Maryann Dobeck Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Elfrieda 'Freddy' Hiebert (born 1948) is an educational researcher specializing in literacy, early childhood development, teacher development, writing, and children's literature, with a focus on at-risk youth in American classrooms[2]. She is the CEO and president of TextProject, Inc., an organization dedicated to improving literacy for beginning and struggling readers through science and social studies texts[1][2].