Florina Erbeli⛷️🏔️
@florinaerbeli.bsky.social
Associate Prof in the Department of Ed Psychology at Texas A&M @tamu.bsky.social • Research on #readingdevelopment #dyslexia • Alumna FCRR @thefcrr.bsky.social & Department of Psychology at Florida State; University of Ljubljana • Web tx.ag/DrFlorinaErbeli
❓What if the “small-medium-large” effect sizes we use in early literacy aren’t right for this field?
We derived empirical thresholds from recent PA meta-analyses.
Cohen’s cutoffs fit PA but overestimate reading by ~0.2 SD.
This matters for judging impact and powering trials.
🔗 tinyurl.com/6f58h5n6
We derived empirical thresholds from recent PA meta-analyses.
Cohen’s cutoffs fit PA but overestimate reading by ~0.2 SD.
This matters for judging impact and powering trials.
🔗 tinyurl.com/6f58h5n6
(PDF) Effect Size Thresholds in Early Literacy: Defining Benchmarks for Phonemic Awareness Research
PDF | Effect size (ES) helps assess intervention effectiveness, often interpreted using Cohen’s thresholds for small (0.20), medium (0.50), and large... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
❓What if the “small-medium-large” effect sizes we use in early literacy aren’t right for this field?
We derived empirical thresholds from recent PA meta-analyses.
Cohen’s cutoffs fit PA but overestimate reading by ~0.2 SD.
This matters for judging impact and powering trials.
🔗 tinyurl.com/6f58h5n6
We derived empirical thresholds from recent PA meta-analyses.
Cohen’s cutoffs fit PA but overestimate reading by ~0.2 SD.
This matters for judging impact and powering trials.
🔗 tinyurl.com/6f58h5n6
Big news! 🎉 Our team at Texas A&M was awarded a $1.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Project ELEVATE. Over the next 5 years, we’ll support future special ed teachers with funding, mentoring, and community. Grateful to do this work. #ElevateTheProfession
September 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Big news! 🎉 Our team at Texas A&M was awarded a $1.45 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for Project ELEVATE. Over the next 5 years, we’ll support future special ed teachers with funding, mentoring, and community. Grateful to do this work. #ElevateTheProfession
Happy to share the work by Aisha Lee-Cobbins & Megan Bishop! They interviewed 2 leading voices in literacy:
Dr. Nicole Patton Terry on how reading disability ID can impact Black children & low-income students, and how equity-focused policies & partnerships can help.
📖: lnkd.in/exPHcEuR
Dr. Nicole Patton Terry on how reading disability ID can impact Black children & low-income students, and how equity-focused policies & partnerships can help.
📖: lnkd.in/exPHcEuR
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August 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy to share the work by Aisha Lee-Cobbins & Megan Bishop! They interviewed 2 leading voices in literacy:
Dr. Nicole Patton Terry on how reading disability ID can impact Black children & low-income students, and how equity-focused policies & partnerships can help.
📖: lnkd.in/exPHcEuR
Dr. Nicole Patton Terry on how reading disability ID can impact Black children & low-income students, and how equity-focused policies & partnerships can help.
📖: lnkd.in/exPHcEuR
Advertise your account with a GIF #scienceofreading
August 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Advertise your account with a GIF #scienceofreading
Yay! Congrats, Ying, on the Taylor&Francie Award! This is so well deserved!!
Thank you to the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading for supporting our early career scholars. #sssr2025
Thank you to the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading for supporting our early career scholars. #sssr2025
August 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Yay! Congrats, Ying, on the Taylor&Francie Award! This is so well deserved!!
Thank you to the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading for supporting our early career scholars. #sssr2025
Thank you to the Society for the Scientific Studies of Reading for supporting our early career scholars. #sssr2025
@jxjwang.bsky.social Jessie, received your message. Thanks so very much!!
June 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@jxjwang.bsky.social Jessie, received your message. Thanks so very much!!
