Valerie Ellery has dedicated 30 years to the field of education in various roles as a National Board Certified Teacher, curriculum specialist, mentor, reading coach, international educational consultant, and best-selling author. Her books Creating Strategic Readers and Sustaining Strategic Readers have been used internationally in classrooms and universities to inspire educators to motivate and engage today's learners. She authored 10 student readers for Saint Mary's Press with guiding questions, vocabulary, and retell it cards. In addition, she coauthored two secondary curriculums in the areas of self-worth and human trafficking, Bodies Are Not Commodities and Shine Hope, which will be used to influence young adults in 37 nations. Using innovative, interactive, and informative methods, Valerie models best practices in classrooms and motivates staffs globally to create strategic thinkers and readers. She lives in Florida with her husband Gregg and has four adult children and two beautiful grandchildren.
