SMARTER Literacy Chat with Mikayla Storey

In this bonus episode, we sit down with Mikayla Storey-Link, a familiar face to the SMARTER community, to hear about her journey from psychology grad with almost no literacy background to nearly a decade of structured literacy instruction; and now, founder of her own practice, COVA Learning Center. Mikayla talks about what it felt like to learn alongside her students in the beginning, how she thinks about prioritizing skills for older learners who are running out of time, and why having a structured framework actually gives her more flexibility, not less. She also talks about how she opened her own practice this year, and how she's making it work as a new mom. If you're learning as you go, thinking about private practice, or figuring out what secondary intervention really needs to look like, this one is for you. Connect with Mikayla: 🌐 covalearningcenter.com 📘 Facebook: @covalearningcenter 📷 Instagram: @covalearningcenter