Cathy Angel has been teaching students to read for over 40 years. Her passion is to have all students equipped for success in reading and writing. Her experience includes teaching all grades kindergarten through fifth, Title I Reading and preschool. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Iowa and a Literacy Consultant at Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Currently, she is an independent Literacy Consultant providing trainings in Making Reading Heavenly, a phonics curriculum which she wrote. She also does trainings based on the Writing With Rhythm handwriting program she co-authored with Alissa Roemhild. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa, earned a Reading Endorsement from Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota, and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Administration from Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Cathy and her husband live in Waverly, Iowa. She enjoys spending time with her twelve grandchildren!