Rebecca Silverman

Rebecca D. Silverman is the Judy Koch Professor of Education at Stanford Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on language and literacy development and on instruction in early childhood programs and elementary schools. She is currently involved in projects related to language-based instruction for multilingual learners; computer-adaptive assessment of language and literacy skills; and the effectiveness of a supplemental digital literacy program. She has taught preservice general and special education teachers at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has led professional development on research-based practices to support language and literacy for in-service early childhood and elementary school educators.

Her work has been published in the Review of Educational Research, Reading Research Quarterly, and The Reading Teacher; she is  currently editor-in-chief of The Elementary School Journal. She also leads the Language to Literacy Research Lab and is engaged in research–practice partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area. Silverman began her career teaching elementary school in New Orleans. She received her EdD in human development and psychology from Harvard University.

updated 2025