


Katie’s fast-paced and dynamic presentations spotlight brain-changing strategies for boosting existing reading curriculum and bridging science of reading-based phonics instruction with the brain’s systems for learning.

Her “backdoor to the brain” approach to fast-tracking phonics skills for reading and writing (via the social and emotional learning systems) shifts the paradigms associated with traditional literacy instruction. Katie is an internationally known keynote speaker, author and literacy consultant with thirty years of experience working in classrooms across the country and a passion for infusing neuroscience into both literacy and learning.
