Janette Kettmann Klingner

Janette Kettmann Klingner was a professor in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder, working in the Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity program. She earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Reading and Learning Disabilities from the University of Miami, with a minor in linguistics, and previously completed a B.A. in Social Sciences with a Spanish minor at San José State University.

Klingner co‑edited Why Do English Language Learners Struggle With Reading? Distinguishing Language Acquisition From Learning Disabilities, a research-based guide for educators on differentiating second-language acquisition issues from learning disabilities in reading. Her work on English language learners and reading difficulties also appears in peer‑reviewed journals, including articles on whether struggling readers’ challenges reflect language acquisition or learning disabilities in the Journal of Learning Disabilities.