Yesterday was a big day! Thank you to everyone who supported me in making it happen!

Sarah Powell@sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · last yr.

Please congratulate Dr. Danielle Lariviere on passing her dissertation! Dr. Lariviere conducted a randomized-controlled trial in which she developed a math vocabulary component to use within word-problem tutoring. She has an incredibly bright future ahead of her!

Love being part of the PRIME team so much!

Sarah Powell@sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · last yr.

First up in the PRIME Team spotlight is Danielle. She's a 4th year student who is finishing her dissertation. In fact, she defends TODAY! She designed a math vocabulary component to word-problem intervention! Danielle loves middle school math, and she's a role model for others.

In this paper, we reviewed studies that focused on teaching pre-algebraic reasoning to students who experience difficulty with mathematics. What was used most often within the instruction? Use of representations and use of explicit instruction. Check it out! buff.ly/3Qaordz

Love working with this team!

Liz Stevens@lizstevensphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

The #MathWords team has been hard at work this year! We've been working with teachers to develop #math #vocabulary materials to support students' math language and vocabulary! We presented this IES-funded research at #CEC2025! @kucdisabilities.bsky.social Huge thanks to this awesome team!

Here in our #MathWords presentation at #CEC2025, @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social shared tips for integrating math vocab throughout the math lesson. Use word wall cards and clear & concise language (e.g., numerator instead of "top number") @mackennavandertuin.bsky.social @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social

Wonderful to be back in Baltimore sharing research and spending time with awesome colleagues at #CEC2025

Another day, another poster! This time, with @tessaarsenault.bsky.social and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social. We shared three practices for supporting language development with word problems. #CEC2025

Here at #CEC2025 and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social presented on #wordproblem #schemas found in state test items! Half of the schema problems found on test items are the equal groups schema!

Join our #CEC2025 session on Thursday AM! Can't wait!

Liz Stevens@lizstevensphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey #CEC2025 friends! Don't forget to put this session on your agenda for Thur at 8am! Head to the @KUSpecialEd Rise and Shine first and grab some breakfast and ☕, then join us for our session! @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social @kucdisabilities.bsky.social #wordproblems #mathwords

Check out our session at #CEC2025 tomorrow on math problem solving and language! @tessaarsenault.bsky.social

Sarah Powell@sarahpowellphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Going to #CEC2025? Join Danielle (and colleagues) as she shares the importance of vocabulary intervention within your word-problem instruction. Wednesday at 2:15pm!

Headed to #CEC2025? Join us Thur 1pm in Rm 329 to learn about teaching #mathwords Join @mackennavandertuin.bsky.social @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social Natalie Patton and me 👏👇👇! #mathwords @kucdisabilities.bsky.social We promise to share helpful 🤩 resources you can use immediately!

Yesterday @thereadingleague.org KS chapter's Elevating Literacy Conference Natalie and I shared exciting work from our IES #MathWords project! #mathvocabulary is important for word-problem solving! We provided resources and guidance on teaching #mathwords

Going to #CEC2025? Come check out what I've been working on with some awesome colleagues to support students' math language!

Are you going to CEC next week? Come check out these presentations on fraction arithmetic and word-problem solving! 😉

Do you want your students to engage in math writing? Check out this paper in which we reviewed math-writing studies. TLDR? Math writing instruction is important, and it needs to focus on both math and writing. buff.ly/4aX3gFp

I’m thrilled to share a new open-access publication with Learning Disability Quarterly where my co-authors and I explored students’ tendency to add when they see the word “more.” TLDR- please do not teach students to associate “keywords” with operations!! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Hey #CEC2025 friends! Are you interested in learning about #mathvocabulary instruction? Join ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦ @mackennavandertuin.bsky.social @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social Natalie Patton and me 👏👇👇! #mathwords @kucdisabilities.bsky.social

Interested in supporting students with counting? Check out this new article led by @syedasharjina.bsky.social!

@teachingld.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week's article spotlight 📷 Check out this new article by @syedasharjina.bsky.social @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social and @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social on the results of interventions focused on counting. Check it out - it's open access! doi.org/10.1177/0938...

Visit @lizstevensphd.bsky.social and me for our #CEC2025 session on word problems in state assessments!

Liz Stevens@lizstevensphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you coming to #CEC2025? Join ⁦⁦ @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social and me for our session on word-problem types that appear on state assessments! Which schemas should you prioritize for instruction? #mathwords

Going to #CEC2025? There's a new session in the program! Join me, Megan Rojo, Leanne Ketterlin-Geller, and Elizabeth Hughes for a session about the essentials for supporting all math learners. Thursday, March 13th 10:30am. Come for the crab stickers. Stay for the math!

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Mackenna Vander Tuin@mackennavandertuin.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you interested in involving parents or caregivers in your research? Check out this new publication that my colleagues and I just put out about the best practices for designing and reporting intervention trainings for caregivers! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

One of my favorite IES resources are the practice guides. There are 5 guides with the research about teaching math. Given the two stop work orders I received last night (to stop work on 2 upcoming IES STEM practice guides), I'd download these now.

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Great to work with @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social and @syedasharjina.bsky.social on this study!

Syeda Sharjina Akther@syedasharjina.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you're interested in supporting middle schoolers' algebra readiness, 👇 👇 Check this study to support middle school students in math! doi.org/10.1177/0938... @danielle-lariviere.bsky.social and the authors examined effective pre-algebraic interventions for students struggling with math.

2024 was a busy writing year for my PRIME Team. Over the next few weeks, we'll share some of our publications. First up, @tessaarsenault.bsky.social led this paper on language supports for word problems. Learn about vocabulary, paraphrasing, and gestures! journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Grateful to connect with an amazing group of sped researchers at this year’s PCRC ☀️