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Valerie directs 麻豆精品鈥檚 International Dyslexia Association accredited Reading Specialist program. She holds a Master of Education degree in Reading with Disabilities from Wilmington University. Her role at Carlow prepares professional reading educators to become competent practitioners and agents for equitable literacy: ensuring every learner achieves full literacy through systematic and explicit teaching of reading, writing and spelling.

Additionally, Valerie is a National LETRS Professional Learning Facilitator for Lexia Learning. Valerie trains thousands of teachers each year across the United States in translating the body of research known as the Science of Reading. She is a strong advocate for teachers having access and knowledge to implement evidence-based curricula and assessments, and she provides ongoing support for schools in using these tools in the classroom.聽

Education 

• Masters in Reading with Disabilities 鈥� Reading Specialist, Wilmington University – School of Graduate Studies, Wilmington, DE (Fall 2002)聽
• BS – Elementary Education, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA聽(1996)聽

Professional Memberships 

• National Trainer for LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) 
• The International Dyslexia Association
• Western Pennsylvania Writing Project
• The Reading League

Research

Interests: Dyslexia; The Reading Brain; Structured Literacy; Teacher Self-Efficacy in Teaching Writing

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• Contributing Author: Luskey, Matthew C. & Wolfe, Christine A (2013). The Poetic Classroom: A Collection of Lessons, Reflections, and Poetry from Teachers and Students in Western Pennsylvania.Autumn House Press