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.