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.

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/...

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

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

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.)

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!!

🚨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:

“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_...

We need your help! We are looking for any professionals who work with adults with Developmental Language Disorder. Our networks relate to children, so please help get our survey about setting up a UK wide network to those who work with adults with #DevLangDis forms.gle/n2v5T7VK2mDH...

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_...

Please share. From a student in my MS SLP program investigating---"How do autistic teens feel about the #autism label?" #StudentResearch #lables #SLPeeps #Neurodivergence #adolescents

📣 JOIN OUR STUDY! We are looking for 3-4 year olds to help us learn how kids experiences shape their brains! The study includes fun games and child friendly brain imaging. Participants can earn up to $230! 🧠 Take our eligibility screener! : umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_... #UMD #learning #study

This is reality. And why we need the DOE.

Join Council for Exceptional Children through March 31 for free! Many divisions may have free or discounted membership, too. For researchers and graduate students, consider joining CEC's Division for Research (see cecdr.org for all we do). Over 140 people joined the Division for Research yesterday!

Are you looking for resources on literacy legislation, including dyslexia and science of reading laws? I made my resource list an open access document for all. Please feel free to share!

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Come see me tomorrow at CEC and chat about my work with writing CBMs. Don’t like CBMs? No problem. I’ll have some cute literacy research-related stickers to hand out. 🤓📚

To be clear, shutting down USDOE is pure hostility to kids with disabilities, families of low income, students that need financial assistance to afford college, and those counting on enforcement of civil rights protection preserve their well-being.

Here is an easy thing you can do today to support trans people and fight authoritarianism: 👇

The fact that a special ed program funding was canceled, and special ed teachers were fired, and probably because of the word "transition" which is not even in the context of gender issues but of helping kids with special needs transition to the grown up world after school, should enrage everyone.

Save the date 📅 MILE's second annual Dual Language Educator Conference is set for May 31st, 2025. See you there!

Because we all need even the smallest pieces of good news nowadays, over the weekend I received my very first email from a practitioner requesting an article I published. 🥹

A lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, seeks to eliminate Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. If successful, it would have a devastating impact on people with disabilities in all areas, including education. exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...

If you or someone you know has had a particular research project suspended by recent actions at IES, please get in touch either by DM or by replying here. There are journalists who'd like to report on this.

🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14)

Outstanding speech.

We are going to find out if there is any tragedy, problem, or failure that can’t be blamed on the existence of non-white people and/or women

Academics when they enter the job market

SLTs/SLPs working with children with Language Disorder - I'd love your input to my survey on vocabulary and word learning intervention for children aged 8-12. For participant info and survey: forms.gle/7o3A4RcesFf4... Please share! #DevLangDis #DLD #SLCN

While President Trump illegally pauses federal funding from Congress, the Senate must not be business as usual. We do not consent to this lawless power grab.

How it feels trying to get work done:

If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at [email protected] or DM for Signal

Deadline extended to January 28th! 📣

Starting to suspect that my email didn’t find you well

Are you a student or postdoc whose research involves language or literacy? Present a poster at MILE's Literacy Research Symposium.Click the link in bio to learn more on our research symposium page. 🚨Submit abstracts by January 19th 🚨 Not a student? Help us spread the word!

The @iareading.bsky.social is hiring an Assistant Research Scientist! Come work w/ a great team on literacy projects across the state of Iowa phxc3c.rfer.us/UIOWA50eNyT

We’re hosting a language and literacy research event and need your help! Let us know what conference freebies you love, and what you pass on.

My most consequential story of the year was about how so-called “science of reading” instruction can still be at odds with the research evidence. One common pitfall is the over-teaching of sounds or “phonemic awareness.” (1/7) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...