Miriam Marecek

Miriam Marececk, PHD is an educational consultant and author[1] specializing in the field of children's literature.

She has taught in the literacy field, as a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education, Boston University, Wheelock College, Tufts University, and Bank Street College.

Dr. Marecek is the past President of the Children's Literature and Reading section of the International Reading Association. She has served as an Advisor to Boston City Hospital's Reach Out and Read program[2] and The Electric Company (Children's Television Workshop). Her educational consultant credits include the award-winning family literacy program "Words That Cook",[3] and the Emmy Award-winning children's TV series, A Likely Story.[4] In 2014, she wrote her memoir, "Escape from Prague: Composing a New Life In America"

Dr. Marecek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

She lives in Winchester, Massachusetts and has three children.

References

Professional Website [5]

  1. ↑ Iatridis, Mary D.; Maracek, Miriam (March 1, 1993). Teaching Science to Children: Second Edition (Source Books on Education). Routledge; 2 Sub edition. ISBN 978-0815300908.
  2. ↑ "Soho Center - NCLI - Advisors". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.wordsthatcook.org/consultants.html
  4. ↑ "A Likely Story (TV Series 1987–1995)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "About". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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