My Mission
Helping children become confident, capable, and joyful learners is my passion. I have over 36 years of professional experience as a teacher, trainer, and researcher. Studies show that supporting strong literacy development through research-based intervention is key to school success. I help parents and teachers best support children in this journey.
Experience
M.Ed in Literacy Education, Washington State University
B.S. in Elementary Education
Professional Development Director at Lee Pesky Learning Center
Over 10 years of experience
Elementary School Teacher
16 years teaching kindergarten through 6th grade
Teacher Trainer and Literacy Coach
15 years
Additional Experience
- Designed and trained multiple in-person and online courses in the Science of Reading and Research-based Writing Instruction (all approved for college credit)
- Trained thousands of teachers in 8 different states in literacy instruction
- Coached hundreds of preschool-3rd grade teachers to help them improve student outcomes in literacy
- Presented at numerous state and national conferences
- Provided intervention services to students with dyslexia and other learning challenges
- Co-authored a course for the Idaho State Department of Education in Dyslexia
- Co-authored Every Child Ready to Learn and several research articles in peer-reviewed education journals
- Published A Dog Named Bronco and taught writing workshops for children at the library and in schools
See Cristianne in Action!
A Dog Named Bronco
Click below to see the children's book Cristianne published
Writing Workshops
Click below to learn about writing workshops Cristianne has led in schools and at her local library.
an Interview while Working at Lee Pesky Learning Center
Click below to view an interview about early literacy materials Cristianne and her team at Lee Pesky Learning Center developed to help young children.
Playful Learning with a Kindergarten Student
Click below to see Cristianne demonstrating using some of the early literacy materials that make beginning learning engaging.
