Are you a special education teacher, SLP, or school psychologist in MD public or charter schools? Tell us about your experiences providing services for students with dyslexia and word-level reading difficulties in an anonymous survey! stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The results are in for Week 5 of the CSD POD! Make sure to save our webpage bit.ly/m/CSDPOD and join us on instagram @csdpod.

Week four of the CSD is a wrap, and we've got the deets! Make sure to bookmark our page at bit.ly/m/CSDPOD to follow along or join us on instagram @csdpod.

Are you a special education teacher, SLP, or school psychologist in MD public or charter schools? Tell us about your experiences providing services for students with dyslexia and word-level reading difficulties in an anonymous survey! stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Week 3 results are in on the CSD POD! Keep up with us on bit.ly/m/CSDPOD

Week two of data collection has been published for the CSD POD! Make sure to bookmark the POD to follow along. bit.ly/m/CSDPOD

Our first week of data collection has been posted to the CSD POD! Make sure not to miss an update by following us. Please share widely with your colleagues on the job market this year!

Communication Sciences and Disorders Paired Open Dataset@csdpod.bsky.social · last mo.

Our first week of data collection has been posted to the CSD POD! So far, we've found six listings for the '26-'27 academic job cycle. bit.ly/m/CSDPOD We code every Friday and publish the week's results by the following Tuesday. Make sure not to miss an update by following us!

Our first week of data collection has been posted to the CSD POD! So far, we've found six listings for the '26-'27 academic job cycle. bit.ly/m/CSDPOD We code every Friday and publish the week's results by the following Tuesday. Make sure not to miss an update by following us!

Are you a speech-language pathologist, audiologist, or speech-language-hearing scientist preparing for the '26-'27 academic job market? Join us (myself, @achoi-tucci.bsky.social, Heidi Mettler, and Bryan Wong) as we track the demand for faculty positions in communication sciences and disorders.

Communication Sciences and Disorders Paired Open Dataset@csdpod.bsky.social · last mo.

Are you on the job market for an academic position in communication sciences and disorders in the '26-'27 academic year? Join us as we track the CSD faculty job market on the CSD POD! We launch on July 1st! bit.ly/m/CSDPOD

Listen to the new episode of DiveIn divein.alitu.com/1?order=newest In the newest DiveIn episode, Alfredo Artiles challenges dominant narratives and offers a new way to think about equity, disability, and disproportionality.

Celebrate National Speech-Language-Hearing Month with us by thanking a speech language pathologist, audiologist, or learning more about communication disorders on our site! Read a journal article or blog, watch a webinar, and more: https://exceptionalchildren.org/taxonomy/term/75

Proud ASU alum. Forks up!

Josh Eyler@josheyler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is student reporting at its absolute finest. thedailytexan.com/2026/04/16/a...

If you wonder if some program has causal evidence, you can check ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ or www.evidenceforessa.org Not being in those evidence clearinghouses could just mean the program hasn't been reviewed, but it's also a sign you should be asking more questions. #EdResearch #EduSky

Cara Jackson@carajackson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Look, causal inference studies can be good or bad regardless of where the person who produced it works, what field their degree is in, and whether they have a PhD. You have to actually look at what they did. There are no shortcuts. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Damn proud of Minnesota.

Sharing a recent @wested.org resource I co-authored on building inclusive, coherent assessment systems to better support students with disabilities. It offers practical guidance for leaders focused on alignment and effective use of assessment. www.wested.org/resource/lea...

Leading Inclusive, Coherent, and Effective Assessment Systems: Closing Opportunity and Outcome Gaps for Students With Disabilities

This guide addresses the critical need to improve educational experiences and outcomes for students with disabilities by fostering inclusive, coherent, and effective local assessment systems.

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So excited to see my dissertation published online! Thank you to @sarahpowellphd.bsky.social for your support in making this happen! Check it out: doi.org/10.1177/0014...

My colleague Dr. Sehrish Shikarpurya and I got to work on a review of the use of Critical Quantitative Methods (CQM) within special education. In this review, we offer a blueprint for researchers to meaningfully integrate CQM into special education/disability-related research. osf.io/preprints/ed...

📢 MILE Innovation Seed Grants are open for UMD + Morgan State faculty and doctoral students 👩‍🎓 Doctoral students: up to $5,000 👩‍🏫 Faculty: up to $10,000 UMD & MSU scholars advancing equitable language & literacy are encouraged to apply. Winners present at the 2026 MILE Symposium! 🔗 go.umd.edu/lrs

If you’re interested in reading policy, check out my new open-access brief, Legislating Literacy at the State Level, with six key considerations for supporting students with disabilities.

Legislating Literacy at the State Level: Six Considerations for Supporting Students With Disabilities

Learn more about how states can strengthen literacy policies to support students with disabilities through recent legislation, key considerations, and practical implementation resources.

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New article! We explored using metrics from language sample analysis as complementary scoring mechanisms for a sentence-level writing curriculum-based measure to provide proxies of linguistic skills that underlie writing in 1-3 graders with writing difficulties. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Technical Features of Sentence-Level Curriculum-Based Measures and Language Sample Analysis for Students With Writing Difficulties - Emily A. Reno, Seohyeon Choi, Kristen L. McMaster, Emma Shanahan, 2...

Given oral language’s role in writing proficiency and to address measurement issues in oral and written language, we trialed complementary scoring metrics in la...

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Looking forward to this conversation next week on how #assessment systems can better support students with disabilities

Effective Assessment Systems That Support Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities

Join WestEd experts for an insightful webinar on creating inclusive, coherent, and effective assessment systems that support positive outcomes for students with disabilities.

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Excited to share this policy brief on state requirements for teacher training re: literacy. Kudos to @emilyhardeman.bsky.social and Sarah Papineau!

@teachingld.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 New analysis from @elizabethzagata.bsky.social and team of state literacy policies for teachers—ranking states on evidence‑based training. Ohio & Utah lead. Essential reading for anyone invested in #dyslexia and #ScienceOfReading journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

If you think COVID vaccines should continue to be available to all: take 5 min and add your comments at the link below. (Advice for what to say in the linked thread.)

Nikki T in NYC@nikkitnyc.bsky.social · last yr.

You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

We’re hiring a Research Project Manager! Work directly with Dr. Maria Hugh and colleagues across KU Center on Disabilities to advance critical research, studying practitioner supports for evidence-based practice use for children with autism. Learn more and apply at bit.ly/teamhugpm

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we recognize the expertise and commitment of special educators. From navigating complex challenges, supporting families, and collaborating across teams, special educators help their students thrive and succeed. Thank you for the important work you do every day. 💙

Are you a graduate student (or do you know one) looking to get more involved in special education advocacy? Consider applying to be a TED Policy Fellow! Current fellows are hosting an info session on Monday, 5/12/25 at 2pm EST. Registration link for the info session is in our Linktree (in bio).

Rapid response grants for cancelled NSF education-related grantees. Great work Spencer Foundation!!

Dr. Suzanne Le Menestrel@drsl.bsky.social · last yr.

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨 Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers. Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer. Sign up & learn more here:

Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap

The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

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“This is not what we voted for.” Yes, yes, it is. You just didn’t think it could destroy you, too.

I’m testing a screening mechanism for language-based learning disabilities. If you are in the DC area and know a third grader willing to help, please consider! umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_...