David Booth

For over 40 years, David Booth has been involved in education as a classroom teacher, language arts consultant, professor, speaker, and author. A popular international speaker, David Booth has presented at hundreds of conferences on all areas of language learning. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to the teaching of reading and for his books for young people. David has hundreds of titles in print including several word study books for Tree House Press.

Jack Booth

Jack Booth has worked in education as a teacher, language arts consultant, and author. The titles in the series of books he has developed number in the hundreds. As well as books for the students, Jack has authored dozens of manuals and evaluation/assessment guides for use by teachers and parents. He has presented keynote speeches, conducted seminars, and taught courses throughout Canada, the U.S., and China. In addition to writing many Tree House Press publications, he also serves as Chief Editor for Tree House Press.

Julian D'Angela

Julian graduated in 1968 from McMaster University with a BSc in Mathematics and in 1975 from Niagara University with a Master of Science in Education. In 1976 he received Honour Specialist Certification in Mathematics. In his career, he has actively assisted students and teachers to strive for excellence through a variety of roles: Elementary Math Resource Teacher, Secondary Math/Science/Computer Teacher, Chairman of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mathematics Department Head, Secondary Vice-Principal, and Computer Consultant for the Hamilton Wentworth Catholic District School Board. For more than 30 years he has been a Math author of textbooks and workbooks, a designer of Math resource materials, and a workshop and conference presenter. Julian has a particular interest in recreational mathematics because of its ability to highlight the joy and beauty in Mathematics and highly motivate all students to discover and explore the math that exists all around them. The TREE HOUSE MATH PROGRAM is his latest collaborative project. This serie contains many unique elements to both support the struggling student and challenge the inquiring student. These elements include incorporating the use of many manipulatives, a welcoming and colourful visual layout, concrete and practical problems, math talks, home connections and EQAO-style assessments. It also provides an opportunity for students to organize their work maintaining a record that they can share with classmates and their parents and use as a reference later. Providing students with opportunities to experience AHA! moments in mathematics will help them develop their confidence in mathematics leading to greater success both in school and outside.

Josephine Lashmar

Josephine Lashmar is a graduate of McMaster University and Hamilton Teachers College. She taught for 33 years retiring in 2000 to turn her attention to publishing. For over 27 years Josephine Lashmar has been involved in Special Education as a Resource Teacher, a Special Language Class Teacher, and in a central office consulting position in assessment and remediation. She has taught Special Education Courses and conducted many workshops and seminars. Other educational involvements include membership in The Council for Exceptional Children sitting as past president of the local chapter of CEC as well as serving on the provincial executive of CEC. She has also been a marker of EQAO grade 3 writing assessment. She was a contributor to the Gage Cornerstones Reading Program, and has written and edited numerous titles for Tree House Press.