About me
Katie Garner, M.Ed., author of Secret Stories® Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in Mind, is an international keynote speaker, literacy consultant, and educator with a passion for infusing neuroscience into literacy and learning. Her “backdoor to the brain” approach using neuroscience to deliver phonics faster has become a cornerstone of science of reading-based instruction and professional development for teachers. Katie’s dynamic presentations spotlight evidence-based strategies for boosting existing reading/phonics curriculum with neural research on how our brain learns best. Her practical and research-proven methods have been the subject of lectures and panel discussions at Harvard University and MIT, as well as numerous articles and journal publications.
