Emily Solari is professor of Reading Education and coordinator of the Reading Education program at the Curry School of Education and Human Development at University of Virginia. Dr. Solari’s research focuses on better understanding reading development in subgroups of learners who are at-risk for reading difficulties and those identified with reading disabilities, with the goal of developing and implementing evidence-based language and reading instruction and interventions. Her scholarship includes experimental studies, professional development studies and evaluations of reading interventions and programs in school settings. Her work has largely focused on developing teachers knowledge around reading development including better understanding why some students experience reading difficulties learning to read, and the implementation of evidence driven practices in authentic school settings.