About Us

Learn about how e-Literacy meets the No Child Left Behind standards.

Testimony

"I am amazed and so thankful that I had an opportunity to take this class. It has truly changed the way I teach reading and writing."

Kellie Gabalski, first grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School

"Research affirms that quality classroom instruction in kindergarten and primary grades is the single best weapon against reading failure."

M.S. Burns &C. Snow-Preventing Reading Failure

Our Mission
	To improve classroom literacy instruction by providing high quality, research based, and comprehensive professional development for educators.
Company Profile
	Created by two women who have over 60 combined years in education and over 20 combined years of providing quality teacher training. Started as a small business in Michigan and has expanded to reach teachers across the country, including school districts in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin, California, and Texas. Products and courses have a proven history of improving the quality of teacher instruction, thereby leading to improved student performance.
Educational Philosophy
	Learning to read and write must involve a balanced approach. Students will not benefit if they are taught only phonics or only reading comprehension, instead they will succeed if they are given a variety of tools to use when reading. Education is a continual process of teachers instructing and then releasing responsibility of learning to the students. The process of presenting materials to students and then gradually allowing them ownership of learning is the cornerstone of successful classrooms.
Company Founders
	Lynn Mangold participates in e-Literacy currently as a force in product development, Comprehensive Literacy facilitation, and Facilitator Training. Lynn primarily dedicates her time to being a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader and teacher. She has taught first grade for most of career working with various populations, including a many ESL students. She has also taught middle school learning disabilities students in a co-teaching situation. As a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader she teaches her students for a half a day and then works with her Reading Recovery teachers for the rest.
	Additionally, Lynn is a special guest lecturer at Oakland University where she teaches the Reading Recovery training and a class in Comprehensive Literacy for classroom teachers. Lynn has also been a presenter for the last 15 years around Michigan at many reading conferences and also has worked as a private consultant for several school districts.
	Continually deepening her knowledge, Lynn earned a bachelors in elementary education from Central Michigan University and then a masters in reading and learning disabilities from Oakland University. She also received her Reading Recovery Teacher Leader certification from Oakland University.

	Deonna Montei focuses her time with e-Literacy in public relations, conference presentations, product development, and Facilitator Training. Outside of e-Literacy, she is an educational consultant presenting seminars on literacy education around Michigan and the nation. Deonna also coordinates the Reading First program for Oakland Schools.
	Previously, Deonna directed of the Mid-Michigan Regional Literacy Training Center and managed state and federal initiatives throughout a 12 county region. She has served on numerous local, state, and national boards, including Michigan's State Board of Education's Early Literacy Task Force, and the National Reading Recovery Book Leveling Committee.
	Before becoming a consultant, Deonna was a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader and classroom teacher. She has 27 years of experience as a classroom teacher, language arts specialist, and consultant in Michigan school districts. She also worked for several years in the early childhood (preschool) arena.
	Deonna earned a bachelors in elementary education and child development from Michigan State University and a masters in educational leadership for Saginaw Valley State University. She also gained Reading Recovery Teacher Leader certification from Oakland University and numerous other endorsements for different programs.