Welcome to #ImplementationThursdays!!! I'd like to dedicate this week's thread to parents/caregivers and their important role in any implementation effort. #ImpSci#DevLangDis#Dyslexia#ELAchat#SLPeeps
Lately, I've been reading a lot about parents/caregivers' perspectives of their children's communication disorders and their experiences around them.
Jul 15, 2021 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
Welcome to #ImplementationThursdays!!! Last week, we discussed a bit about what #ImpSci is and what it can do to improve uptake of #EBP. This week, I want to focus on implementation strategies - things that you do to change something in your context and facilitate implementation.
Usually, when you do #ImpSci work, you begin by examining what in your target context influences implementation and whether it is acting as a barrier or a facilitator. Identifying barriers to implementation is important because these are the things that you want to change.
Jul 9, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A very interesting talk by @drbeatricehayes on children's social media presence, benefits, risks, and impact on well-being and mental health at #WorkingTogether2021.
Online presence is associated with both benefits - friendships, exploration of identify - and risks - misjudging trustworthiness, cyberbullying.
Jul 9, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Listening to the amazing @ricketts_lara discussing vocabulary and reading in adolescence at @RHULPsychology#WorkingTogether2021!!!
Problem: about 20% of adolescents around the world struggle with reading preventing them to access the curriculum efficiently and demonstrate learning (e.g., exams)
Jul 8, 2021 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
Welcome to #ImplementationThursdays!!! This week, instead of reviewing an article, I decided to introduce implementation science and compile useful resources for anyone who might be interested. Here we go! #ELAchat#ImpSci#DevLangDis#Dyslexia
Let's start with the problem. The problem is that high-quality, evidence-based programs do not always end up in routine practice like schools. For example, a review showed that it takes on average 17 years for only 14% of research to be integrated into practice.
Jan 4, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
I'm sorry to hurt your feelings but teaching spelling is not "unnecessary", "useless", or "outdated". Let me tell you why! #spellingmatters#EBP#ELAchat1/ Think about the role that spelling plays in our daily life. Notes, homework, grocery lists, texting, tweeting, medical forms, job applications etc. Spelling instruction must be part of the curriculum so that no student feels incompetent and embarrassed.
Jan 28, 2019 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The February issue of @ASHAleader features responses to the December 2018 articles on SLI vs. #devlangdis. I selected some quotes that I consider powerful, but I invite you to read the full letters and continue to be part of this important discussion. #DLD#DLDawareness
Elena Plante writes “Cut scores that accurately identify disorders are specific to the test used and can be very different across tests.”