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Julie A. Taylor
Julie A. Taylor, PhD, is an education and curriculum consultant providing professional development, training, and coaching to educators, administrators, and leaders in nonprofit organizations and state education agencies nationwide and internationally.
Julie A. Taylor
Julie A. Taylor, PhD, is an education and curriculum consultant providing professional development, training, and coaching to educators, administrators, and leaders in nonprofit organizations and state education agencies nationwide and internationally. Since 1994, Dr. Taylor has worked as an educator. She’s taught at the elementary-school level, instructed ESL students, and served as a Spanish and special-education inclusion teacher. Additionally, she’s acted as reading interventionist, literacy coach, and staff developer. She has also served as a mentor teacher, student-teaching supervisor, and instructor for teachers pursuing state reading endorsements.
A member of the International Literacy Association and the International Dyslexia Association, Dr. Taylor has presented at numerous national reading conferences since 2014. She is trained in LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and the Orton-Gillingham approach, with extensive expertise aligned with the science of reading. Dr. Taylor has written literacy curricula, reading intervention materials, and response to intervention manuals, with deep knowledge of integrating literacy standards into daily teaching.
In addition, Dr. Taylor specializes in transforming research into practical and effective instructional methods, focusing on transforming school systems, scaling literacy programs for large districts, and using a train-the-trainer approach for district literacy leaders—all while aligning with the most up-to-date reading research and evidence-based literacy programs.
Dr. Taylor earned bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and Spanish from Keene State College, a master’s degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages from Rhode Island College, and a doctoral degree in education with a specialization in curriculum and instructional leadership from Concordia University Chicago.
Presentations by Julie A. Taylor
- Streamlining Your Small-Group Reading Instruction
- Oh, Snap! You Can Prevent that Reading Gap!
- Preventing Potholes in Reading: Following Systematic Small-Group Reading Instruction to Avoid Gaps in Decoding Skills
- Filling the Phonics Void: Individualizing Phonics Instruction Using Appropriate Small-Groups
- Victorious with Vocabulary: Equipping Your Students with Stronger Language and Vocabulary Skills
- Conquering Comprehension in Any Classroom
- Scaffolding Your Way to the Top: Implementing Appropriate Accommodations During Reading Instruction
- What Does the Science Say? Moving from Guided Reading to Skills-Based Small Groups
- Redesigning Small-Group Literacy Instruction for Intervention, Differentiation, and Acceleration
- The Fluency Gauge: A Target for Literacy Improvement
"Dr. Taylor does an exceptional job of breaking down effective small group instruction into manageable, intentional steps. Her strategies are rooted in evidence-based practices, making it easier for teachers to align their instruction with what we now know about how the brain learns to read."
"Her book provides all of the research that supports the need and focus for small groups across every reading stage and phase from pre-readers through advanced. It's perfect for intervention, gifted, students with IEPs, and ELLs. There is no other book like it on the market; it's a must-have!"
"Julie Taylor stands out as one of the voices I trust for literacy professional development, and I believe she has been a critical variable in our school’s significant increase in performance."
"Easy to read and even easier to implement! It’s a wonderful book with a wealth of insights on implementing small group instruction utilizing an SoR approach."
