Meet Annie
A career built on the belief that every child can read.
Annie P. Spear is a literacy expert, educational consultant, instructional coach, resource developer, and author whose work spans classrooms, schools, districts, and the page.
Her Story
Annie P. Spear has spent her career at the intersection of literacy, learning, and leadership. From her earliest days in the classroom to her current work as a consultant, coach, and author, she has been driven by a single conviction: that every child deserves a reader who believes in them.
Her path has taken her from elementary classrooms to district leadership, from professional learning stages to the quiet work of writing — always grounded in the real complexity of teaching and learning, and always centered on children.
Through Spear Educational Consulting, LLC and Let's Talk Literacy, LLC, Annie partners with schools, districts, and organizations to design and deliver meaningful professional learning, coaching, resource development, curriculum review, and general literacy consultation. Her resources and publications are used by educators and families alike.
Literacy is not a subject. It is the foundation of everything we ask children to do.
Annie believes that literacy instruction is most powerful when it is responsive, joyful, and grounded in deep knowledge of both the reader and the text. She brings that belief to every coaching conversation, every workshop, and every word she writes.
Areas of Expertise
What Annie brings to the work
Literacy Instruction
Research-aligned approaches to reading and writing instruction across grade levels — from foundational phonics to complex text comprehension.
Instructional Coaching
Coaching frameworks and practices that build teacher capacity, deepen instructional knowledge, and sustain professional growth.
Curriculum Development
Design and development of literacy curricula, units, and materials grounded in the science of reading and responsive to real classrooms.
Professional Learning
Facilitation of workshops, institutes, and learning experiences that are engaging, practical, and immediately applicable.
Speaking & Keynotes
Keynote addresses and conference presentations that inspire educators to think deeply, act boldly, and keep children at the center.
Authorship & Writing
Published author of professional resources and the memoir-in-essays Silver Linings: Navigating the In-Betweens.
Education & Credentials
Grounded in experience and expertise
- Advanced degrees in literacy and education
- Decades of classroom and school leadership experience
- Certified literacy specialist and instructional coach
- Published author and professional resource developer
- National conference presenter and keynote speaker
Annie's consulting practices
Ready to work together?
Whether you're looking for a consulting partner, a keynote speaker, or a thought partner for your literacy work — Annie would love to connect.