Dianne Murphy is a specialist reading intervention designer and teacher trainer working in secondary schools. She holds a degree in Education and Linguistics, along with two post-graduate diplomas in special education and another in English language teaching.  She is the author of Thinking Reading, a high-impact programme specifically designed to meet the needs of adolescent struggling readers. She has set up Literacy Centres in New Zealand and the UK, with students achieving remarkable progress. She is co-author of Thinking Reading: What Every Teacher Needs to Know About Reading.