New pub alert! Didion et al. report an RCT examining effects of an extended version of Data Mountain (30 lessons instead of 15) on reading fluency for elem students with and at risk for reading disabilities when administered individually and in small groups. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...

New Publication Alert: "Sharing Materials to Heighten the Impact of Publications" by Campbell, Brunsting, Landmark, Butler, and Cook. The paper provides an overview of issues and recommendations for sharing materials with research and practitioner publications. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...

Many academics, perversely, do volunteer work for the multinationals that financially milk academia. Worse, these corporations have 'captured' academia in that many academics chase the brands they own (high-impact journals), and the metrics they control, above all else.

Call for manuscripts for a special series in Research in Special Education -- Open Science Practices and the Early Career Researcher: A Push to Advance Special Education Research riseopenjournal.org/news/20/ A great opportunity for early career researchers!

New publication alert! Prioritizing Preregistration in Special Education Research @allisonlombardi.bsky.social and colleagues provide an overview and recommendations for preregistering different types of research in special education and related fields. riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...

On the cutting room floor is the bit where the host introduced their interview series, The Interview, and I asked how long it took to come up with the name. Anyway, here’s me talking about birds and science and burnout and moving through the world. The photo’s nice! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

Very proud to have been involved with articles with a wonderful group of colleagues. I think the article lays out the different model of open-access publishing well and provides clear guidelines for engaging them.

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

New RiSE publication alert! riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2...

#PCRC, today’s Unconference, brought to you by @bill-therrien.bsky.social @bryancook.bsky.social, debriefs what the heck is happening with the grant funding.

“Why do you think this practice should or shouldn’t be used?” We asked education researchers about #QuestionableResearchPractices (e.g., selectively reporting results) and about #OpenScience practices like preregistration, open data, and replication. #Preprint osf.io/preprints/ed...

Have you tried to ask ChatGPT for a review of your ms. before you submit it? I highly recommend it. Here is a case study. replicationindex.com/2024/12/23/t...

Sarah Powell, Erica Lembke, and Brad Witzel, and other leaders in math education for students with disabilities respond to the recent NCTM/CEC joint statement

New survey findings on science instruction for students with learning disabilities from the Special Education Research Accelerator.

SERA is on bluesky! Check out the Special Education Research Accelerator and learn about crowdsourcing research in special education. Better yet, become a research partner and do crowdsourced research with us! edresearchaccelerator.org

There are a growing number of diamond open-access journals in special education and related fields, like RiSE, that make articles freely available at no cost to authors. riseopenjournal.org, openjournals.bsu.edu/JOSEP, journals.shareok.org/singlecasejo..., stars.library.ucf.edu/constellatio...

I know it's been an awful year with uncertainty ahead, so I hope this 2024 Disability Holiday Gift Guide brings you a moment of joy among the chaos. You'll find cool things from disabled small business owners, some book recommendations, and disability-led causes. emilyladau.com/2024/12/2024...

Check out the guidelines and fantastic resources for sharing data from @cmwhite.bsky.social and colleagues in the first article published RiSE! riseopenjournal.org/article/id/2... Like all articles in the journal, it is freely accessible to everyone!

Interesting … I’ll be interested to see how accurate it is.

Elsevier products: ScienceDirect, Scopus, Mendeley, SciVal, SSRN, Pure, Interfolio. . .and that's not all. "They know what you are working on, they know what you are submitting, they know the results of your peer reviews. They control every part of the process and register every action you take."

We're super excited to launch Research in Special Education (RiSE), the first diamond/platinum open-access journal devoted to research in special education and related fields (all articles freely available at not cost to authors!). Check out the thread and follow us on Bluesky!

A new study in Nature Human Behaviour shows how decision markets can help prioritize replication efforts in social science research. The findings demonstrate the utility of this approach in identifying studies more likely to replicate. Read more: www.cos.io/blog/deci...