Michael R Sampson

Michael Sampson graduated from East Texas State University, where he majored in political science and received his elementary teaching certificate. During the next few years, Sampson taught Kindergarten through sixth grades, and received much press coverage for his innovative stances toward teaching. Sampson earned a Ph.D. in Reading from the University of Arizona, where he worked under Dr. Roach Van Allen and Dr. Kenneth Goodman. In 1986 he published his first professional book, THE PURSUIT OF...See more

Michael Sampson graduated from East Texas State University, where he majored in political science and received his elementary teaching certificate. During the next few years, Sampson taught Kindergarten through sixth grades, and received much press coverage for his innovative stances toward teaching. Sampson earned a Ph.D. in Reading from the University of Arizona, where he worked under Dr. Roach Van Allen and Dr. Kenneth Goodman. In 1986 he published his first professional book, THE PURSUIT OF LITERACY. He is also author of EXPERIENCES WITH LITERACY, co-authored by Bill Teale and Roach Van Allen, and PATHWAYS TO LITERACY, co-authored with Mary Beth Sampson and Roach Van Allen. He has also published 18 children's books. See less