Structured Literacy Support of New Mexico

Dr. Toby Soderberg is from New Mexico and brings extensive experience in teaching and school leadership. He holds a Level III teaching and administrator license in New Mexico and has taught music, English language arts, and served in school administration.

Dr. Soderberg earned an MA in Educational Leadership from Western New Mexico University, an MA in Education with an emphasis in Reading/TESOL from Eastern New Mexico University, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Learning Technology from New Mexico State University.

He is the Project Administrator and Structured Literacy Coordinator for the Southwest Regional Education Cooperative in Deming, NM. He also teaches at the university level: previously as an adjunct at Western New Mexico University, where he taught Multicultural Education and English Language Acquisition and Development, and currently at New Mexico State University, where his courses include Elementary Literacy I, Elementary Literacy II, Sociopsycholinguistics of Reading, and Literacy Assessment & Evaluation.

Dr. Soderberg’s priority is to support school districts and educators to ensure all students in New Mexico receive an equitable education.

• Twenty-eight years of educational experience
  • Classroom Teacher
  • Special Education Teacher Liaison
  • Technical Consultant providing Professional Development
  • Structured Literacy Coach
• Degrees
  • Bachelor’s: University of New Mexico
  • Master’s: University of New Mexico

• 11 Years teaching experience
  • Taught grades K, 2, 4 and 8
• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education 

• Nineteen years of educational experience
  • Bilingual classroom Teacher
  • Interventionist
  • Structured Literacy Coach
  • LETRS certified
• Degrees
  • Master's: Language, Literacy and Culture – New Mexico State University
  • Bachelor's: K-8 Education, double major in Spanish – New Mexico State University
  • Bilingual and TESOL Endorsements

• Thirty-seven years of educational experience
  • Classroom Teacher
  • SEL Consultant
  • Teacher Mentor
• Degrees
  • Bachelors: Texas State
  • Masters: NMSU

• Sixteen years of educational experience
  • Teacher
  • Structured Literacy Coach
• Degrees
  • Master’s: New Mexico State University
  • Bachelor’s: New Mexico State University

• Twenty-seven years of educational experience
  • Reading Intervention Teacher
  • Professional Development Facilitator – School and District levels
  • First Grade Teacher
• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science – University of Kansas

• Twenty-six years of educational experience
  • K-5 Classroom teacher
  • Technology Teacher,
  • Math Interventionist,
  • Reading Interventionist,
  • Instructional Coach,
  • Office of Innovation APS STEM Coach
• Degrees
  • National Board Certification (NBCT)
  • Bachelor in Education Elementary Education: New Mexico State University and University of New Mexico
  • Level Three-A Instructional Leader K-8 Elementary
  • Endorsements in Language Arts, Reading and TESOL

• Nine years of educational experience
  • Reading Interventionist/Reading Specialist
  • Professional Development Presenter
  • Kindergarten Teacher
  • LETRS Trained
• Degrees
  • Master's: New Mexico Highlands University

• Thirty-three years in education
  • Structured Literacy Coach with SWREC
  • Summer Consultant with Lavinia Group
  • Has taught at the elementary, middle school, and highschool.
  • Subjects taught: ELA and Social Studies
• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science in K–8 Education with endorsements in Language Arts, Social Studies, TESOL, and Bilingual Education from Western New Mexico University
  • Additional graduate coursework includes 51 hours toward an Educational Leadership (EDM) degree at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

• Twenty-five years of educational experience
  • K-5 Principal
  • Reading Interventionist/ Instructional Coach
  • AVID Teacher and Coordinator
  • GEAR UP Coordinator
  • District MLSS Coordinator
  • Reading Intervention Coordinator
  • 3-12 Grade Classroom Teacher
  • LETRS Local Facilitator
• Degrees
  • Master’s: Educational Administration – Lamar University
  • B.S- Psychology and English Texas Tech University

• Seventeen years of educational experience
  • Classroom teacher
  • Reading Interventionist
  • ELD District Coach
  • Structured Literacy Coach
• Degrees
  • Master’s: Special Education – University of New Mexico
  • Bachelor of Science: Elementary Education K-8 – University of New Mexico

• Fifteen years of educational experience
  • Teacher across multiple grade levels
  • International Teaching – English for students in Spain
• Degrees
  • Bachelor’s with Tesol Endorsement – New Mexico State University
  • Certified Academic Language Practicitoner by the end of 2026

• Educational Experience & Roles
  • First Grade Classroom Teacher
  • Dual Language Partnership – English Component Kinder Teacher
  • Kindergarten Classroom Teacher/Grade Level Lead
  • Structured Literacy Coach
  • LETRS certified
  • IMSE Morphology+ certified
  • TESOL endorsement
  • Reading endorsement
• Degrees
  • Bachelor of Science – Education, Early Childhood Education: New Mexico State University

• Twenty-one years of educational experience
  • Orton-Gillingham Certified
  • LETRS Facilitator
  • Marzano Master Trainer
  • Reading and ELA Endorsement
• Degrees
  • B.S.: Education – University of New Mexico
  • M.S. Psychology Counseling – Liberty University

• Twenty-five years of educational experience
  • Fifth Grade ELA Teacher
  • Reading Interventionist
  • Take Flight Scottish Rite Dyslexia Tutor
  • NM Teach Plus Fellowship
  • NMPED Professional Practices Standards Committee
• Degrees
  • Master’s: Interdisciplinary Studies – Reading & SPED – Western New Mexico University
  • Bachelor of Science – Elementary Education – Western New Mexico University

• Ten years of diverse experience in education
  • Lead Special Education Teacher
  • International TEFL instructor
  • Online K–8 educator
  • Grade 4 elementary school teacher
  • Middle school English teacher
  • As a military spouse, she has had the unique opportunity to teach across four states and one foreign country, gaining a broad perspective on diverse student populations and educational systems.
  • Structured Literacy Coach at the Southwest Regional Education Cooperative
• Degrees:
  • Master’s degree in Instructional Design and Instructional Systems: University of Central Florida
  • Bachelor’s degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Digital Media: University of Central Florida

• Twenty-seven years of educational experience
  • Educational Diagnostician
  • K-2 Classroom Teacher 
  • Structured Literacy Coach
  • Reading Interventionist
  • Certified Academic Language Practitioner
  • Reading and Early Childhood Endorsement 
  • LETRS Certified
• Degrees
  • Educational Diagnostician: University of Texas at El Paso
  • Master's in Reading: New Mexico State University  
  • Master's in Early Childhood Elementary Education: Western New Mexico University  
  • Bachelor's in Special Education K-12: Western New Mexico University

• Thirty-four years of educational experience
  • Elementary Education
  • Structured Literacy Coach
• Degrees
  • BA: Elementary Education
  • TESOL and Bilingual Endorsements

Fourteen years of educational experience

• • Endorsements in reading, TESOL, math, science, librarian, and physical education
  • Trained LETRS local facilitator
  • CORE Trainer in Reading Fundamentals and Adolescent Literacy Solutions
• Degrees - Master's: Eastern New Mexico University - Bachelor's: University of New Mexico

• Thirty years of educational experience
  • University Literacy Instructor for PreService Teachers
  • Elementary School Principal
  • Teacher K–6
• Degrees
  • PH.D: University of New Mexico
  • MA: University of New Mexico
  • BS: University of New Mexico