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Empowering Minds with Literacy

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About Your Literacy Connection

Our Mission

At Your Literacy Connection, our mission is to empower educators with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to foster a love of reading and writing in every student. We specialize in providing targeted professional development that supports teachers and schools in implementing best practices for literacy instruction. Through evidence-based training, collaborative workshops, and personalized coaching, we help educators create engaging, inclusive, and effective literacy environments that inspire lifelong learners and promote academic success for all students. Our commitment is to elevate teaching excellence, transform classrooms, and cultivate a generation of confident, capable readers and writers.

Who We Are

Lauren Kolbeck

  

Lauren Kolbeck is an experienced and dedicated educator with over 25 years of teaching, coaching, and professional development experience. Throughout her career, she has held a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, reading teacher, literacy coach, and staff developer, always with a deep commitment to fostering both academic achievement and a lifelong love of learning in her students.

Lauren's career has taken her across the United States, from rural to urban to suburban schools, as well as internationally to countries such as Sweden, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Her diverse experiences have enriched her approach to education, enabling her to support schools in a wide range of settings and cultures.

Currently, Lauren is the founding director of Your Literacy Connection, where she works closely with administrators, teachers, and students to integrate the science of reading with the art of teaching. Passionate about creating meaningful, engaging learning environments, she is dedicated to helping educators build the skills and confidence they need to support all learners on their academic journeys.

Debbie Linscott-Feinstein

  

Deborah Linscott-Feinstein has been a teacher, literacy specialist and coach on Long Island for over 25 years. She has created elementary and college level curricula to foster best practices in reading, writing and assessment. Deborah thrives on coaching teachers and collaborating with administrators on literacy initiatives.  As a staff developer, her exuberance in presenting workshops sparks participatory audiences and practical outcomes. Deborah has authored nonfiction and personal narrative writing units, and a mentor author study for Schoolwide, Inc.  As a liaison to Teachers College for over 25 years, she helped pioneer school district best practices and build capacity for a National Blue Ribbon School.  Her credentials include graduate degrees in literacy and school building administration.  She works as a literacy consultant and literacy coach in New York.

Our Team

Our team is made up of experienced educators who are passionate about promoting literacy and helping others succeed.

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Your Literacy Connection

Suffolk County, New York

Text or call:(917) 318-6886 email:lkolbeck@gmail.com

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