Katrina Streza, MA, loves reading and helping kids learn to love to read. During her years working with elementary students, she decided that beginning readers need fun books that blend both decodable and predictable text, building phonetic skills and confidence at the same time. She is currently using her CA teaching credentials of Multiple Subjects, English, and Social Studies in the high school setting, serving as an AVID Coordinator and AP Psychology teacher. After being named the Dana Hills High School Teacher of the Year in 2020, she helped her campus adjust to new digital learning management systems and built an English Support and Study Skills curriculum to address pandemic learning loss.