Liu Tao

Liu Tao is a planner and writer of supplementary educational materials for primary and secondary schools. Publicly available information is limited, and there is no clear record of his birth and death dates or early education. After graduating in 1991, he worked in educational book writing in Shanxi. In 2001, he went to Shanghai to set up a studio, where he served as chief editor of series such as "Weekly Plan" and "Star-Level Training," covering Chinese, mathematics, English, and other subjects from primary school through high school, with cumulative sales exceeding ten million copies. The collection includes 33 of his works, represented by the "Weekly Plan" series, covering intensive training in Chinese fundamentals, primary school mathematics calculation exercises, and high school entrance exam mathematics final-problem training, commonly categorized under science popularization, motivational growth, and examinations. His approach tends to break tasks down by week and provide leveled training by grade, closely tied to classroom and exam realities, emphasizing foundational consolidation and problem-solving skills, and he has exerted a certain influence in the field of primary and secondary school supplementary materials.