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Dir, @UConnWaterbury (on T/I), Brain Imaging Research Cntr, @brainLENSlab (on T). Prof. Cog Neuro of dyslexia. Haskins/UCSF. Mom of 2. Insta: @FumikoHoeft,
Dec 26, 2019 12 tweets 11 min read
1/11 I was curious about TOP TWEETS IN 2019 about #dyslexia #research. Are you?
(note: removed those with no content, ads and clearly not "research-based (e.g., dyslexia fonts claiming it's research based), & abbreviated some of their original tweets) 2/11 "Dyslexia is a paradox." "Research shows that IQ and dyslexia aren't related." by @Edutopia @YoukiTerada @smerrill777.
Dec 4, 2019 6 tweets 4 min read
#UConnBIRC speaker @KimberlyGNoble talks about poverty and neurocognitive development. Fab talk! Thanks to those from over 18 institutions who registered/viewed the live stream. Recordings to follow - stay tuned @ birc.uconn.edu/events/speaker… past/future talks up here, too. 1/# 2/# @KimberlyGNoble’s theoretical model. Much more to be learned about the mechanism and pathways, but ... 1) language exposure ➡️language. 2) family stress ➡️memory, cognition and emotion regulation. With emerging 🧠 evidence.
Nov 8, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
(1/6) I made jpegs of slides that people have requested from my @DyslexiaIDA #DyslexiaCon19 PCR1 symposium "what's new on reading Interventions". Feel free to use! LMK if you need anything else.
(1) "The US Literacy Crisis" slide (2/6) "Reading Is A Human Right" slide.