Emily Carley - Literacy

With more than 20 years experience in public education, 15 as a dedicated early elementary classroom educator in Vermont public schools, Emily is a master educator PK-12. She's an Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator & Associate Certified instructor skilled in Structured Linguistic Literacy. Emily teaches graduate courses, supports fellow educators with joy, connection and persistence so all can learn to read. Emily is a certified Educating Children Outdoors (ECO) educator and published author, trained in RULER (Brackett, PhD) social/emotional intelligence and is a neurodiversity & inclusion educator. Emily's instruction is scientifically-based, systematic, explicit, multisensory and emotionally sound for children, adolescents and adults. She is an unwavering advocate for dignity and the right to read in education.

Emily enjoys seeking her own new experiences: watercolor painting, pruning untamable fruit trees and finding world’s best coffee in little-known shops when travelling.

Field Work:

The Science of Reading in Practice (Southern New Hampshire University Spring/Fall 2024)

Beyond the ABCs: Advancing Reading & Spelling through Morphological Study (Southern New

Hampshire University Fall 2025)

8 Ways to Remove Sigma and Develop Neuroinclusivity in Your Public Library - American Public Libraries (VT-ALA May 2024, May 2025) and (ALA National Conference June 2025), Philadelphia. 

Educating Children Outdoors, Lessons in Nature-Based Learning (Cornell University Press, 2024)

Contributing Author, Children’s Literature Foundation (CLiF) (Sept. 2025) 

Developing Allyship - American Public Libraries (VT-ALA 2025) 

Neurodiversity & Inclusion Educator Certification (VT-HEC 2026)

Author, Dyslexic Positive Libraries: Neuroinclusive Allyship for Literacy Success (Bloomsbury

Publishing 2027)

Memberships: 

IDA-NNEA Chapter

The Reading League - Vermont Chapter

The Council for Exceptional Children - Vermont Chapter