Darrell Morris, EdD, is Professor of Education and Director of the Reading Clinic at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. While at Appalachian State, he has directed the master's program in reading, researched the beginning reading and spelling processes, and helped school districts throughout the country set up early reading intervention programs. Dr. Morris is the recipient (with several colleagues) of the International Reading Association's 2005 Dina Feitelson Research Award.