<p>Beverley Bryan holds the Bachelor of Arts in English, the Master of Arts in Language and Literature in Education and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Language Education from the University of London, as well as a Teachers’ Certificate in Education from Keele University. She joined the staff of The UWI, Mona in 1992 as Lecturer in Educational Studies and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2002.</p><p>She is widely recognised as an expert in Language Education, particularly in the areas of Jamaican Creole and the teaching and learning of Creole speaking children. She has focused on language teaching and learning, literacy acquisition, teacher formation and literacy policy and plans for Jamaica and the region. Her research activities have also included cross-cultural and methodological issues in the teaching of English. This has led to research on the lives, culture and educational practices of migrant communities in the United Kingdom, comparing schooling in the Jamaican and English education systems.</p><p>Locally, she has worked with the Ministry of Education on the Reviewof Primary Education, and their Literacy Improvement Initiative to improve language and literacy performance in schools. Her recommendations formed the basis for the construction of the Grade Four Literacy Test and the Grade Six Achievement Test in the Language Arts and Communication. Additionally, she worked with the Ministry in writing the Language Education Policy which has provided a framework for discussions on teaching English in a bilingual environment.</p>