About the Instructor – Rebecca Gault

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Rebecca Gault is an enthusiastic presenter and master classroom teacher who has worked with both students and teachers across the curriculum in grades 6-12. She has achieved National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adult English Language Arts. A published author, Rebecca has written three books dealing with secondary literacy entitled: Descriptive Writing, Persuasive Writing and Improving Reading Skills Across the Content Areas: Ready-to-Use Activities and Assessments for Grades 6-12.

She has been trained as a Master Teacher in her state through her work with her State Department of Education and in this capacity provides ongoing staff development to the teachers in her district and across her state. She is a teacher for online literacy courses implementing the tenets of Universal Design for Learning designed to meet the instructional needs of all students.

As a Teacher Specialist for her district’s Professional Development Office she works tirelessly to gather the latest innovative ideas to motivate students. While her presentation shows her knowledge of the research, her ideas for engaging struggling students are practical and ready to use immediately. Rebecca combines her experience with a passion for teaching literacy that will inspire participants to leave the seminar excited to use the tools she has provided to integrate the literacy techniques into their own classrooms.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

“The seminar definitely helped me to better understand and use the state standards in my classroom and in activities that I already do.”
- Shanna Eley, Teacher

“Exceptional! Best handbook I have ever received at a seminar!”
- Susan LeFevre, Teacher

“Rebecca provides a lot of useful strategies for my classroom.”
- Jessica Osmanski, 7th Grade Special Education

“As a literacy coach, I am charged with supplying my staff with literacy strategies that they can use in their classrooms. This seminar is an amazing source of ideas and resources that I will surely take back to my staff!”
- Karen Boatner, Literacy Coach

“Very helpful and beneficial!”
- Rebecca Bradley, Special Education Reading

“Rebecca is a spectacular presenter with a productive presentation!”
- Kristin Maggiore, English Teacher

“Excellent! I learned a lot about how to help my students. Thank you.”
- Bet Barton, Reading Specialist

“I appreciate the practical examples anchored to literacy standards and expectations. Great ideas!”
- Laurel Horn, Special Education Teacher

“Cannot wait to implement these tools in my classroom!”
- Jennifer Flores, Middle School LA Teacher

“Rebecca provides a lot of great resources that are applicable and up?to?date!”
- Kathryn Fransko, English Teacher

“Great, informative and relevant - thanks!”
- Jamar Shelov, Special Education Supervisor

“This is a fantastic presentation and I’m eager to try the activities in my own classroom.”
- Erika Busch, Special Education Language Arts Teacher

“Very informative - Rebecca gives great insight into state standards for literacy - exceptional!”
- Jeff Moloney, Science Teacher