Kathy Goforth has been in the field of education for more than 30 years. She holds a Masters Degree in Special Education and is a National Board Certified teacher, as an Early Childhood Generalist. She currently teaches Kindergarten in Havelock, North Carolina.

About 4 years ago, Kathy started using familiar tunes to teach children how to spell required sight words. It was so successful that other teachers asked her to share the songs with them. She applied for a grant to fund the recording of a CD to do just that.

For We Are Jolly Good Spellers was funded by a grant awarded through Kathy’s sorority of educators, Alpha Delta Kappa. Lauri Skelton is a professional vocal and piano instructor. She also performs at various recitals. Lauri owns and operates Dolce Music Studio in Springville, New York. Tyler Skelton is a professional performing musician and music instructor in Buffalo, New York. He is a guitarist and trumpet player with the award-winning band Dali’s Ghost and the Latin band La Krema. Tyler holds a degree in music performance from Buffalo State College and also gives private music lessons.