Every child a successful reader! Every child mastering literacy skills! It's the goal of every school district and every committed teacher. Debbie Arechiga has helped many teachers and schools come closer to realizing this goal. A literacy staff developer of proven effectiveness, Debbie can help your school achieve real literacy progress too.

Debbie has a passion for the discovery of new ideas and possibilities in literacy. In the best tradition of education, she imparts not only valuable teaching philosophy and useful tools, but the vision and can-do confidence that genuinely empower teachers and students to make bold strides toward literacy excellence.

Since 2005, Debbie has worked in schools across the country providing literacy consulting and training. Prior to her current role as a literacy consultant, Debbie taught in the elementary grades for almost twenty years. In 2005 she received her M.A.T. (Masters in the Art of Teaching) from Grand Canyon University.

Leadership and Accomplishments:

• 2005 and 2007: Presenter at International Reading Association Conference
• 2005: Presenter at Michigan Reading Association Conference
• 2002: Endorsed National Trainer for Four Blocks Literacy Model
• 2000: Literacy Summit, "Preparing Teachers to Teach All Children." Spoke at a Briefing for members of U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Affiliations

Member of the International Reading Association
Member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum and Development

Related News & Media

Infographic: How to Create a Visually Stimulating Classroom Environment for Learning Literacy

Reaching English Language Learners in Every Classroom was reviewed by MiddleWeb.

Reaching English Language Learners in Every Classroom was reviewed by Book News Inc.

Debbie Arechiga was quoted in the Arizona Daily Star.

Reaching English Language Learners in Every Classroom was excerpted in Better Teaching.

Websites

Tools for Literacy