Empowering Schools with
Evidence-Based Support

Partnering with districts to strengthen literacy and build lasting systems.

Nina Lorimor-Easley
Ms EdPsy, MEd CCID, Cert. Dys.
Founder & Director
Bridges Educational Consulting

Meet Nina Lorimor-Easley, Founder

Nina is a trusted partner to districts across Iowa and beyond. A specialized educator and systems thinker, she helps teams strengthen literacy instruction and implement MTSS with practical, evidence-based strategies. Clients know Nina for clear guidance, hands-on coaching, and a calm, collaborative style that moves work forward.

What Nina brings

  • Science of Reading expertise grounded in targeted classroom improvement

  • MTSS design and implementation that fits your context

  • Professional learning that sticks (PD, coaching, PLC support)

  • Data use that is doable—identify gaps, set priorities, track progress

  • Change leadership that aligns people, process, and goals

How she works

  • Listens first, then co-designs the right plan

  • Keeps it practical—tools, templates, and next steps you can use tomorrow

  • Builds capacity so improvements last beyond the engagement

Selected experience

  • District consulting across urban, suburban, and rural systems

  • Literacy frameworks, needs assessments, and MTSS reviews

  • Coaching leaders, coaches, and grade-level teams

Learn.

Practice.

Apply.

Bridges Educational Consulting is an Iowa Literacy Grant Support Provider.

Are you ready to partner with Nina on your next steps?

Professional Development with Measurable Impact

At Bridges, professional development is hands-on, interactive, and rooted in how people actually learn: connecting new ideas to existing knowledge, practicing together, and applying strategies right away in the classroom.

We start with conversations and discovery to understand each district’s needs, then design training that’s relevant, engaging, and immediately useful.

Common Professional Development Topics

  • Structured Literacy & the Science of Reading

  • Scarborough’s Reading Rope

  • Dyslexia: Identification & Instruction

  • Language Assessment & Diagnostic
    Instruction

  • Integrating Intervention Content

  • Transitioning from Balanced Literacy to
    Structured Literacy

  • Comprehension Strategies

  • Writing Instruction (“Writing is Hard”)

  • Reciprocity in Reading & Writing

  • Simulations & Applied Practice

  • Secondary Literacy Strategies

  • The Simple View of Writing

Additional Services

We offer a range of additional services designed to help schools and districts strengthen instruction, align teams, and support student success. From data analysis to coaching, our goal is to provide practical, evidence-based strategies that meet your unique needs.

Consultation

  • Professional development planning

  • Program change support

  • Guidance on literacy-related challenges

Observations

  • Classroom visits for real-time insight

  • Highlight successes and growth areas

  • Provide actionable feedback

Data Analysis

  • Identify what’s working and what isn’t

  • Spot gaps in student performance

  • Use data to drive improvement

PLC Consultation & Coaching

  • 1:1 or team-based coaching

  • Support learning communities

  • Align schools and districts for impact

Needs Assessment

  • Independent, unbiased review

  • Identify key priorities

  • Recommend next steps

Reviews of MTSS Structure & Utilization

  • Evaluate current MTSS practices

  • Strengthen data-driven decision-making

  • Recommend strategies for success

What educators are saying…

  • It is with great confidence that I offer my full support for Nina Lorimor-Easley to provide professional development in literacy for educators across the state. She has demonstrated deep expertise and the ability to foster the growth and implementation of evidence-based, explicit structured literacy instruction in Iowa.

    – E. Koson, AEA Consultant

  • The impact that Nina Lorimor-Easley has had on my students and me has been nothing short of transformative. Through her guidance, the Science of Reading has become a cornerstone of my classroom practice. Nina’s unparalleled expertise in literacy, combined with her exceptional ability to blend the art and science of education, has revolutionized how we translate evidence into impactful classroom practices.

    – K. Moser, 1st Grade Teacher

  • Nina’s approach to every workshop reflects careful planning and a deep mastery of adult learning principles. She seamlessly weaves together interactive, hands-on activities, reflective dialogue, and evidence-based strategies, ensuring participants leave equipped with tools they can implement immediately in their classrooms.

    – B. Boggs, Reading Interventionist