ALT Raise your hand and stand up for reading research

ALT Image of the sign outside my exam oral hearing!

ALT Image of my dissertation committee, Meredith Bak, Julie Washington, Sarada Balagopalan

ALT Dr. Gloria Ladson – Billings biography on the DABC Conference Site

ALT Dr. Mitchell Brookins biography on the DABC Conference Site

ALT Understanding Black language and cultural strengths through Scarborough’s reading rope

ALT Jasmine Rogers biographical information on the Dyslexia Alliance For Black Children conference site

ALT Black language is a style of speaking English words with black flavor with Africanized semantic grammatical pronunciations, and rhetorical patterns

ALT Photo of Dr. April Baker Bell‘s book linguistic, Justice, black language, literacy, identity, and pedagogy

ALT Name tag for fellow depth, Lynam at the Ruckers New Brunswick Eagleton Institute of politics

ALT Eagleton building at Rutgers University

ALT IDA Announces 2024  Distinction of Service Award Honoree: CAROLYN COWEN, ED.M. The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is delighted to announce Carolyn Cowen as this year's Distinction of Service Honoree. This esteemed award will be presented during the Opening Session of our 2024 Annual Conference.   The Distinction of Service Award was established to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions as volunteers in leadership roles for the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) at the local, state, national, or international level. These contributions may include service on editorial boards or committees, program delivery, community outreach, fundraising efforts, marketing and communications, and governance responsibilities.   Please join us in congratulating Carolyn Cowen for her outstanding service and dedication to the mission of the IDA!

ALT Image shows NJTSS Early Reading Framework’s at-a-glance snapshot of the key foundational knowledge and essential components needed to effectively implement an NJTSS approach focused on improving student reading achievement in your school. Participants build foundational knowledge around Team-Based Early Prevention Models, Assessment & Data-Based Decision Making, and Research-Based Priority Early Reading Skills before moving forward in implementing the essential components of universal screening, tier 1 instruction, diagnostics, tier 2 and 3 intervention and progress monitoring.

ALT Image shows Rutgers team members, Jennifer Bender & Shana Lewis at the podium for the 3rd Annual NJPSA/FEA Summit on Multi Tiered Systems of Support.