G. Michael Pressley Explained

George Michael Pressley (April 25, 1951 – May 22, 2006) was an American educational psychologist. He received the E. L. Thorndike Award in 2004.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

He was born on April 25, 1951, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1973 and received his Ph.D. from University of Minnesota in 1977.^[5]

He was a senior author of the Open Court Reading program.^[6]

He published more than 350 articles and books. He had served as the editor of Scientific Studies in Reading and Journal of Educational Psychology.^[7] Pressley died in May 2006 at the age of 55 from cancer, having previously overcome three battles with the disease in his life.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Graham, Steve, and Karen R. Harris. "Michael Pressley (1951–2006)." Contemporary Educational Psychology 31.4 (2006): 377-386.
2. Flowerday, Terri, and Michael F. Shaughnessy. "An Interview with G. Michael Pressley." Educational Psychology Review 19.1 (2007): 1-12.
3. Brownell, Mary T., and Chriss Walther-Thomas. "An Interview With...: Dr. Michael Pressley" Intervention in School and Clinic 36.2 (2000): 105-8.
4. Graham, Steve, and Karen R. Harris. "In Memory of Michael Pressley: A Role Model for 21st-Century Educational Psychologists." Educational Psychologist 43.2 (2008): 65-69.
5. http://www.education.umd.edu/SharedGovernance/memorials/PressleyMemorial07.pdf Memorial Resolution: Michael Pressley
6. Web site: Catholic School Champion: G. Michael Pressley // Alliance for Catholic Education . 2014-10-13 . 2014-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141020125420/http://ace.nd.edu/news/catholic-school-champion-g-michael-pressley-2 . dead .
7. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2006/06/07/39obit.h25.html "Obituary: G. Michael Pressley".
8. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-10-13 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233908/http://www.education.umd.edu/SharedGovernance/memorials/PressleyMemorial07.pdf . dead .