About Us
The Reading League North Carolina
The Reading League North Carolina (TRL-NC) is a statewide nonprofit organization.
Our mission is to advance the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction across North Carolina, by creating a community of statewide stakeholders invested in ensuring all children receive equitable literacy instruction.
Our vision is that every child in North Carolina will become a proficient reader.
Belief Statements:
- We believe all children can learn to read.
- We believe all teachers can learn to teach children to read.
- We believe adult volunteers can support teachers and children in their literacy efforts.
- We believe working collaboratively supports a shared mission.
- We believe in creating safe environments for learning.
Meet Our Board
Meet Linda Rhyne
Linda Rhyne moved to Charlotte in 2006 to join Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools as a teacher. She served as a reading, fourth grade, and first grade teacher before moving into leadership as an elementary literacy facilitator. She then went on to serve in district roles supporting instruction in over 29 schools K-12. Linda was part of the committee that developed the CMS Reading Institute, facilitating online learning grounded in evidence-based reading practices aligned with district implemented curriculum. After 15 years with CMS, Linda started consulting independently through Linda Rhyne Consulting. She is LETRS and Orton-Gillingham (IMSE) trained. Linda lives in Charlotte, NC with her husband Malcolm and sons Shields and Maverick. Linda serves as the inaugural President of The Reading League North Carolina.
Meet Laura Freeman
Meet Monica Campbell
Monica Campbell is a professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University and serves as the Chair of the School of Education, Executive Director of the Lenoir-Rhyne Literacy Center, and instructor of the foundations of reading courses. She has a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. During her doctoral program, she coauthored the Early Reading Tutor, a reading intervention curriculum published by SRA. Before becoming a professor, she spent six years as a special educator in an elementary school in Catawba County, teaching students with mild to moderate exceptionalities. She is a certified Orton-Gillingham practitioner and is Past-Chair of the Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center, which serves families of children with dyslexia, learning disabilities, and ADHD.
Meet Lindsay Lambertson
After graduating from Virginia Tech, Lindsay Lambertson moved to Charlotte, NC to begin her career in financial services. Lindsay spent her first two years working as a consultant implementing financial services software and then joined Bank of America supporting several different divisions within the Commercial and Enterprise Risk Space. After having her three children, she went back to work as a Vice President in a local boutique investment bank. Lindsay resides in Charlotte, NC with her family and serves as the Treasurer of The Reading League North Carolina.
Meet Kim Collins
Kim Collins has been working in the field of education for more than 28 years. She has a Master of Education in Literacy and certification as a K-12 Reading Specialist, as well as a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist certification from the International Dyslexia Association. Kim’s experience in education at the school level includes work as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. At the state level, she served as an Implementation Specialist and worked with school districts to implement a statewide initiative. Kim currently serves as IMSE’s Director of Academics. In addition, as a Level 5 IMSE OG Master Instructor, she trains teachers across the country in IMSE’s OG methodology. Kim lives in Salisbury, NC. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons, and grandson.
Meet Stacey Crowley
Stacey, the owner of Learning Tree Literacy, is a dually certified speech language pathologist and literacy specialist with 23 years of experience teaching communication, literacy and social emotional learning skills to youth in public and private schools. Her dual roles coupled with advanced training in the Orton-Gillingham Approach to multisensory structured language education enable her to specialize in comprehensive treatment for students with language-based learning differences. Her current work combines her fields of expertise with neuroscience, mindfulness and nonviolent communication to teach restorative practices to families and youth using her narrative-based approach called SHARE. Stacey is passionate about teaching communication practices for healthy relationships and nurturing leadership from the inside out for learners of all ages. As a Search Inside Yourself Certified Teacher, Stacey facilitates adult mindfulness-based emotional intelligence programs that help participants discover how to lead their lives, teams and classrooms with clarity, connection and compassion.
Meet Sean Lindsey
Sean Lindsey is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and brings 9 years of experience in education. Sean has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Spanish, and a Master’s Degree in K-12 Literacy from Queens University of Charlotte. He has served as an elementary school teacher, a Blended Learning Instructional Coach, and a Multi-Classroom Leader within his Title 1 school building. He also served in multiple leadership capacities within his district. Before joining Reading Horizons, he worked as an Instructional Coach for the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. There he collaborated with beginning teacher programs at Charlotte-area charter schools where he led professional development and transformational coaching experiences for teachers in K-12 classrooms. Sean is passionate about empowering teachers by giving them the tools and strategies they need to ensure they can provide effective instruction for their students.
Meet Amy Rhyne
Prior to administration, she served as an Instructional Coach and elementary school teacher at various Title I Schools. She received her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University, Master’s degree in K-12 School Administration from Gardner-Webb University, Educational Specialist degree at Appalachian State University and participated in Appalachian State University’s Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. Additionally, Mrs. Rhyne served as the 2017-18 NC Southwest Regional Principal of the Year and co-authored a book for practicing educators entitled, How is that BEST for KIDS? Shifting School Culture with Personalized Learning. She currently serves as a board member on ther NC Partnership for Children.
Meet Jenni Scoggin
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