Wiley Blevins is an author, educational consultant, and researcher. He completed his graduate work at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught both in the United States and South America. Wiley has written over 16 books for teachers, including A FRESH LOOK AT PHONICS, PHONICS FROM A TO Z, and MEANINGFUL PHONICS AND WORD STUDY. He has authored several phonics and reading programs and wrote the phonics brief by the International Literacy Association (Meeting the Challenges of Early Literacy Phonics Instruction). Wiley's current focus is on adaptive technology, differentiated professional development, and children's literature. Wiley has written over 90 children's books and is Associate Publisher at Reycraft Books, a new imprint focused on publishing books by authors and illustrators from under-represented groups.