Jessica Arnold has been teaching third and fourth graders in Washington, DC and Palo Alto, California for 11 years. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education from American University and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Washington. She loves teaching reading and thinks discussing books with kids is one of life's greatest pleasures. Jessica hopes that Read Together will provide children and adults with opportunities to have rich discussions around books and to reach new understandings about themselves, others, and our world.