Barbara Krol-Sinclair is an educational consultant. She served as director of the Boston University/Chelsea Public Schools’ Intergenerational Literacy Program (ILP) for over 30 years and is adjunct faculty at Boston University and Granite State College. With Jeanne Paratore, she has engaged in several studies focused on family literacy and home/school partnerships and has co-authored and co-edited many articles and books on these subjects. She has been honored by the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation, Granite State College, and Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education.