Well, hello!

My name is Anna Geiger. Iโ€™m a former teacher (M.Ed.) and mom of six.

I was a balanced literacy advocate for twenty years. As both a classroom teacher and teacher educator, I promoted three-cueing using leveled texts. (I was sure that decodable books would kill a love of reading.) I taught phonics, but I didnโ€™t use a scope and sequence. I provided very little direct instruction because I was sure it would bore my students.

Fast-forward to 2019, when I began to realize that many of my teaching practices werenโ€™t backed by research. After my initial grieving period, I became Orton-Gillingham certified and earned a Science of Reading graduate certificate. As it turns out, a structured approach isnโ€™t boring after all! In fact, itโ€™s essential for many students and beneficial for all of them.

Ready to learn more about the science of reading so you can reach all readers? Youโ€™re in the right place!