Melody Ilk is a national literacy consultant with numerous years of successful work in districts and schools around the country. She has a strong history of involvement in implementation of scientifically-based reading practices at the local, state, and national levels.  As a result, these schools have shown significant gains in reading achievement and instructional effectiveness at all tiers of instruction. Melody’s strength in working with schools is in analyzing school achievement data and culture and identifying the school systems, structures, and professional development that will best move a school forward. She has been training LETRS: Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling for 15 years and is a co-author of The Principal’s Primer for Raising Reading Achievement.