I'm honored to be named a 2025 EDGES Fellow by my university @tamu.bsky.social, a program designed to honor and retain midcareer faculty. shorturl.at/dlOZj
I’ll have a postdoc opening in reading research starting Fall 2026; call for applicants coming Fall/Winter 2025.
I’ll have a postdoc opening in reading research starting Fall 2026; call for applicants coming Fall/Winter 2025.
Texas A&M University Announces the 2025 Chancellor EDGES Fellows | Texas A&M University
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May 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm honored to be named a 2025 EDGES Fellow by my university @tamu.bsky.social, a program designed to honor and retain midcareer faculty. shorturl.at/dlOZj
I’ll have a postdoc opening in reading research starting Fall 2026; call for applicants coming Fall/Winter 2025.
I’ll have a postdoc opening in reading research starting Fall 2026; call for applicants coming Fall/Winter 2025.
👍Grateful that our study on optimal phonemic awareness dosage is recognized among the notable education studies of 2024 by @edutopia.org
🔗 to the Edutopia article (see #10): www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
🔗 to our study: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🔗 to the Edutopia article (see #10): www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
🔗 to our study: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.edutopia.org
May 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
👍Grateful that our study on optimal phonemic awareness dosage is recognized among the notable education studies of 2024 by @edutopia.org
🔗 to the Edutopia article (see #10): www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
🔗 to our study: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🔗 to the Edutopia article (see #10): www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
🔗 to our study: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Thanks for posting, François. Here is a link to the free full text of our study (a non-paywalled link): drive.google.com/file/d/11wI8...
I always look forward to this yearly compilation:
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024 | Edutopia www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
Some noteworthy findings: 👇
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024 | Edutopia www.edutopia.org/article/the-...
Some noteworthy findings: 👇
May 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Thanks for posting, François. Here is a link to the free full text of our study (a non-paywalled link): drive.google.com/file/d/11wI8...
Reposted by Florina Erbeli⛷️🏔️
Good morning, Coronado and San Diego!
A perfect day for inline skating!💜🛼
A perfect day for inline skating!💜🛼
February 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Good morning, Coronado and San Diego!
A perfect day for inline skating!💜🛼
A perfect day for inline skating!💜🛼
@ying-xu.bsky.social Congratulations on your poster presentation. Excellent work!
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by at @ying-xu.bsky.social 's poster and asking thought provoking questions which Ying will incorporate in her paper on this topic. #pcrc2025
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by at @ying-xu.bsky.social 's poster and asking thought provoking questions which Ying will incorporate in her paper on this topic. #pcrc2025
February 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
@ying-xu.bsky.social Congratulations on your poster presentation. Excellent work!
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by at @ying-xu.bsky.social 's poster and asking thought provoking questions which Ying will incorporate in her paper on this topic. #pcrc2025
Thank you, everyone, for stopping by at @ying-xu.bsky.social 's poster and asking thought provoking questions which Ying will incorporate in her paper on this topic. #pcrc2025
Megan Bishop and I wrote an article in the form of an interview with Dr. Steve Graham. Dr. G shares insights on defining and identifying dysgraphia, effective teaching strategies for handwriting difficulties, and future directions in writing research #dysgraphia
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Dysgraphia unwritten: An interview with Dr. Steve Graham
PDF | When researchers and educators talk and teach about the area of writing, it is without doubt that Dr. Steve Graham will be included in these... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
www.researchgate.net
February 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Megan Bishop and I wrote an article in the form of an interview with Dr. Steve Graham. Dr. G shares insights on defining and identifying dysgraphia, effective teaching strategies for handwriting difficulties, and future directions in writing research #dysgraphia
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Reposted by Florina Erbeli⛷️🏔️
Heading to #PCRC2025 next week? Come chat with me and @ying-xu.bsky.social about all things #reading #research!
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
February 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Heading to #PCRC2025 next week? Come chat with me and @ying-xu.bsky.social about all things #reading #research!
