Ashley Sposato

Ashley Sposato is a Ph.D. student in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Special Education. She is also a Project TRANSLATE fellow, working under the mentorship of Dr. Jenny Root. Before beginning her doctoral studies, Ashley worked in Leon County Schools, where she taught in a self-contained ESE classroom (K–5) and discovered her passion for supporting diverse learners. She also has experience teaching first grade and providing reading intervention. In her final year in the district, she served as a behavior specialist, focusing on the implementation of behavior support strategies in classrooms. Ashley’s research interests focus on differentiating instruction and increasing access to the general curriculum to support and improve literacy outcomes for students with disabilities.