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Deborah K. Reed became the director of the Iowa Reading Research Center in 2015 and is on the faculty at the University of Iowa College of Education, where she is currently a professor in the special education program.
Reed spent the first 10 years of her career as an English language arts and reading teacher as well as a reading specialist, working primarily with students exhibiting serious reading difficulties. Since 2003, she has been a researcher and technical assistance provider in numerous states. She has published extensively and continues to research methods for improving reading instruction and assessment, particularly for vulnerable populations.
Recent Blog Posts
Technically Speaking: What is Causal Inference and Why is it Important?
In experimental studies, reading researchers try to establish a connection between a program or type of instruction and students’ reading performance by controlling for other things that might explain the outcomes.
The ABCs of Alphabet Instruction
Things students should know about letters and why it is important that they know them for reading development.