Consulting & Services
Two practices. One commitment.
Annie P. Spear brings deep expertise to schools, districts, and organizations through two specialized consulting businesses — each with a distinct focus, and both grounded in the belief that every child deserves excellent teaching.
Spear Educational Consulting, LLC
Strategic partnership for schools and districts
Spear Educational Consulting, LLC works with statewide organizations, school and district leaders, community groups, teams, and individuals to tailor and design projects to meet the need. Projects range from the classroom level — working directly with teachers, literacy coaches, and families to deepen understanding of how children learn to read and write - to systems, statewide work where tools and resources are designed to translate research into daily, attainable practice and application. From curriculum audits to leadership coaching to large-scale implementation of meaningful, sustainable professional learning, Annie brings a practitioner's lens and a researcher's rigor to every engagement. No matter the service, Annie's approach is warm, practical, and grounded in the science of reading, always keeping the child at the center.
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Services include
Curriculum Audit & Alignment
Comprehensive review of literacy curricula for alignment to standards, research, and instructional best practices.
Professional Development Design
Custom PD experiences — workshops, institutes, and learning series — built around your school's specific goals and context.
Leadership Coaching
One-on-one and small-group coaching for principals, literacy coaches, and instructional leaders.
Strategic Planning
Multi-year literacy improvement planning grounded in data, research, and community voice.
Instructional Rounds & Walkthroughs
Structured observation and feedback cycles that build shared instructional language and vision.
Conference & Keynote Presentations
Engaging, research-grounded presentations for faculty, staff, and professional conferences.
Let's Talk Literacy, LLC
Literacy expertise for classrooms, coaches, and families
Let's Talk Literacy, LLC features a book Annie co-authored that guides parents and caregivers with everyday ways they can engage with their babies to grow their skills in oral language to support lifelong literacy development. By highlighting the importance of talking to your baby at birth (and before) through everyday interactions newborn parents and caregivers are provided with practical, authentic, ideas they can implement throughout the day. Annie does keynote engagements and professional learning focused on ages Birth to Age 3 through this business.
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Classroom Coaching & Modeling
Side-by-side coaching and demonstration lessons that build teacher confidence and instructional skill.
Literacy Assessment & Intervention
Guidance on assessment selection, administration, and using data to design targeted instruction.
Science of Reading Workshops
Accessible, engaging workshops that translate research into practical classroom application.
Family Literacy Engagement
Workshops and resources that help families understand and support their child's reading development at home.
Resource Development
Custom instructional materials, anchor charts, lesson frameworks, and teacher tools tailored to your context.
Book Studies & PLCs
Facilitated professional book studies and learning community sessions for teacher teams.
How Annie Works
Every engagement starts with listening.
Annie doesn't arrive with a pre-packaged program. She begins by understanding your context — your students, your teachers, your goals, and your constraints — and builds from there. Every engagement is designed to be practical, sustainable, and grounded in what the research says works.
Discovery
A conversation to understand your context, goals, and what success looks like for your school or organization.
Design
A customized proposal outlining scope, approach, timeline, and outcomes — built around your specific needs.
Delivery
Hands-on, responsive work — coaching, facilitation, development — with ongoing reflection and adjustment.
Sustainability
Structures and resources that ensure the work continues to grow after Annie's engagement ends.
Let's start a conversation.
Whether you're looking for a long-term consulting partner or a single workshop, Annie would love to hear about your work and explore how she can help.
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