Jennifer is an educator with more than twenty years of experience in K-6 classrooms. She began her career as a first grade teacher in the public schools in Maryland, and later served as a reading intervention teacher where she worked with students individually and in small groups to improve their reading skills and help them find their love of reading. In her current position as Instructional Coach in grades 3-5, she provides small group and individualized coaching to teams of teachers  working to improve student learning.  In addition to providing professional development, she works with teams of teachers to write and implement curriculum. 

She has been traveling to school districts across the United States to provide professional development on the teaching of reading and writing, as well as how to utilize and implement Jennifer Serravallo’s work and publications. 

Jennifer holds a BS and an MS in Education from SUNY Cortland. In 2002, she earned her National Board Certification in Early Childhood. She is a certified Reading Specialist and Reading and Language Arts Consultant.