Melanie R. Kuhn Melanie R. Kuhn, PhD, is Professor and Jean Adamson Stanley Faculty Chair in Literacy at the Purdue University College of Education. Her primary focus has been on reading fluency and how best to support its development. In addition, her research interests include literacy instruction for struggling readers and comprehension and vocabulary development. Dr. Kuhn’s instructional experience includes clinic work, directing reading interventions, and teaching in the Boston Public Schools. She served as a member of the Literacy Research Panel for the International Literacy Association and as a board member for the Literacy Research Association. Dr. Kuhn has written or edited several books, along with numerous journal articles and book chapters. She moderates the website thereadingforum.com.

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Handbook on the Science of Literacy in Grades 3-8Edited by Susan B. Neuman and Melanie R. Kuhn

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August 18, 2025Aug 2025, $85.00

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Developing Conceptual Knowledge through Oral and Written Language: Perspectives and Practices, PreK-12Edited by Melanie R. Kuhn and Mariam Jean Dreher
Foreword by Elfrieda H. Hiebert

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April 6, 2020Apr 2020, $38.00

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April 6, 2020Apr 2020, $57.00

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March 12, 2020Mar 2020, $38.00

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Developing Fluent Readers: Teaching Fluency as a Foundational SkillMelanie R. Kuhn and Lorell Levy

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January 6, 2015Jan 2015, $36.00

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January 5, 2015Jan 2015, $54.00

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January 12, 2015Jan 2015, $36.00

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