Dr. Chase Young

Dr. Chase Young is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Sam Houston State University, current editor of Literacy Research and Instruction, and former elementary school teacher and literacy coach. He earned his PhD in Reading Education from the University of North Texas in 2012.

His research primarily aims to develop fluent readers, support struggling readers, and integrate art into the science of teaching reading. Most recently, he co-authored Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading with David Paige and Tim Rasinski. When he’s not teaching or writing, he enjoys fishing and smoking meat with his wife and three children in Conroe, TX.