Expert Literacy Panel

We’re Lucky to Work with Nationally Recognized Literacy Experts

Every Clever Noodle game is developed in partnership with national experts in the Science of Reading. These experts help set the learning goals for each game and provide feedback throughout the developmental process to ensure alignment with cutting-edge brain science.

Expert Literacy Panel

Nikki Bridges

Founder and CEO of Lit; Former Superintendent of Education, Uncommon Schools
Tom Dillon

Co-Founder, The Literacy Lab
Kate Franz

Former Director of Literacy, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School; National Literacy Consultant; PhD student in Literacy Education, Syracuse University
Laurie Moloney

Co-Founder, Decoding Dyslexia DC; Academic Language Therapist; Former President, International Dyslexia Association DC Region
Katharine Noonan

Vice President, The Reading League Washington, DC; National LETRS Professional Learning Facilitator; K-5 ELA Coach at Garrison Elementary School, D.C. Public Schools
Carolyn Strom, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Literacy, NYU
Nicole Mancini

Chief of Academics, Council of Great City Schools; Former Chief Academic Officer, Broward County Public Schools
Melissa Kim, Ed.D

Former Deputy Chancellor, DC Public Schools; Chief Academic Officer, KIPP DC; Middle School Principal

Our Charitable Partners

We are committed to equity and access. Our partners help ensure that our games reach historically underserved children and schools.

Support Our Charitable Mission

New Leaders is redefining how schools are led. They build the capacity of equity-minded school leaders who are committed to the success of every child.
Teach For America finds, develops and supports equity-oriented leaders to transform education and expand opportunity for all children.
The Reed Charitable Foundation makes best-in-class literacy training and implementation support accessible to teachers, because every child deserves a teacher who can teach them how to read.

IDA empowers those with dyslexia through education, advocacy, and research, promoting evidence-based practices like the Science of Reading to improve literacy for individuals with language-based learning differences.
KiNF supports equitable education by providing free school supplies to under-resourced teachers and students, fostering success, creativity, and confidence in underserved classrooms across the United States.
Inspires a love for reading by creating engaging, diverse, and accessible stories, particularly for struggling readers, to improve literacy and foster confidence through personalized, relatable content.

Champions play for all children by providing toys and grants to underprivileged kids, promoting inclusive joy, development, and healing through play therapy and community outreach programs.