About the author

For nearly 30 years, Christie Welsby has taught elementary students as an elementary school reading specialist. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from SUNY Geneseo and an M.A. in Reading, Language Arts, and Literature from The Ohio State University. A life-long learner, she also obtained a C.A.S. in Educational Technology and New Literacies from the University at Buffalo. She’s been trained at the Classroom Educator and Associate levels by the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Concerned with the small number of truly decodable books available at bookstores and libraries, Christie wrote Forward Motion Readers for all readers to experience reading success. In addition to reading and writing, she enjoys music, theater, hiking and traveling with her family.