Amanda Nickerson

Amanda Nickerson is a K-12 literacy consultant in Ohio. Her primary aim is to provide technical support and deliver ongoing professional development on how the brain learns to read and how to diagnose, prevent, and remediate reading difficulties through culturally responsive and evidence-based reading instruction and intervention. In addition to consulting, Amanda has previous experience working as a teacher, interventionist, peer coach, and as an adjunct instructor. She is a current doctoral student at Mount St. Joseph University who holds a Master in Literacy Curriculum and Instruction, a BA in Early Childhood Education, a K-12 reading endorsement, and a K-12 gifted specialist endorsement. Her research interests coalesce around the intersection of gifted education, MTSS, and scientifically based reading research.