Where Well-Being and
Literacy Meet
Empowering children, educators, and families with the skills to read, think, connect, and thrive.
With more than 35 years in education, Lynn McLaughlin is an award-winning educator, author, speaker, and education consultant who believes children need to be taught both how to read and how to navigate life's challenges.
Her work brings literacy and well-being together, giving educators, parents, and communities practical tools they can use to help children learn, grow, and thrive.
Literacy
Reading must be explicitly taught, and how we teach it matters.
Lynn helps educators and school leaders understand how children learn to read and how evidence-based instruction can translate into effective classroom practice. Literacy & Professional Learning
Well-Being
Children need opportunities to develop self-awareness, build confidence, understand their thoughts and feelings, make positive choices, and develop problem-solving skills.
Through speaking, resources, and The Power of Thought children's book series, Lynn helps parents, educators, and communities give children practical tools they can use in everyday life.
Explore Lynn’s Work
Speaking & Professional Learning
Keynotes, workshops and professional learning for educators, schools, school districts, parents and communities.
Books & Resources
Explore Lynn's published work, from The Power of Thought children's books and resources that help children develop practical skills for navigating thoughts, feelings and actions, to her other books sharing personal experiences and insights.
Other Books by Lynn
Taking the Helm podcast with Lynn McLaughlin featuring conversations about learning, literacy, leadership and well-being
Taking the Helm
Conversations with educators, authors, experts and changemakers about learning, literacy, leadership and well-being. More than 150 guests over six years of conversations and insights.
Lynn teamed up with her niece, Amber Raymond (MSW), to create the Power of Thought children's book series. Enter a fictional planet made of crystals, where children discover how to understand their thoughts and feelings, make positive choices, and navigate everyday challenges. Through relatable stories and practical strategies, children develop skills that support resilience, problem-solving, confidence, empathy, and self-awareness.