Ian A. G. Wilkinson is a Professor of Literacy in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University, and Honorary Professor in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ian studies literacy learning and teaching with a particular focus on classroom talk, discussion, and dialogue. His work has appeared in publications such as Reading Research Quarterly, British Journal of Educational Psychology, American Educational Research Journal, Journal of Educational Psychology, The Elementary School Journal, The Reading Teacher, Learning and Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Language and Education. He is a former editor of Reading Research Quarterly, and co-author of Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading, and The Most Reasonable Answer: Helping Students Build Better Arguments Together.