Meet the Author

Rosa Higgs is a retired public school and community college Professor of English. NAACP recognizes Ms. Higgs, an influencer, in reading instruction.  She holds a Masters Degree in Special Education and post-graduate work towards her doctorate in Disability Studies with an emphasis on Reading Instruction.  Her undergraduate studies began at San Francisco State University.  While at SFSU she was a founder of our country’s first Black Student Union and the first Black Studies Curriculum.

She is the developer and author of Read in 40 Hours or Less, a reading recovery curriculum and co-director of the Leo C. Higgs Educational Foundation.  In each of her positions as Case Manager and Reading specialist, she increased student standardized scores in reading, writing, and math for her students.