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
Heading to #PCRC2025 next week? Come chat with me and @ying-xu.bsky.social about all things #reading #research!
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
February 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Heading to #PCRC2025 next week? Come chat with me and @ying-xu.bsky.social about all things #reading #research!
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
We’ll be presenting two posters—stop by and say hi.
#DYSLEXIA AND #GENETICS
🧬~70% genetic influence confirmed by twin studies
🧬no single "dyslexia gene"; many small genetic effects contribute
🧬shared genetic risks with ADHD, dyscalculia, and DLD
🧬GWAS studies identify multiple associated genetic variants, improving riskprediction
🔗 shorturl.at/dZ1nJ
🧬~70% genetic influence confirmed by twin studies
🧬no single "dyslexia gene"; many small genetic effects contribute
🧬shared genetic risks with ADHD, dyscalculia, and DLD
🧬GWAS studies identify multiple associated genetic variants, improving riskprediction
🔗 shorturl.at/dZ1nJ
Insights into Dyslexia Genetics Research from the Last Two Decades
Dyslexia, a specific reading disability, is a common (up to 10% of children) and highly heritable (~70%) neurodevelopmental disorder. Behavioral and molecular genetic approaches are aimed towards diss...
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January 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#DYSLEXIA AND #GENETICS
🧬~70% genetic influence confirmed by twin studies
🧬no single "dyslexia gene"; many small genetic effects contribute
🧬shared genetic risks with ADHD, dyscalculia, and DLD
🧬GWAS studies identify multiple associated genetic variants, improving riskprediction
🔗 shorturl.at/dZ1nJ
🧬~70% genetic influence confirmed by twin studies
🧬no single "dyslexia gene"; many small genetic effects contribute
🧬shared genetic risks with ADHD, dyscalculia, and DLD
🧬GWAS studies identify multiple associated genetic variants, improving riskprediction
🔗 shorturl.at/dZ1nJ
An NIH grant I was on as a postdoc helped us understand why some children develop reading difficulties while others don't.
Our current NIH grant examines whether Spanish-speaking bilingual learners in 🇺🇸 struggle with reading due to a reading disability or language differences btwn English&Spanish.
Our current NIH grant examines whether Spanish-speaking bilingual learners in 🇺🇸 struggle with reading due to a reading disability or language differences btwn English&Spanish.
To help people understand the importance of NIH, share what you’ve used their funding for (in easily understandable terms).
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
I’ll start: my NIH postdoc funding helped me develop and test AI tools that could identify skin cancer across diverse skin tones.
January 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
An NIH grant I was on as a postdoc helped us understand why some children develop reading difficulties while others don't.
Our current NIH grant examines whether Spanish-speaking bilingual learners in 🇺🇸 struggle with reading due to a reading disability or language differences btwn English&Spanish.
Our current NIH grant examines whether Spanish-speaking bilingual learners in 🇺🇸 struggle with reading due to a reading disability or language differences btwn English&Spanish.
I’ve never been more thankful to myself for annotating the code appropriately and thoroughly. Three years later, I can remember everything we did. I am thankful to @cghlewis.bsky.social for the annotations tip.
January 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I’ve never been more thankful to myself for annotating the code appropriately and thoroughly. Three years later, I can remember everything we did. I am thankful to @cghlewis.bsky.social for the annotations tip.
What's been most helpful to me in terms of generating ideas is reading beyond my discipline (i.e., reading research). Medical research is so thought provoking to me.
What hasn't been working for me from the list of rules stated below is using reference software like Zotero or Endnote.
What hasn't been working for me from the list of rules stated below is using reference software like Zotero or Endnote.
Ten simple rules for developing good reading habits during graduate school and beyond
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
January 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What's been most helpful to me in terms of generating ideas is reading beyond my discipline (i.e., reading research). Medical research is so thought provoking to me.
What hasn't been working for me from the list of rules stated below is using reference software like Zotero or Endnote.
What hasn't been working for me from the list of rules stated below is using reference software like Zotero or Endnote.
