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Kelly B. Cartwright
@kellybcartwright.bsky.social
Spangler Distinguished Professor of Early Child Literacy @CLT_COED @unccharlotte Emerita Professor psyc, neuro, educ @CNUCaptains Reading researcher, author, advocate for all readers.
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“A new bill from Wake County Rep. Erin Paré would raise starting teacher pay to $50,000 …while increasing salaries across the board. The $1.6 billion plan would put North Carolina among the most competitive states in the country for new teachers.”
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Republicans are finally leading again on teacher pay in North Carolina | Opinion
Republicans are finally leading again on teacher pay in North Carolina | Opinion
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March 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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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.
February 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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MORPHOLOGY MONDAY!
This week’s word root resource explores the word root DEC = 10. Wait! Why then is December not the 10th month of the year? At one time it actually was – see attached to build knowledge and vocabulary!
December 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM
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Here we go again! Join us for our OFFICIAL Awareness mtg to learn more about bringing @reading_league to NC.

Learn about TRL and what it’s means for NC. Learn about the mission of advancing the awareness, understanding, and use of evidence-aligned reading instruction.
November 23, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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We are thrilled to announce EP's brand-new Special Issue on the Science of Reading, guest edited by @courtneyhattan.bsky.social & @kendeou.bsky.social! AND for the next month, it's open-access! (1/2) www.tandfonline.com
Educational Psychologist
Expanding the Science of Reading: Contributions from Educational Psychology. Volume 59, Issue 4 of Educational Psychologist
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December 6, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Okay, this is a BIG DEAL. A whole special issue on evidencing, critiquing, and expanding the science of reading! Kudos to guest editors @courtneyhattan.bsky.social & @kendeou.bsky.social - check out their amazing intro to the SI!
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#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Expanding the science of reading: contributions from educational psychology
The science of reading consists of a large, evolving, and impressive body of evidence about how humans learn to read and how reading should be taught. This body of evidence has accumulated via dive...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:56 PM
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The basic principle is that reviewers are tired, they're rushed, they're reading your and 10 other grants on top of their normal workload.

Anything you can do to make it easy for them will help.

Here's a list of my suggestions.
As a grant reviewer, what do you really wish people would do/not do?

Not big things, like find a significant question/innovative method/be consistent with aims

Little things, like bold each acronym the first time it’s used.

Add your pet peeves ⬇️
#HiddenCurriculum #Research
November 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM