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Esther Lindström @estherlindstrom.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

🎉 New article! 🎉 Our latest in @jidr-wiley.bsky.social measures what teachers of students with IDD know about foundational word reading and how that relates to their training and classroom instruction. #OpenAccess version here: doi.org/10.1111/jir.... @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social

Foundational Reading Knowledge of Teachers of Students With IDD: Examining Experience, Degree and Time Use
Esther R. Lindström 1 | Kimberly A. McFadden 2 | Qiong Fu 2 | Molly J. Ruiz 21University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA | 2 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence: Esther R. Lindström (elinds20@uic.edu) Received: 6 November 2024 | Revised: 29 April 2025 | Accepted: 18 August 2025Funding: This work was supported by the National Center for Special Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences (R324B210020) and LehighUniversity. Keywords: intellectual disability | reading | special education | teacher knowledge

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Kimberly McFadden @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

What a beautiful whirlwind of a weekend celebrating the culmination of my PhD program--made extra special thanks to @estherlindstrom.bsky.social flying in from Chicago to hood me! 🤎🤍

Photo of Kim in regalia holding a mini labradoodle

Black and white photo of Kim tossing her tam

Photo of Kim and Dr. Lindstrom with coffee and dessert

Photo of large screen at graduation showing Kim being hooded

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saraflanaganedu.bsky.social @saraflanaganedu.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Submit a proposal for the Council for Learning Disabilities conference—a smaller conference with amazing discussions, feedback, and collaboration! More info: council-for-learning-disabilities.org/cld-annual-c...

Conference flyer with the link in the text

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Chen Shi @chen-shi.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

🌟 Participants Wanted! 🌟 If your child struggles with organizational skills, we invite parents of children aged 7-12 with ADHD to join our study. Learn organizational skills for free, get personalized support—all from home! 📧chs321@lehigh.edu #ADHD #Parenting #OrganizationalSkills #ResearchStudy

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Kimberly McFadden @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I am seeking two more Grades 6-12 US special education reading teachers who teach at least 1 student experiencing word reading difficulty to participate in a cognitive interview over Zoom preferably from the southeast, southern, or western US. Please message me if you're interested!

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Esther Lindström @estherlindstrom.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

🔥NEW ARTICLE🔥 I LOVE observation research and thinking about how to do it well. @kimberlymcfadden.bsky.social & I wrote about its importance for improving outcomes for students with IDD and some things we've learned along the way. 1/ Available open access in JARID: dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar....

Leveraging Observation Research to Improve Instruction for Students With Intellectual Disability: Guidance forAdapting Tools. Esther R. Lindström | Kimberly A. McFadden. University of Illinois Chicago. Lehigh University.
ABSTRACT. Background and Aims: Students with intellectual disability benefit from high-quality instruction in reading and mathematics. Methods: This Theoretical Paper outlines the need for effective, evidence-based instructional practices for this population and the potential for observation research to inform such advancements. We report our systematic process of adapting two widely used observation tools initially developed for students with learning disabilities, to address content and instructional practices relevant to classrooms serving elementary students with intellectual disability. Results: Our revised observation tools facilitated more inclusive data collection, taking into account the needs and goals of students with intellectual disability, in addition to their peers for whom the original tool was designed. Conclusions: We offer guidance for researchers and practitioners to make similar adaptations when using research tools in-tended for other populations or instructional settings.

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Ok, I love this! Consider having a “Data Cleaning Day” once a year with your team or organization to do things like ✔️ Delete archived files ✔️ Update your data inventory ✔️ Review and clean up folder access ✔️ Review data security protocols www.dataorchard.org.uk/news/introdu...

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Introducing the data cleaning day — Data Orchard

Last October our team held our first whole-company data cleaning day. It was such a success we wanted to share our experience and encourage other organisations to do the same.

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Terri Pigott @terripigott.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

If you are in the US and want to learn about meta-analysis, join us at the NSF-funded MMARI workshop! Learn more here: www.meta-analysis-research-institute.com

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