, educational consultant, and researcher and has taught both in the United States and South America.

Wiley has written over 17 books for teachers, including A Fresh Look at Phonics, Phonics From A to Z, and Choosing and Using Decodable Texts, and he has authored several phonics and reading programs including Sadlier's From Phonics to Reading. He also wrote the phonics brief by the International Literacy Association, Meeting the Challenges of Early Literacy Phonics Instruction and has penned over 100 children's books. Wiley's current focus is on adaptive technology, differentiated professional development, and children's literature. He is SVP and Associate Publisher at Reycraft Books, a new imprint focused on publishing books by authors and illustrators from under-represented groups.

From Phonics to Reading for Grades K–3, authored by Wiley, is a Tier 1 program that aligns with the Science of Reading research and was recognized as a high-quality foundational skills program by EdReports. See complete review here. Embedded professional development in the program, along with a critical review and repetition cycle, make early reading mastery possible for every student. Wiley has three complementary From Phonics to Reading programs: the Interactive Practice Bundle for practicing and applying newly taught skills; the Fluency Booster Practice Book, which provides a variety of practice for building fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills; and Interactive Assessments, offering diagnostic, formative (Lesson), and summative (Unit) assessments in an interactive format online. His newest program is Building Reading Success with Wiley Blevins, a Tier 2 & Tier 3 intervention program for Grades K–5. Grounded in the latest science of reading research, it offers a systematic and explicit approach to literacy and seamlessly integrates into any classroom setting.

Click to learn more from Wiley Blevins:

7 Key Characteristics of Strong Phonics Instruction eBook

10 Common Causes of Phonics Instruction Failure eBook

Research Basis for From Phonics to Reading: A Research Study on the Effects of Using Decodable Texts with Systematic Phonics Instruction

Meeting the Challenges of Early Literacy Phonics Instruction, ILA Leadership Brief

Influential Reading Group Makes It Clear: Students Need Systematic, Explicit Phonics, EdWeek