Kasey Perry is a literacy consultant. She has been a classroom teacher both in the United States and overseas for 49 years. Kasey has been a classroom teacher (PreK- Grade 7), multi-age classroom teacher, a reading specialist, a technology specialist, a gifted and talented teacher, and a literacy coach. She provides teachers and administrators with training and practical suggestions for increasing the power and impact of classroom teaching – particularly in the areas of balanced literacy. Kasey teaches, models, and coaches best practice procedures and strategies in her workshops and classroom coaching sessions. Participants leave her workshops with a new awareness of what can be done to motivate, engage, and accelerate every student.