Nancy Akhavan

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About Nancy Akhavan

I am a nationally recognized educator, author and speaker. I am incredibly passionate about ensuring all people, both young people and adults, have equitable and powerful learning experiences. Nancy Akhavan Consulting is a leading consulting group in the areas of literacy, disproportionality and equity in educational settings and diversity training for all organizations, as well as school and district leadership development and school and district organizational development. NancyAkhavanconsulting.com I am an author, speaker and consultant, working with leaders, instructional coaches and teachers across the United States. I have published 10 books on literacy, assessment, student achievement and targeted instruction. My two newest books are This is Balanced Literacy, coauthored with Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey, and At the Reading Table Series, At the Reading Table: Achieving Equity by Scaffolding Skills and Strengths. I provide speaking services through Corwin, Scholastic and Heinemann Speakers. I am currently an Associate Professor for the Kremen School of Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at California State University, Fresno. Additionally, I am a QLT certified online instructor and teach several online graduate courses. You can contact me at nancyakhavan@comcast.net or nancy@nancyakhavan.com Please view my website at and nancyakhavan.com