Shawn Datchuk
@shawndatchuk.com
Prof of Special Education. I study 👀 📚 & ✍️. Tweets/opinions my own. Sometimes called “Dr. Ketchup”
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Consider nominating a colleague (or yourself) for one of the 2026 CEC-DR Awards! You have two months to think about it. Awards will be presented at the CEC Convention in Salt Lake City, UT in March 2026. Visit our website to learn more about each award: cecdr.org/cec-dr-awards
September 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Consider nominating a colleague (or yourself) for one of the 2026 CEC-DR Awards! You have two months to think about it. Awards will be presented at the CEC Convention in Salt Lake City, UT in March 2026. Visit our website to learn more about each award: cecdr.org/cec-dr-awards
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We’re hiring! Come work with us in the Department of Special Education at UT Austin. Scholar in special education or related fields, without restrictions on rank or specific research program. Apply here:
faculty.utexas.edu/career/168004 #WhatStartsHere
faculty.utexas.edu/career/168004 #WhatStartsHere
September 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We’re hiring! Come work with us in the Department of Special Education at UT Austin. Scholar in special education or related fields, without restrictions on rank or specific research program. Apply here:
faculty.utexas.edu/career/168004 #WhatStartsHere
faculty.utexas.edu/career/168004 #WhatStartsHere
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Dr. Steve Graham on dysgraphia-what it is, how it affects handwriting, memory & writing fluency, and why individualized support, strong teacher prep & equitable instruction matter.
📖: lnkd.in/eB7rkYUG
📖: lnkd.in/eB7rkYUG
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August 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Dr. Steve Graham on dysgraphia-what it is, how it affects handwriting, memory & writing fluency, and why individualized support, strong teacher prep & equitable instruction matter.
📖: lnkd.in/eB7rkYUG
📖: lnkd.in/eB7rkYUG
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August 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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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/...
Technical Features of Sentence-Level Curriculum-Based Measures and Language Sample Analysis for Students With Writing Difficulties - Emily A. Reno, Seohyeon Choi, Kristen L. McMaster, Emma Shanahan, 2...
Given oral language’s role in writing proficiency and to address measurement issues in oral and written language, we trialed complementary scoring metrics in la...
journals.sagepub.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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/...
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I’ve done many writing episodes this season, including the very popular Writing Revolution episode. Great to end this season talking with a researcher- who has always been one foot in the classroom - about what research implies for writing instruction!
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S4E39: Shawn Datchuk on Teaching Sentence Construction with Precision
In this episode of Progressively Incorrect, I’m joined by Dr. Shawn Datchuk, a leading researcher who’s helped shape how we think about sentence construction for struggling learners. Drawing from t…
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August 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’ve done many writing episodes this season, including the very popular Writing Revolution episode. Great to end this season talking with a researcher- who has always been one foot in the classroom - about what research implies for writing instruction!
educationrickshaw.com/2025/08/10/s...
educationrickshaw.com/2025/08/10/s...
Had to call the city to let them know my skateboard went down the storm drain; lots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle / pizza / rat jokes, it's a good way to start the week
August 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Had to call the city to let them know my skateboard went down the storm drain; lots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle / pizza / rat jokes, it's a good way to start the week
Excited to kickoff the 3rd Annual Iowa Science of Reading Summit @iareading.bsky.social today in Cedar Rapids! Grateful to our keynote @timodegard.bsky.social for welcoming over 650 attendees this morning!
July 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Excited to kickoff the 3rd Annual Iowa Science of Reading Summit @iareading.bsky.social today in Cedar Rapids! Grateful to our keynote @timodegard.bsky.social for welcoming over 650 attendees this morning!
Skateboarding on a Sunday with my lil guy @ an elementary school parking lot listening to Beastie Boys 🤌🏻
July 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Skateboarding on a Sunday with my lil guy @ an elementary school parking lot listening to Beastie Boys 🤌🏻
Born to be cool like Grandpere from Daniel Tiger but forced to respond to emails on a Friday
July 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Born to be cool like Grandpere from Daniel Tiger but forced to respond to emails on a Friday
These days my writing time is a lot like those Spirit Halloween stores - it pops up once a year and it’s kind of scary when it does
July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
These days my writing time is a lot like those Spirit Halloween stores - it pops up once a year and it’s kind of scary when it does
One of my biggest pet peeves about Outlook is the # of steps to insert an emoji. My dude, I always throw a 😀 or a 🙃 in an email - just let me have a quick way to do this @microsoft.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
One of my biggest pet peeves about Outlook is the # of steps to insert an emoji. My dude, I always throw a 😀 or a 🙃 in an email - just let me have a quick way to do this @microsoft.com
Me to 3 y.o.: want me to give you a haircut?
