I'm a former classroom teacher with degrees in both Elementary Education and Secondary English, a Reading Specialist certification, and a mom of two (Audra, 11 and Wade, 9) who has been obsessed with books and reading for as long as I can remember.

Here is what I figured out pretty early in my career: my real passion isn't standing at the front of a classroom. It is building the curriculum, designing the activities, choosing the perfect book, and figuring out how to make a tricky concept click through play and stories. That's the part that lights me up.

That passion is what led me home. When my own kids were littles, I created a full preschool curriculum for them from scratch. It’s hands-on, play-based, and built around books they couldn't put down. Watching them fall in love with learning that way, I knew I was onto something. So I turned it into Reading to Discover, where I design literacy-rich activity packs now used by parents and educators across the country.

The Discovery Reading Club is where all of that comes together. I'm bringing those same curriculum-building skills , the play-based, book-driven approach, to elementary-aged students in Bozeman who need a little extra support. Every session is designed from scratch around real books your child will love, with targeted skill work woven in so naturally they just think they're having fun.

I'm trained in the science of reading and structured literacy, with a special focus on supporting children with dyslexia and learning differences. But what I believe most is this: every kid can become a reader. Sometimes they just need the right person, the right book, and a little patience.

(Fair warning: if you ask me for a book recommendation, clear your schedule. I will not be brief.)