Linda Smock

Linda Ann Casey Smock is a retired elementary teacher and children's book author based in Mesa, Arizona. She began her teaching career in 1967, instructing students in grades 1 through 8 with a focus on intermediate grades in the Mesa schools before retiring in 2007. Following her retirement from classroom teaching, she obtained her reading certification and worked as a reading intervention coach and head coach in the Mesa schools for several years. Linda is trained in Orton-Gillingham instruction and has extensive experience supporting students with dyslexia through an after-school program she ran, where she also taught parents strategies to assist their children. She holds a bachelor's degree in education with a minor in psychology from Seton Hall University and a master's degree in adult education from the University of Phoenix. In addition to her education career, Linda is the author of ten children's books in the Ringo Adventure Series featuring talking animals, which she promotes through her website. She attributes her success to creativity and thinking outside the box, values honesty, trustworthiness, loyalty, and punctuality, and continues to tutor students while pursuing her writing.