Mark Trinity Information

Mark Trinity, LLC, was founded by Dr. Caitlin Dillon, a teacher and linguist, Dr. Dillon's passion is to bring what's known in the research world about reading instruction to teachers and students. She is currently working as a literacy coach and consultant in Connecticut through Literacy How, a non-profit formed by Dr. Margie Gillis . Dr. Dillon is thrilled to be working with Literacy How colleagues, elementary and middle school teachers, students, and administrators in three school districts. In 2019 and 2020, workshops will be available upon request when possible. In the summer of 2019, Dr. Dillon is honored to be able to help inmates learn to read or improve their reading skills as part of the St. Lucia Literacy Project . B.A. (Summa Cum Laude) in English from Aquinas College , Grand Rapids, MI, in 1998 M.Phil. in Linguistics from Cambridge University in 1999 under Dr. April MacMahon Ph.D. in Linguistics from Indiana University in 2006 under Dr. Kenneth de Jong Pre-doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Psychological Science's Speech Research Laboratory under Dr. David Pisoni. Post-doctoral Fellowship at Haskins Labs in New Haven, CT Literacy Mentor in K-2nd-grade classrooms in Hartford, CT in the Haskins Literacy Initiative, which led to Dr. Dillons interest in the brain and reading and to the founding of Literacy How by Dr. Margie Gillis Connecticut State Department of Education Teaching Certificate, Middle Grades Language Arts 7th-Grade English Language Arts teacher: East Hartford, CT and New Haven, CT 6th-8th Grade English Language Arts teacher: Lansing, MI and East Lansing, MI Volunteer tutor and professional tutor for elementary, middle, and high school students in reading before school, during lunch and planning periods, and after school Literacy Instructor, Coach, and Consultant for schools in mid-Michigan, providing instruction for students, training classroom teachers and special education teachers, assessing and training teachers to assess, and establishing systems for identifying and helping ...