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We partner with educators and schools who want to strengthen literacy instruction by deepening students’ understanding of how language works. Our consulting services support:

School District Leaders

Districts seeking coherent approaches to teaching reading, spelling, and vocabulary across grade levels and subject areas.

Administrators

Principals and instructional leaders who want to strengthen literacy instruction school-wide and support teachers with meaningful professional learning.

Literacy Coaches & Instructional Leaders

Coaches & leaders who want practical strategies to support teachers in integrating morphology, spelling, vocabulary, reading fluency, and comprehension.

General & Special Education Teachers

Educators seeking research-informed approaches that support diverse learners, including students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.

Content Specific Teachers

Teachers elementary through high school who want to make academic vocabulary and word knowledge an intentional part of instruction in science, social studies, and other subjects.

Speech & Language Teachers

SLP's who support students’ language development and strengthen connections in literacy and collaboration with general & special educators.

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Why schools choose this approach

Schools choose this work because it moves beyond isolated reading strategies to help students develop deep word knowledge that strengthens reading, spelling, and comprehension across subjects.
This approach helps educators:
• Understand how morphology connects spelling, vocabulary, and meaning
• Integrate literacy instruction into content-area learning & build critical thinking skills
• Support all tiers of learners from Special Education to General Education to Gifted & Talented
• Teach academic vocabulary in ways that deepen knowledge and comprehension
• Build sustainable instructional practices that teachers can apply immediately

With over 30 years of experience in education—including teaching, special education leadership, literacy instruction, and professional development—I bring a practical understanding of how literacy instruction works in real classrooms.

My goal is to help schools
build coherent, knowledge-rich literacy practices
that empower both teachers and students
to improve skills and scores.

Many schools bring classroom teachers, literacy coaches, and special educators together in this work
to strengthen language and literacy instruction
across the school.

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Signature Workshops

These workshops provide educators with practical strategies for integrating morphology, spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension into everyday instruction.

Make Words Make Sense: the power of morphology in teaching

This workshop explores how understanding the morphological structure of words helps students develop stronger reading comprehension, spelling accuracy, and vocabulary knowledge.
Educators learn how to help students investigate word families, recognize meaningful word parts, and understand how spelling represents meaning across related words.

Participants leave with practical classroom strategies that make word study meaningful and connected to literacy development.

This workshop supports educators in designing instruction that is explicit, structured, and responsive to diverse learners.
Participants explore how morphological and orthographic knowledge can strengthen literacy instruction for all students while providing essential support for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences.

Intro to Structured Word Inquiry

Learn how to teach your students reading and spelling skills through morphology (meaning and structure), etymology (history of the base word) and phonology (sound).
Teach your students spelling patterns via affixes and base words along with spelling conventions --NO exceptions to rules!
Teach your students how the entire English language system works, strengthening their reading & spelling skills.
Through SWI, your students will also build critical thinking skills!!
It is a transformative journey for both the student and the teacher.

The workshop includes examples of classroom investigations and strategies for integrating inquiry into literacy instruction.

This workshop supports educators in designing instruction that is explicit, structured, and responsive to diverse learners.

Participants explore how morphological and orthographic knowledge can strengthen literacy instruction for all students while providing essential support for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences.

Teaching Academic Vocabulary Across the Curriculum

Learn how to make the most of content-area vocabulary to enhance spelling, comprehension, and making meaning.
Connect various words to your vocab word to increase recall of the definition and understanding of related words.

Academic vocabulary is essential for learning in every subject area. This workshop focuses on how educators can intentionally teach content-area vocabulary in ways that deepen comprehension.
Participants explore strategies for connecting vocabulary instruction to morphology, word families, and disciplinary learning in science, social studies, and other subjects.