BARBARA KURLAND
CERTIFIED READING SPECIALIST

"After thirty years of teaching elementary children how to read and helping parents learn how to work with their children at home, I decided to share the most effective techniques and strategies with a wider audience. The theoretical understandings and instructional strategies embedded in the 3 P's™ program are widely held and draw upon the wisdom of many respected educational researchers and practitioners. I am confident that the ideas, techniques and strategies presented in the 3 P's™ program will assist you in your laudable efforts to help your child become a better reader." - Barbara O. Kurland

Barbara Kurland worked for Fairfax County Public schools in Northern Virginia for over thirty years. As a reading specialist and language arts staff developer, she impacted the literacy development of thousands of elementary school children. Her Reading Recovery™ training enabled her to help low-achieving first-graders meet and often exceed grade-level expectations in reading and writing. Throughout her career, Barbara regularly conducted teacher training workshops and parent reading strategies seminars. Barbara’s strong belief in the critical nature of parental involvement led her to create The Three P's Reading Improvement Program to help parents become skillful participants in their children’s literacy development.

Currently, Barbara continues helping children develop into life-long readers and writers and training teachers and parents to support their young learners.

Barbara was nominated for the Fairfax County Teacher of the Year award.  She completed post-graduate studies at The George Washington University and at the University of Virginia.  She received her Reading Recovery™ certification from George Mason University.