TBD - Concept paper in development
Partnership work in the first 18 months will include one Task 4 project, which will focus on the pipeline provided by Hinds Community College (a two-year institution) and Tougaloo College (a four-year institution)
The Basics of Data Management
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Tara Reynolds, Christopher Schatschneider and Jessica A. R. Logan outline the crucial steps of basic data management: Planning, Data Documentation, Data Entry, and Cleaning Data.
Focus on Syntax: Supporting young children’s development of language and comprehension
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In this article, Dr. Beth Phillips and Associate in Research Karli Willis write about syntax as an element of oral language.
Packed with Potential: Content-rich classroom conversations in the early grades
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Dr. Cabell and Doctoral Student Passalacqua write about the importance of developing strong oral language skills and how those skills are essential for comprehension.
Elevating Language: Leveraging speech-language pathologists to support reading and writing for all students
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Drs. Johnson, Smith, and Patton Terry write about the importance of an SLP in a school's literacy instruction and intervention plans.
Improving Comprehension Through Vocab: Effective instructional strategies in grades 4–8
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In this article, Dr. Foorman writes about the effectiveness of direct vocabulary instruction.
Universal Screening Within an RTI Framework
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Rhonda Raines, Nancy Marencin, and a classmate collaborated to create a practitioner friendly vignette to describe how screening and progress monitoring tools can be used to inform reading instruction within a response to intervention framework.
20Q: Dynamics of School-Based Speech and Language Therapy Variables
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CEU article co-written by Anne Reed, who is interested in the role of speech-language pathologists serving children with reading difficulties like dyslexia as well as the quality of the assessment process leading to special education decisions.
Tri-State Coronavirus Response
The Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC) will support state education agency (SEA) leaders to share and problem-solve with each other about the identification, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based and promising practices to address pandemic learning loss, including through the implementation of state ARP ESSER plans.
Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms
In alignment with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, the RC6 began a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) project in Year 3 to build LEA/school capacity to ensure effective STEM education via the engineering design process within regular K-5 classroom instruction. High-quality education is necessary in elementary schools in order for students of all backgrounds to have interest in, and access and opportunity to pursue STEM career pathways as they move through their secondary school education and beyond.
