“Kim is extremely knowledgeable about literacy. It was an honor to be in her class and learn about so much about evidence-based practices... I would highly recommend Kim as an instructor.”
- VIU Student
"My peers and I always left this class feeling confident and empowered that we had
a solid foundation to teacher learners about literacy."
- Trent University Decanal Award for Teaching Excellence in Education Nomination
“I find Kim to be really engaging and very clear. Her presentations leave me with lots of great things I can implement immediately into my classroom practice. She doesn’t just tell me what to teach- she shows me how to teach it.”
- MPact Participant, 2025
20+ years teaching reading. Deep expertise in how students learn.
I am a classroom teacher with a M.Ed., Special Education Specialist, Orton-Gillingham training, and 20+ years of experience teaching literacy and language to second-language learners.
My expertise spans French Immersion, teaching ESL, Structured Literacy, Special Education, and reading remediation- grounded in decades of working directly with students.
What I Do
Consulting, workshops, and keynote speaking grounded in the Science of Reading, for school boards, educators, and families, in English and in French.
The Right to Read with Second Language Educator, Kim Lockhart
Source: Melissa & Lori Love Literacy, Ep. 109 (May 2022)
Kim Lockhart on Supporting L2 Learners with the Science of Reading
Source: Progressively Incorrect, with Zach Groshell, S4E14 (2024)
How to Support Oral Language Development
Source: Reach All Readers, with Anna Geiger (2025)
