With a career in literacy education spanning 5 decades, Richard Gentry has seen it all. Starting out as a public school teacher (grades 3, 4, & 5) to becoming a full professor at Western Carolina University, to authoring 16 books and two textbook series, Richard is among one of the most sought after literacy experts in the nation for staff development. His researched based and groundbreaking workshops on the science of reading, kid writing, explicit spelling instruction, dyslexia and others have been attended by tens of thousands of teachers, administrators and parents. Richard brings in-depth knowledge and functional expertise with a holistic perspective teachers for teachers to take back to the classroom.

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