Leah Zimmermann
@leahmzimm.bsky.social
Assistant Director, Iowa Reading Research Center. Research effective reading instruction + cognitive factors that underpin reading development. 📚Views my own.
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JIC, here is an OSF Folder of the following What Works Clearinghouse materials as of February 2025:
- Data from Study Reviews
- Handbooks and Reviewer Resources
- Intervention Reports
- Practice Guides
osf.io/w5aq8/
- Data from Study Reviews
- Handbooks and Reviewer Resources
- Intervention Reports
- Practice Guides
osf.io/w5aq8/
What Works Clearinghouse Materials
WWC materials (downloaded February 2025)
Hosted on the Open Science Framework
osf.io
February 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
JIC, here is an OSF Folder of the following What Works Clearinghouse materials as of February 2025:
- Data from Study Reviews
- Handbooks and Reviewer Resources
- Intervention Reports
- Practice Guides
osf.io/w5aq8/
- Data from Study Reviews
- Handbooks and Reviewer Resources
- Intervention Reports
- Practice Guides
osf.io/w5aq8/
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Take a moment and read this ncld.org/gutting-spec...
Gutting Special Education Research Dismantles Progress & Threatens Education for All - National Center for Learning Disabilities
On February 10, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the independent research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, abruptly terminated 89 federally funded research contracts.
ncld.org
February 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Take a moment and read this ncld.org/gutting-spec...
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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...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
February 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
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One nitpick about this article, which rightfully calls out the out of control use of the r-word.
It calls for us to "hold on to language that correctly diagnoses the moment and its villains."
Let's not use any language of diagnosis as insults at all.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
It calls for us to "hold on to language that correctly diagnoses the moment and its villains."
Let's not use any language of diagnosis as insults at all.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The R-Word's Comeback Is a Grim Sign of Our Political Moment
The R-slur has made a comeback thanks to the MAGA movement and Elon Musk, who use it to dehumanize their political opponents.
www.rollingstone.com
January 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
One nitpick about this article, which rightfully calls out the out of control use of the r-word.
It calls for us to "hold on to language that correctly diagnoses the moment and its villains."
Let's not use any language of diagnosis as insults at all.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
It calls for us to "hold on to language that correctly diagnoses the moment and its villains."
Let's not use any language of diagnosis as insults at all.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Get bundled up for the winter✅
Find the perfect holiday decorations ✅
Submit a proposal to the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit ✅
Call for proposals open now till Jan 17th
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
Find the perfect holiday decorations ✅
Submit a proposal to the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit ✅
Call for proposals open now till Jan 17th
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
December 18, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Get bundled up for the winter✅
Find the perfect holiday decorations ✅
Submit a proposal to the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit ✅
Call for proposals open now till Jan 17th
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
Find the perfect holiday decorations ✅
Submit a proposal to the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit ✅
Call for proposals open now till Jan 17th
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
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When you submit a proposal to present at the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit to share your expertise with over 700 educators
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
December 10, 2024 at 2:36 PM
When you submit a proposal to present at the @iareading.bsky.social Science of Reading Summit to share your expertise with over 700 educators
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
irrc.education.uiowa.edu/iowa-science...
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K-12 teachers, wondering how to align writing intervention to specific student needs?
In a new article we (Young, Allen, & @leahmzimm.bsky.social) provide some tips on using instructional assessments to inform small changes to intervention on a day-to-day basis 🧵1/3
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
In a new article we (Young, Allen, & @leahmzimm.bsky.social) provide some tips on using instructional assessments to inform small changes to intervention on a day-to-day basis 🧵1/3
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
How to Use Instructional Assessments for Explicit Instruction of Text-Writing Fluency - Shawn M. Datchuk, Murphy K. Young, Abigail A. Allen, Leah M. Zimmermann, 2024
Many students with learning disabilities (LD) struggle to develop text-writing fluency: the skill of accurately and efficiently composing multiple words into se...
doi.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:53 PM
K-12 teachers, wondering how to align writing intervention to specific student needs?
In a new article we (Young, Allen, & @leahmzimm.bsky.social) provide some tips on using instructional assessments to inform small changes to intervention on a day-to-day basis 🧵1/3
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
In a new article we (Young, Allen, & @leahmzimm.bsky.social) provide some tips on using instructional assessments to inform small changes to intervention on a day-to-day basis 🧵1/3
doi.org/10.1177/1053...
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Looking to follow some reading scientists and some practitioners who are interested in their work? I've got you covered with this starter pack! #EduSky
November 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Looking to follow some reading scientists and some practitioners who are interested in their work? I've got you covered with this starter pack! #EduSky
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So very excited and grateful for my recent publication; we must better prepare and support our teachers for writing instruction
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Special Education Teachers’ Writing Instructional Practices
To understand teachers’ writing instruction, 356 special education teachers completed a survey on their instructional practices, preparation, professional development needs, and beliefs about writi...
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:39 PM
So very excited and grateful for my recent publication; we must better prepare and support our teachers for writing instruction
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....