Assistant Professor at University of Alabama | AE at AEI | PhD from UT Austin | Research DBI for struggling readers and their teachers | Tweets my own

Joined September 2016
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
“Practice chunking. Because syllable rules can be inconsistent and confusing, Marissa recommends chunking, either by using the vowel in a word or the morpheme.”
"Many people have been talking about the need for phonics instruction, but most of these conversations come to a screeching halt after talking about basic decoding skills." Check out this explainer from @DrToste & @mjfildermanphd: nwea.org/blog/2024/6-strateg… @NWEA
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
"Many people have been talking about the need for phonics instruction, but most of these conversations come to a screeching halt after talking about basic decoding skills." Check out this explainer from @DrToste & @mjfildermanphd: nwea.org/blog/2024/6-strateg… @NWEA
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
Replying to @mjfildermanphd
@mjfildermanphd and I had the honor of implementing research supported by a Spencer Small grant, and it was an incredible experience. I highly recommend applying if you’re interested!
We're accepting applications to our Small Research Grants Program until April 30 at noon CT. This program supports education research projects across disciplines and methodologies, with budgets up to $50,000 and timelines ranging from one to five years. spencer.org/grant_types/smal…
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
Just out, @mjfildermanphd's and my Q&A with @ILAToday on editing the latest issue on Dyslexia for Literacy Today. Thanks to all who contributed to getting this info into the hands of teachers! literacyworldwide.org/blog/l…
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“Not all advice is good advice, and not everything shared online is accurate or applicable to diverse populations of students.” We discuss how to navigate the trustworthiness of information shared online in this article. @ChristyRAustin @CourtneyBoman researchgate.net/publication…
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
Honored to contribute a piece on #dyslexia and co-occurrence with #DevLangDis 🎉
Excited to announce @ILAToday's special issue on DYSLEXIA, which I co-guest edited with @mjfildermanphd, is out today! So many insightful & accessible articles by leading researchers. Live link here: publuu.com/flip-book/24429/5…
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The new issue of #LiteracyToday, @ILAToday’s member magazine, is all about #dyslexia. Guest eds @tiffany_peltier and @mjfildermanphd invited authors from multiple perspectives to write about challenges, misconceptions, instructional approaches, and more. bit.ly/ILA_LTyDyslexia

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Marissa Filderman retweeted
Excited to announce @ILAToday's special issue on DYSLEXIA, which I co-guest edited with @mjfildermanphd, is out today! So many insightful & accessible articles by leading researchers. Live link here: publuu.com/flip-book/24429/5…
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Currently reviewing articles for the Oct/Nov/Dec issue of @ILAToday's magazine, Literacy Today, w/@mjfildermanphd... this special issue on DYSLEXIA is going to be 🔥🔥🔥 Make sure you'll have access because these authors are absolutely knocking it out of the park!

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List of books is complete! Happy to share, DM your email and I’ll send it over 📚📖👓
When someone asks if you want to help pick out a bunch of books for and about SWDs for a library. Suggestions for books from 2023 welcome (3rd-12th grade readers)!

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A really helpful explanation from @ReadingShanahan answering a teacher's question about teaching reading comprehension strategies vs. knowledge: shanahanonliteracy.com/blog/…

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When someone asks if you want to help pick out a bunch of books for and about SWDs for a library. Suggestions for books from 2023 welcome (3rd-12th grade readers)!

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I think @yaacovp has a graphic novel series about dyslexia?
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
Finally out. Open access! The Active Ingredient in Reading Comprehension Strategy Intervention for Struggling Readers: A Bayesian Network Meta-analysis @mjfildermanphd journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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Marissa Filderman retweeted
🚨 Check out my session on exploring writing modalities in a juvenile justice facility at 8am! @BadarKauffman
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#Georgia MS teachers & admins: Do you have students w/ word-reading & spelling difficulties/disabilities who need intervention aligned with #SoR? See bit.ly/MSRshStudy & email me (kjwilli@iu.edu)! @GAEvoices @GAMiddleLevel @GaDOEsped @GASSP @readingleaguega @DyslexiaGA
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New article alert! Check out this article by Breda O'Keeffe and colleagues: Skill Performance Assessment for Kindergarten Reading Screening Measures: Pilot Study - Breda V. O’Keeffe, Kaitlin Bundock, Kristin Kladis, Kat Nelson, 2023 journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Learning about childcare in AL from my awesome @UA_EDU_ mentor, @AlisonSeefeldt #PARCA2023
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