Irene Fountas

Irene Fountas is an influential educator and literacy researcher renowned for her work in reading education. She co-developed the Fountas & Pinnell Literacy Continuum, a system to guide teachers in supporting students' reading development. Her approach emphasizes the importance of understanding students’ reading levels, providing targeted instruction, and fostering a love for reading. Fountas’s research has helped shape effective literacy practices in classrooms worldwide, promoting equitable access to literacy skills and confident, independent readers. Her work continues to inform curriculum design, teacher training, and classroom strategies in literacy education.