American Reading Company Names Renowned Literacy Expert and Author Quality Quinn as Executive Vice President of Marketing

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- American Reading Company announced today that Quality Quinn has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Marketing. A well-known speaker at national and international education conferences, including ASCD and IRA, Quinn has served as a consultant to leading education companies, including Scholastic, Compass Learning, MetaMetrics, and LeapFrog SchoolHouse. She has authored several reading and assessment programs including Literacy Place, Scholastic's core K-6 program for reading and language arts, and has worked with many professional development initiatives for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Agency.  

"I am delighted to welcome Quality at this time of rapid growth in our company," said Jane Hileman, Founder and CEO of American Reading Company. "With her deep understanding of reading, research, and assessments, Quality is uniquely suited to help bring our proven programs to more districts nationwide."

Quinn will take a leading role in the company's rollout of Action 100, the Response to Intervention Accountability Model that transforms school cultures for sustainable reading achievement. Using a 12-step professional development framework, Action 100 provides training, management, and monitoring systems to ensure intensive reading intervention and teacher learning.

According to Quinn, "For over twenty-five years, I have advised organizations on ways to improve their educational offerings. American Reading Company truly delivers the type of training that is precisely aligned to what schools need to achieve sustainable reading growth. The quality of this training is unparalleled in the industry."

Quinn has received numerous awards throughout her career.  She is a member of the Austin Chamber of Commerce Report Card Task Force and the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors; an Advisory Board member of Marfa Public Radio; and the former president of the Austin Public Library Foundation. She was also appointed "Top Pick" member of Austin's Fortunate 500.  Quinn was born in New York City and received her Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of San Diego.

About American Reading Company

American Reading Company transforms school cultures to create sustainable reading achievement through training, management, and monitoring. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in King of Prussia, PA. Today, more than a million students in 2,100 schools across 420 districts in 41 states participate in the company's programs, which include Action 100, 100 Book Challenge, Research Labs, and Summer School Express. For more information, please visit www.americanreading.com.

SOURCE American Reading Company