Pam Allyn is the Executive Director and founder of LitLife, a nationally known literacy development organization providing innovative, research-based professional development for K-12 educators. She was the Director of Funded Projects for The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and also the Founding Director of Books for Boys, a reading initiative for New York’s foster care children.

Pam presented at the N. C. Reading Conference Thursday March 12 from 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. in Colony BC. The session was "The Complete Year of Teaching Literacy K-5". The session focused on how to teach reading and writing through organizing daily lessons, monthly units, and yearlong instructional calendar. Participants learned specific grade-level strategies for teaching reading and writing in the content areas throughout the year.