Annie

Annie is a literacy consultant working with schools regionally, nationally, and internationally. She collaborates with leadership to identify instructional goals rooted in data and leads hands-on, practical staff development to achieve those goals. In addition to leading workshops, study groups and site-based residences, Annie supports educators with writing and revising curriculum, and she fosters teacher leadership through coaching. She founded Taranto Consulting LLC a"er teaching in Honolulu and New York City and working as a staff developer for the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project. Annie received her BA from Duke University, her MA from Teachers College, Columbia University, and the microcredential in the Science of Reading from SUNY New Paltz. She is the co-author of The Research Based Argument Essay, Grade 5 and The Art of Argument: Research Based Essays, Grade 7 from the Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and Narrative Writing. She also presents at conferences on literacy, including NCTE.