Isabel Beck (Inducted 1995)

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Biographical Statement

Isabel L. Beck, PhD, is Professor Emerita of Education in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. She has conducted research and published widely in the areas of decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension. Her contributions have been acknowledged by awards from the International Reading Association, the National Reading Conference, and the American Federation of Teachers, and she is an elected member of the National Academy of Education. Dr. Beck received the Ph.D. from the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh in 1973.