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Jodi DeVries

@jodidevries.bsky.social

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Former teacher, now PhD student in Special Ed at the University of Alberta • Structured Literacy • Dyslexia • Evidence-based teaching and learning • Master’s in Mind, Brain, & Education @ Harvard GSE • Grateful to live on Treaty 6 territory

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jan 1

I have updated my #SOR starter pack (go.bsky.app/DrhYgSX) and my two related lists:

One includes SOR practitioners & scientists bsky.app/profile/jodi...

And one is SOR scientists & a few other key accounts in related fields: bsky.app/profile/jodi...

#EduSky #Scienceofreading #structuredliteracy

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Dan Willingham @dtwuva.bsky.social · 29d

Why aren't practices based on research implemented in schools? @tomdee.bsky.social has insights, and ideas for change. www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

High Quality Research Rarely Informs Classroom Practice. Why? (Opinion)

The connection between education research, policy, and practice is broken. Here’s what it would take to fix it.

www.edweek.org

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Sep 7

Oh, a new example of a synecdoche!

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use

Open-access.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/... #SOR

The Road to Running Records: A Narrative Review of Their History and a Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Their Use - Annie Unger, Tanya Serry, Pamela C. Snow, Tessa Weadman, 2025

In this paper, we employ both narrative and systematic review methodologies to explore Running Records, a reading assessment tool designed for use with children...

journals.sagepub.com

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 23

I just did my part!

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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · Jun 17

Sneak peak of a project we have been working on for the past two years... We hope to release more information by the end of the year. Watch this space!

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 17

Noooooo! Don’t stay strong. It needs you and you need it. It’s a perfect match.

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 11

Beautiful photo! Those blue wings…😲

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

Drs. @nsachdeva.bsky.social & Jim Hewitt share about classic studies in Education, starting w/ working memory & cognitive load theory @ #RedTO25. I was just discussing this w/ @numcog.bsky.social over lunch. I wish all teachers learned about this in their BEd training! It changed my teaching so much

Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about cognitive load theory.

Drs. Sachdeva and Hewitt in front of a slide about implications of cognitive load theory.

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

Great talk!

Dr. Ansari speaks, while a summary of his main points is on the slide behind him.

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

Listening to @numcog.bsky.social share about automaticity of math facts. I’m always intrigued by the parallels between math and literacy in both robust research findings and common pushback arguments.

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

“When weak research drives decisions, students pay.”

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

At #redTO25, @j-metsala.bsky.social is delivering a great summary of the history of reading instruction and the alignment and misalignment with research along the way.

Dr. Jamie Metsala stands beside a screen, giving a keynote lecture under a massive stained glass window in a church at ResearchEd in Toronto.

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Jun 7

It’s a first for me too, but it’s beautiful in here! I’m looking forward to meeting you in person at some point today!

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Anna Stokke @rastokke.bsky.social · May 22

😲 In Manitoba, 7 in 10 teachers said either whole language or balanced literacy approaches are used to teach reading. Only 9% reported structured literacy as the most common approach. 60% of teachers & administrators said the current approach to teaching reading isn't working.

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Kathy Rastle @kathyrastle.bsky.social · May 20

What can children learn about morphology when they read for pleasure? We analysed the words in 1200 books suitable for children and young people to find out! Read the blog post here: www.rastlelab.com/post/what-ca...

What can children learn about morphology from reading for fun?

A key part of becoming a skilled reader is understanding how words are built — that is, how small parts of words that carry meaning come together to form words. For example, the word unhappy is made u...

www.rastlelab.com

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · May 20

This webinar, with @mrzachg.bsky.social and @blakeharvard.bsky.social is sure to be great! And it’s free!

Zach Groshell @mrzachg.bsky.social · May 20

Attention is often referred to as the gateway to cognition. Securing attention should be a major focus!

But you also have to give students something to attend to. Faultless communications are also necessary.

Registration is open for this free webinar!

educationrickshaw.com/2025/05/19/h...

Harnessing Attention and Explaining Better

Blake Harvard, a teacher and author of the best-selling book, Do I have your attention?, and I share an obsession with improving teaching through evidence-based practices. A major focus of both of …

educationrickshaw.com

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · May 19

So sorry to hear, Nadine. This is absolutely devastating. Thanks for sharing updates like this. It’s important that those who are not currently part of the school to have an understanding of the very real implications. I wish you much strength and wisdom as you navigate the question of “now what.”

Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · May 14

Moment of appreciation for the bull bison alt text. 😂

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · May 3

Congratulations, Darren! It sounds like the beginning of a lovely new adventure.

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · May 2

Oh, Nadine, I'm so sorry that this is your present reality. I can't imagine how utterly devastating all of this must be.

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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · May 1

HELP! GaabLab has been supporting the #Dyslexia community since 2007. Now we could really use YOUR help due to recent funding cuts that threaten our lab's existence: We're looking for supportive foundations & collaborations, very grateful for any small gift community.alumni.harvard.edu/give/51711873

a red heart with the word thank you written on it

ALT: a red heart with the word thank you written on it

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · Apr 29

Superb thread about how Canadian federal elections work, in case you are wondering why your feed is chock full of Canuck politics tonight

Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · Apr 29

Americans! Confused about how Canada's federal election is turning out? Wondering how it actually works up here?

Grab your double-double, let's dive in.🧵

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · Apr 25

Great to see @pamelasnow.bsky.social here. Welcome!

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Jodi DeVries @jodidevries.bsky.social · Apr 28

FREE parent handbook on dyslexia from Dyslexia Canada.

Nancy Wise, Ph.D. @fiedconsulting.bsky.social · Apr 27

This new Parent Handbook was created by the team at Dyslexia Canada with parents in mind - those with children who are struggling with reading in the English program & in French immersion. Download it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1HB0o...

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