This editorial extrapolates and highlights the role, responsibility, academic course preparation, and competency areas as cited by the International Reading Association (IRA) publication, "Guidelines for the Specialized Preparation of Reading Professionals," for the college developmental reading and study skills professional. The purpose of the editorial is to call attention to the role with which most of the "Forum for Reading" readership is concerned: both from a training perspective, and from a praxiological and reflective perspective. The editorial also discusses responsibility, preparation, and competencies. (MS)