ABOUT
Malene Golding, M.Ed, is a certified Master Reading Teacher and Reading Specialist who is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in the College of Education: Department of Literacy, Learning and Library Technologies. In this capacity, she teaches preservice teachers Survey of Reading, which explores theories and approaches to teaching reading and writing from emergent to proficient scholars.
Malene was the President of TALE (Texas Association for Literacy Educators), an affiliate of the International Literacy Association. She lead her organization in promoting literacy in the education sector and serving all learners in the state of Texas. As the CEO of Golding Touch Education Consulting, LLC, she provides professional development and job-embedded coaching for teachers. She also conducts instructional walks with campus leaders to identify problems of practice and develop actionable steps towards improvement.
Teaching, Curriculum and Coaching Background
Golding has been a professional educator for over twenty years, teaching, coaching, and managing reading and writing teachers, as well as administrators and specialists. She most recently served as the Director of Elementary Literacy in the seventh largest district in the nation serving over 215,000 students. She managed both the curriculum and teacher development teams in providing curriculum ELAR/SLAR/ESL resources (curriculum maps, scope and sequence, unit planning guides, assessments, etc.) and district-wide professional development for teachers in regular, bilingual, ESL, and dual language classrooms.
Malene assisted upper management in efforts to direct, develop, and evaluate the district’s comprehensive literacy plan, as well as managed, planned, organized, and developed systemic changes to improve student literacy in collaboration with other central office departments and district campuses. She has a proven track record in literacy coaching and leadership. Growing teachers and literacy leaders is her area of expertise.
Mission
Simplifying reading and writing instruction for teachers and students is one of Malene’s passions. She is convinced that it is essential to create informational learning opportunities that are purposeful, engaging and fun to ensure transfer to classroom application. “No one gets up in front of a classroom of students intending to do a bad job. Every teacher wants students to be successful. As long as they’re willing, I can help them make it happen.” Malene Golding, M.Ed
Simplifying reading and writing instruction for teachers and students is one of Malene’s passions. She is convinced that it is essential to create informational learning opportunities that are purposeful, engaging and fun to ensure transfer to classroom application. “No one gets up in front of a classroom of students intending to do a bad job. Every teacher wants students to be successful. As long as they’re willing, I can help them make it happen.” Malene Golding, M.Ed
