Linda Hoyt, M.A., has many years of experience as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, Title I teacher, Title I Coordinator, staff developer, and curriculum developer. Her special love is creating environments where fiction and nonfiction literacy thrive and children are empowered as readers, thinkers, and decision makers. She is currently working as a full-time author and consulting teacher supporting staff development in districts across the country.

Linda has written numerous professional books and video programs, including Revisit, Reflect, Retell; Snapshots;Make It Real: Strategies for Success with Informational Texts; Spotlight on Comprehension; Navigating Informational Texts; Comprehension Strategies; Guided Reading Grades 3–6; and her newest, Literacy Lessons for Interactive Read Aloud.