Assistant Director for Education and Outreach
Nina Lorimor-Easley is thrilled to contribute work centered on research-based reading and literacy instruction and assessment that has the potential to change the face of literacy education in Iowa. Previously, Nina co-founded a dyslexia-focused educational center in West Des Moines, and is owner of Beans & Beignets café in Earlham, Iowa. She earned her master’s degrees in curriculum development from Southern New Hampshire University and educational psychology from Kaplan University. Nina enjoys traveling, reading, spending time with her three children and grandson, and serving on the board of Decoding Dyslexia Iowa.
Recent Blog Posts
Identifying Phonological Working Memory Struggles and Intervening With Instruction
Proficiency with phonological working memory is a part of developing other literacy skills.
The Role of Decodable Readers in Phonics Instruction
For beginning readers, these texts provide a focused and carefully planned opportunity to read words in sentences.