Teresa Cremin is Professor of Education (Literacy) at the Open University, UK, and Co-Director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre.

Helen Hendry is a lecturer in education at the Open University, UK, where she recently co-chaired the MA/Ed in Educational Leadership and contributes to the Education Studies (Primary) programme and open access courses.

Lucy Rodriguez Leon is a lecturer in education (early childhood) at the Open University, UK, where she teaches on undergraduate distance learning modules and writes open access courses.

Natalia Kucirkova is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Development at the University of Stavanger, Norway, and Professor of Reading and Children's Development at the Open University, UK.