Kate Werling (k.werling@comcast.net) is a Professional Development Specialist at School Readiness Consulting. She earned a MS Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction/Preschool Disabilities and is a state certified trainer and author of various newsletter articles and a national management manual for providing services to children with disabilities. Ms. Werling is a national consultant who loves to travel as much as provide services to early childhood programs. The former preschool teacher has worked at Florida Mental Health Institute as a family involvement specialist, with all phases of Head Start as a mentor, literacy coach, and professional development instructor and is currently a member of the National Head Start Bureau’s Consultant Pool and a member of Teaching Strategies Professional Development Network.