Dr. David Hurford
Executive Director, Center for Research, Evaluation and Awareness of Dyslexia, Pittsburg State University

David P. Hurford, Ph.D. is the executive director of the Center for Reading and the founder and manager of CARRD, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to assisting individuals with dyslexia to become competent readers. He is the executive editor of Perspectives on Language and Literacy, a journal of the International Dyslexia Association. He has presented at many regional, national, and international conferences and has published articles in the area of dyslexia, reading difficulties, the prevention of reading failure, and other educational issues. Early in his career, he was the recipient of a Spencer Fellowship from the National Academy of Education which allowed him to dedicate his efforts toward the prevention, identification, and intervention of reading difficulties which resulted in a reading curriculum designed to prevent reading difficulties in kindergarten (Secret Codes) and first grade (Advanced Codes). The Center for Reading and CARRD, Inc. uses his identification and remediation strategies to provide high-quality and accurate assessments and successful interventions for children and adults who have dyslexia and reading difficulties.