Sarah Daunis is the coauthor of Text Savvy (2007). She honed her craft as an upper-elementary teacher in New York City schools; she recently relocated to Providence, Rhode Island, to teach fourth grade at The Wheeler School. She has worked as a cooperating teacher, supporting teachers in training for the masters programs at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Brown University. Sarah lives in Providence with her husband, Matt Ransford.
Maria Cassiani Iams is the coauthor of Text Savvy (2007). A former intermediate-grade teacher, literacy and math coach, and assistant principal, she has worked in the Cherry Creek Schools in Colorado and at PS59 in Manhattan. She is now a Humanities Staff Developer in the public elementary schools of Denver, where she lives with her husband, Michael, and their daughter, Mia.