Erin Kent is a lifelong learner who is passionate about literacy. She has been an educator for close to 15 years and has taught students from second to tenth grade in the U.S., Chile and China. Erin spent her first four years at Concordia as a classroom teacher and the past five years as Elementary School Instructional Coach, focusing on literacy from preschool to grade four. She works closely with students and teachers using techniques developed by Columbia University's Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop. For the 2015-16 school year Erin will move to the post of P-12 Curriculum Director. At Concordia, Erin has continued to learn and further cultivate her passion for literacy and Reading and Writing Workshop, which she shares with us in this episode. [This podcast is one of ten in the HowTo@ConcordiaShanghai series. For information on how to contract the Limitless platform to benefit your organization, contact Ally today.]