Review of The Dyslexia Debate

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  • William Lee Brown Independent Consultant State of Michigan, Retired

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v22.1891

Author Biography

William Lee Brown, Independent Consultant State of Michigan, Retired

Dr. William L. Brown provides research and evaluation services for several educational agencies. Prior to retiring from full-time employment, he served five years as Coordinator of Test  Development for Michigan’s Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability, leading the development of the Elementary and Middle School Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) tests, the Michigan components of the Michigan Merit Examination, and the Secondary Credit Assessments. Previously, he served seven years as Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at Lansing Community College and five years as Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment at Minneapolis Public Schools. In the early 1990s, he was Coordinator of Test Administration for MEAP, and served on the Michigan Educational Research Association Board. He has degrees from the University of Michigan (B.S. in Aerospace Engineering), Eastern Michigan University (M.A. in Classroom Teaching) and Michigan State University (PhD in Measurement and Quantitative Methods).

References

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Published

2015-09-16

How to Cite

Brown, W. L. (2015). Review of The Dyslexia Debate. Education Review, 22. https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v22.1891

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Vol. 22 (2015)

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Book reviews

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