Sarah E. Martin Ed. D.

Sarah’s career in education began as a classroom teacher, having taught kindergarten, 2nd, 5th, and 6th grade. She earned her doctorate in 2026 from Mount St. Joseph University in the Reading Science program, where her dissertation involved developing and validating a spelling screener and diagnostic assessment. In addition to being a classroom teacher, Sarah served as an Early Childhood Instructional Coach and the Assistant Director of Literacy and Humanities for the New Mexico Public Education Department. While living in New Mexico, she led the statewide structured literacy initiative and was trained as a local facilitator for LETRS 3rd Edition and LETRS-Early Childhood. Sarah has also worked for Lexia Learning, supporting district and state implementations of LETRS professional learning. Most recently, she was a literacy consultant working with a number of organizations, schools, and districts to develop and deliver professional learning based on the Science of Reading and to support the translation of research into practice for educators. Her research interests include early childhood education, spelling, and support for multilingual learners. She resides in central Missouri with her husband, two children, and goldendoodle.