Victoria J. Risko, EdD, is Professor Emerita, Vanderbilt University, having taught in the language, literacy, and culture area of the Department of Teaching and Learning. She is a former classroom teacher and reading specialist. Her research focuses on teacher education and professional development, teacher reflection, reading comprehension and meaningful learning, and uses of cases and multimedia environments to enhance learning, especially the learning of English learners and readers who are experiencing difficulties. Dr. Risko is President of the Specialized Literacy Professionals Special Interest Group of the International Literacy Association (ILA). She was the 2011–2012 President of the International Literacy Association and she is a former President of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER). Her most recent book, coauthored with Doris Walker-Dalhouse, is Be That Teacher!: Breaking the Cycle for Struggling Readers. She has published in numerous journals and research handbooks and she is past coeditor of the Research in the Classroom column in The Reading Teacher. Dr. Risko has received the New York Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, a Distinguished Research in Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators, the A. B. Herr Award and Laureate Award for distinguished contributions to reading education and research from ALER, and the Literary Award for distinguished leadership and contributions to global literacy from IRA. She is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.