Robyn Akins

Robyn Akins serves as an Instructor in the Education program at Northwest Missouri State University, where she has been teaching since 2015. Her responsibilities include delivering courses across elementary education, reading instruction, and curriculum development, with expertise in literacy interventions and educational assessment.

Her academic credentials comprise:

• Ed.S. in Reading Instruction
• Missouri Special Reading Certification for grades K-12
• M.S.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
• B.S.Ed. in Elementary Education

Her research focuses on evidence-based reading strategies for diverse elementary learners, diagnostic and corrective reading methodologies, and the integration of children's literature into language arts curricula. She emphasizes practical applications through professional learning communities and classroom assessment frameworks.

Professionally, she holds memberships in the International Literacy Association (ILA) and Association of Laboratory Schools (IALS). Her background includes K-2 classroom teaching at Smithville Primary Elementary and Horace Mann Lab School, alongside consultancy work for the Rural Kids Reading Initiative.