We addressed the classic 🐔or the🥚question:
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
<em>Child Development</em> | SRCD Journal | Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to test the directionality of influence between reading comprehension (RC) and print exposure (PE), thereby estimating genetic and environmental effects of this relation...
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January 26, 2025 at 6:18 AM
We addressed the classic 🐔or the🥚question:
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Do children who read more become better readers, or do better readers simply choose to read more? Our findings revealed that reading proficiency primarily drove the amount of reading in children rather than the other way around.
🔗 shorturl.at/NVifl 1/2
Dyslexia isn't linked to greater creativity. A meta-analysis of 20 studies found no consistent advantage, debunking the myth of dyslexia as a "creative gift." #Dyslexia #Creativity #MetaAnalysis
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
No Evidence of Creative Benefit Accompanying Dyslexia: A Meta-Analysis - Florina Erbeli, Peng Peng, Marianne Rice, 2022
Research on the question of creative benefit accompanying dyslexia has produced conflicting findings. In this meta-analysis, we determined summary effects of me...
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January 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Dyslexia isn't linked to greater creativity. A meta-analysis of 20 studies found no consistent advantage, debunking the myth of dyslexia as a "creative gift." #Dyslexia #Creativity #MetaAnalysis
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
Read more: shorturl.at/uZkAj
In our study, we asked how much time was needed to teach #phonemicawareness (PA) optimally.
Results showed that PA instruction effects improved with increasing dosage up to 10.20 hours of instruction (max effect = 0.74), after which the effects declined (=progress got slower).
🔗 shorturl.at/SGqJn
Results showed that PA instruction effects improved with increasing dosage up to 10.20 hours of instruction (max effect = 0.74), after which the effects declined (=progress got slower).
🔗 shorturl.at/SGqJn
January 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In our study, we asked how much time was needed to teach #phonemicawareness (PA) optimally.
Results showed that PA instruction effects improved with increasing dosage up to 10.20 hours of instruction (max effect = 0.74), after which the effects declined (=progress got slower).
🔗 shorturl.at/SGqJn
Results showed that PA instruction effects improved with increasing dosage up to 10.20 hours of instruction (max effect = 0.74), after which the effects declined (=progress got slower).
🔗 shorturl.at/SGqJn
🙏, @jillbarshay.bsky.social, 4highlighting our meta-analyses on phonemic awareness (PA) in your report.
We investigated the optimal dosage of PA instruction for preK-Grade1 students and are thrilled to share our insights with the education community.
🔗 bit.ly/4crkhHu
🔗 to full text: See my CV
We investigated the optimal dosage of PA instruction for preK-Grade1 students and are thrilled to share our insights with the education community.
🔗 bit.ly/4crkhHu
🔗 to full text: See my CV
December 28, 2024 at 10:55 PM
🙏, @jillbarshay.bsky.social, 4highlighting our meta-analyses on phonemic awareness (PA) in your report.
We investigated the optimal dosage of PA instruction for preK-Grade1 students and are thrilled to share our insights with the education community.
🔗 bit.ly/4crkhHu
🔗 to full text: See my CV
We investigated the optimal dosage of PA instruction for preK-Grade1 students and are thrilled to share our insights with the education community.
🔗 bit.ly/4crkhHu
🔗 to full text: See my CV
Happy Winter Solstice!🌚🌞
December 21, 2024.
December 21, 2024.
December 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Happy Winter Solstice!🌚🌞
December 21, 2024.
December 21, 2024.
I am continuing to share some older tweets.
Link to the editorial of the special issue Rick Wagner and I published in the Scientific Studies of Reading journal: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to the editorial of the special issue Rick Wagner and I published in the Scientific Studies of Reading journal: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 19, 2024 at 10:58 AM
I am continuing to share some older tweets.
Link to the editorial of the special issue Rick Wagner and I published in the Scientific Studies of Reading journal: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Link to the editorial of the special issue Rick Wagner and I published in the Scientific Studies of Reading journal: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....