Martha Kovack, MEd, is the founder, owner, and CEO of Sound Readers®, and the creator (and producer) of Crazy Cards phonics card games. She is a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers, and is a certified Orton-Gillingham Teacher. Martha teaches English Language Arts for preservice teachers and early childhood educators, and teaches introductory courses in foundational reading skills for teachers, school board consultants, SLPs, and administrators in her private practice. She is also a Structured Literacy facilitator with the Ontario International Dyslexia Association.
 
After teaching K-3 and special education in Canadian classrooms, Martha became passionate about finding ways to improve the lives of those who are held back by their struggles with learning to read and write. She went on to become an Early Literacy Specialist with the Ontario Early Years system, to become certified in Orton-Gillingham and Structured Literacy approaches to beginning reading instruction, and to obtain her Master of Education degree at the University of British Columbia.

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Martha is also the creator of "LetsGetReadingRight.com", a website dedicated to providing educators with information and resources to help them get started on their Science of Reading/Structured Literacy journey.

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Martha provides ongoing intervention for students with dyslexia, and attends conferences, takes courses, studies research, reads, and participates in conversations with leading reading researchers around the world to make sure she stays current with what works.

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Martha created and produced the first set of phonics card games (Crazy Shorts) back in 1998, and teachers and students are still enjoying these phonics card games today!