Kelly travels to school districts and conferences around the world to share his thoughts and insights on literacy education and to guide his colleagues toward more effective instruction. Kelly also works with the Savvas Learning Company as a featured author for the myPerspectives and iLit ELA programs for grades 6-12. Inspired by his classroom and professional development experiences, Kelly has written numerous books for teachers, many of which are used in education schools around the world. In 2018, the California Association of Teachers of English presented Kelly with their Distinguished Service Award. In 2005, Kelly received the Award for Classroom Excellence from the California Association of Teachers of English, the state’s highest honor for English teachers. For several years, he taught secondary literacy courses as an adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton, and, most recently, he served as the president of the Secondary Reading Group of the International Reading Association (IRA). Today, he is considered one of the leading voices in literacy education.Īlways in search of a better way, Kelly honed his craft by taking on leadership positions in several key literacy programs, including the California Reading and Literature Project, the South Basin Writing Project at California State University, Long Beach, and the Puente Project, a University of California outreach program that prepares under-represented high school students for transition into universities.
Since 1985, Kelly Gallagher has devoted himself to the teaching of reading, writing, listening and speaking-first and foremost, as a high school ELA teacher in Anaheim, California, and also as an author/consultant who works with educators around the world.
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