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Pearl Garden Ed.D is an Elementary ELAR Consultant at Region 10 Education Service Center working with Kinder - 2nd grade teachers across the region. Her 25 years of service includes elementary classroom instruction, teacher education, and Adjunct Professorships at Paul Quinn College and Hartwell University. She is a past Chair of the Texas Association of Literary Education, an affiliate of the International Literacy Association. Dr. Garden has published articles in The Journal of Teacher Action Research, Texas Association of Literacy Education (TALE) Yearbook and is the author of a blog entitled Literacy Pearls where she shares best practices and “pearls” of literacy knowledge. Dr. Garden completed her dissertation research involving developing the vocabulary instruction practices of early grade teachers. She has a passion for the new and novice educator, and it is her goal to help educators tackle the achievement gap with her research findings. She believes that teachers can and should use teachable moments to build relationships with and instruct the whole child.