3 yo: yeah, like the beast
Me: like beauty and the beast?
3 yo: yeah!
Me: I don’t think I can do that bud, that’s a lion mane
3 yo inconsolable for 20 mins
3 yo: yeah, like the beast
Me: like beauty and the beast?
3 yo: yeah!
Me: I don’t think I can do that bud, that’s a lion mane
3 yo inconsolable for 20 mins
July 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Me to 3 y.o.: want me to give you a haircut?
3 yo: yeah, like the beast
Me: like beauty and the beast?
3 yo: yeah!
Me: I don’t think I can do that bud, that’s a lion mane
3 yo inconsolable for 20 mins
3 yo: yeah, like the beast
Me: like beauty and the beast?
3 yo: yeah!
Me: I don’t think I can do that bud, that’s a lion mane
3 yo inconsolable for 20 mins
Every once in a while I think about how 4 Non Blondes had an absolute banger
a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` what 's up '' written on it .
ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` what 's up '' written on it .
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July 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Every once in a while I think about how 4 Non Blondes had an absolute banger
Taking my kids to Cleveland over the 4th. When we entered the city, my 3 yo yelled out "Cleveland, this is for you!" So proud 😢
a basketball player is being interviewed by a reporter and says cleveland this is for you .
ALT: a basketball player is being interviewed by a reporter and says cleveland this is for you .
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July 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Taking my kids to Cleveland over the 4th. When we entered the city, my 3 yo yelled out "Cleveland, this is for you!" So proud 😢
Had an idea for an Asian Mexican fusion food cart called Guac-Choy (Logo would be an avocado hugging a bok choy)
June 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Had an idea for an Asian Mexican fusion food cart called Guac-Choy (Logo would be an avocado hugging a bok choy)
My 3 yo looks at my hair.
“Daddy, who cut your hair like that?”
Me: “No one, it’s a receding hairline”
3 yo “Can I get my hair cut as a receding hairline”
Kids really do look up to grown up man
“Daddy, who cut your hair like that?”
Me: “No one, it’s a receding hairline”
3 yo “Can I get my hair cut as a receding hairline”
Kids really do look up to grown up man
June 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
My 3 yo looks at my hair.
“Daddy, who cut your hair like that?”
Me: “No one, it’s a receding hairline”
3 yo “Can I get my hair cut as a receding hairline”
Kids really do look up to grown up man
“Daddy, who cut your hair like that?”
Me: “No one, it’s a receding hairline”
3 yo “Can I get my hair cut as a receding hairline”
Kids really do look up to grown up man
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June 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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One of the ways I know my son's school does PBIS is I told him "Hey, I heard you were bullying a kid today - that is not good" and he said "I only called him names today. That's not bullying. Bullying is for longer." 🤦
June 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One of the ways I know my son's school does PBIS is I told him "Hey, I heard you were bullying a kid today - that is not good" and he said "I only called him names today. That's not bullying. Bullying is for longer." 🤦
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I'm presenting with Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba about using dialogic reading to increase vocabulary for emotional and social skill growth. I think there are still some free spots available! 9:00-10:30 MT!
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2025 Emma Eccles Jones Early Childhood Symposium
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June 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I'm presenting with Dr. Stephanie Al Otaiba about using dialogic reading to increase vocabulary for emotional and social skill growth. I think there are still some free spots available! 9:00-10:30 MT!
cehs.usu.edu/teal/centers...
cehs.usu.edu/teal/centers...
I've reached a modern-day sign of middle-agehood in that all of my youtube ads are for flexible pants that are so stretchy and waterproof that they can be worn for trips to the beach, dinner, work, and the gym
June 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I've reached a modern-day sign of middle-agehood in that all of my youtube ads are for flexible pants that are so stretchy and waterproof that they can be worn for trips to the beach, dinner, work, and the gym
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Excited for my article with @specialjjoo.bsky.social to come out — I love a good visual and theme to FUEL students’ writing 😃🏎️
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4QP3R...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4QP3R...
FUELing Effective Written Expression - Sara M. Flanagan, Joo Young Lee, 2025
journals.sagepub.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Excited for my article with @specialjjoo.bsky.social to come out — I love a good visual and theme to FUEL students’ writing 😃🏎️
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4QP3R...
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4QP3R...
A line in an article of Friday reading really hitting home, “it is not always clear when researchers are making complementary or competing arguments”
June 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A line in an article of Friday reading really hitting home, “it is not always clear when researchers are making complementary or competing arguments”
Unlocked a new mid-career achievement where a student from another uni emailed me to let me know about typos in an old article 🫠
June 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Unlocked a new mid-career achievement where a student from another uni emailed me to let me know about typos in an old article 🫠