Kendra Alston

Kendra Alston is an African-American author from

Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Kendra holds a

Bachelor’s Degree and Two Masters Degrees in

education. She received her undergraduate degree

from The Winston-Salem State University. She is

currently a doctoral candidate and her research

interests center around the potential impact of

structured read alouds. A career in education taught

her that reading aloud is the single most effective way to develop fundamental

reading skills. Kendra finds inspiration in creating rhyme and rhythm, using

harmonious tones to craft fantastic tales that are meant to be read aloud.

Kendra is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher and has successfully coached

teachers through the National Board Process. She has trained over 1500

teachers across North Carolina and the surrounding states in the areas of

differentiation,rigor, assessments, parental involvement, Socratic Seminar,

vocabulary instruction, schema activation, and brain-based learning.

She has worked with UNC Charlotte as a North Carolina Instructional Coach,

where she coached beginning first-third year teachers in Rowan-Cabarrus,

Hickory, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Her most rewarding year came

when she coached 12 beginning Teach For America Teachers.

Kendra has represented her district as lead presenter at both State and

National conferences, sharing instructional practices that have been proven to

increase student achievement in the areas of literacy.