About Your Instructor – Kelly Harmon

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Kelly Harmon is an enthusiastic and engaging presenter who has a wealth of real and practical Title I classroom and school experience. She has worked with dozens of at risk schools and populations to help increase individual, class and schoolwide achievement. Her work with teachers and school teams in organizing program structures, developing teacher expertise in instruction and fine tuning assessment practices for targeted instruction has given her national recognition as an expert in the field.

She is the author of RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION: Powerful Strategies to Strengthen Your Tier 1 and Tier 2 Reading Instruction (Grades K-6), the comprehensive digital resource handbook you will receive at the two-day train-the-trainer. Kelly is known not only for her knowledge and skills in working with teachers, but also for her fast-paced, interactive and highly engaging seminars.

You will gain dozens of ideas to strengthen and enhance your Title I program to close the achievement gap for your at risk population.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"The presenter was very knowledgeable in the RTI process and provided useful information for any school or district interested in providing quality inventions for struggling learners."
– Michelle Todd, Teacher

"Kelly was very knowledgeable and approachable. I feel excited about sharing and utilizing these valuable resources with my students and administrator. Thank you."
– Linda Burnette, 2nd Grade Teacher

"This workshop was informative and engaging. I left with a better sense of Tier 1 and Tier 2 and appreciate all the resources that were shared. Kelly did an awesome job! Thank you!"
– Courtney Kovac, Teacher

"I love PD as a rule and I thoroughly enjoyed these last two days. I have always felt that I could improve the impact of my role as a reading intervention teacher. Kelly helped me better understand how all the parts fit together. I now have ideas on how to improve the planning, implementation, and needed communication that is required."
– Tracey Rudnicki, IA Teacher