Lori Skibbe
@loriskibbe.bsky.social
Professor in HDFS at Michigan State University. Studies early literacy development, self-regulation, and assessment.
Websites: www.ellilab.com; www.accesstoliteracy.com
Websites: www.ellilab.com; www.accesstoliteracy.com
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Help us celebrate our 130th anniversary by sharing your HDFS story! It will take about 5 minutes and we'll share it as part of our celebration on social media and beyond: spr.ly/63322hwD9p #MSUHDFS #MSUSocialScience
February 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Help us celebrate our 130th anniversary by sharing your HDFS story! It will take about 5 minutes and we'll share it as part of our celebration on social media and beyond: spr.ly/63322hwD9p #MSUHDFS #MSUSocialScience
If you are looking for a resource for how to talk to your teens about the Epstein files, this is a good resource. open.substack.com/pub/megankma... @msuhdfs.bsky.social
How to Talk with Teens About the Epstein Files
What the Epstein Files Reveal About Power, Sexual Abuse, and Our Failure to Protect Girls
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February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If you are looking for a resource for how to talk to your teens about the Epstein files, this is a good resource. open.substack.com/pub/megankma... @msuhdfs.bsky.social
I am excited to announce that our new assessment of print concepts knowledge is now available!
www.ventrislearning.com/pawprint/
www.ventrislearning.com/pawprint/
PAWPrint Concepts™ – Ventris Learning
The Preschool Awareness of Word and Print Concepts (PAWPrint Concepts™) is a validated measure of print concepts knowledge developed for use with preschoolers
www.ventrislearning.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I am excited to announce that our new assessment of print concepts knowledge is now available!
www.ventrislearning.com/pawprint/
www.ventrislearning.com/pawprint/
Feature on our work showing that teaching about print matters, particularly for children with speech and/or language impairment
fromcommonground.com/the-power-of...
fromcommonground.com/the-power-of...
The power of print in literacy – Common Ground
The simplest tools are still the most effective: paper, pencils, and everyday print.
fromcommonground.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Feature on our work showing that teaching about print matters, particularly for children with speech and/or language impairment
fromcommonground.com/the-power-of...
fromcommonground.com/the-power-of...
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Kent State is looking for a new directer for our Behavior Intervention Specialists Certificate Program (aka BCBA).
It's a great opportunity with a very fast timeline for application, review, and hiring.
Check it out!
jobs.kent.edu/jobs/faculty...
It's a great opportunity with a very fast timeline for application, review, and hiring.
Check it out!
jobs.kent.edu/jobs/faculty...
Faculty Non-Tenure Track-9 Mo - Kent Campus - Kent, Ohio, United States
Job Title:
Faculty Non-Tenure Track-9 Mo
Physical Location:
Kent Campus - Kent, OH
Salary:
Basic Function:
Kent State University (KSU) is seeking a qualified, student-centered No...
jobs.kent.edu
September 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kent State is looking for a new directer for our Behavior Intervention Specialists Certificate Program (aka BCBA).
It's a great opportunity with a very fast timeline for application, review, and hiring.
Check it out!
jobs.kent.edu/jobs/faculty...
It's a great opportunity with a very fast timeline for application, review, and hiring.
Check it out!
jobs.kent.edu/jobs/faculty...
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Drs. Lori Skibbe and Ryan Bowles partnered with the MSU Innovation Center to create and share a new early literacy assessment. Read the full story: spr.ly/63328fvebQ #MSUHDFS #MSUSocialScience
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Drs. Lori Skibbe and Ryan Bowles partnered with the MSU Innovation Center to create and share a new early literacy assessment. Read the full story: spr.ly/63328fvebQ #MSUHDFS #MSUSocialScience
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August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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“In a scientific sense, this is a total loss.”
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants
The decision will hinder lawsuits against grant terminations, legal specialists say.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“In a scientific sense, this is a total loss.”
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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UT Knoxville is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Literacy! Please share with anyone who may be interested! Knoxville is a great place to live and work!!! Happy to answer questions! apply.interfolio.com/172346
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August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
UT Knoxville is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Literacy! Please share with anyone who may be interested! Knoxville is a great place to live and work!!! Happy to answer questions! apply.interfolio.com/172346
USAAC has services for those who may need assistance in replacing any lost or damaged AAC devices and other equipment. Find out more below.
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Home - AAC Disaster Relief
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August 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
USAAC has services for those who may need assistance in replacing any lost or damaged AAC devices and other equipment. Find out more below.
aacdisasterrelief.recovers.org
aacdisasterrelief.recovers.org
A press release about our new measure of print concepts knowledge
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
MSU Boosting Early Childhood Literacy- MSU Innovation Center
PAWPrint Concepts was made by Dr. Lori Skibbe and Dr. Ryan P. Bowles to evaluate children's print concepts knowledge with a new testing method
innovationcenter.msu.edu
August 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A press release about our new measure of print concepts knowledge
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
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The Senate is rushing to vote on a bill that would deeply cut Medicaid — putting health care at risk for millions.
📞 Call your Senators NOW:
➡️ 866-426-2631
➡️ 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
Need a call script? @communitycatalyst.org has you covered: communitycatalyst.canto.com/v/MedicaidDe...
📞 Call your Senators NOW:
➡️ 866-426-2631
➡️ 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
Need a call script? @communitycatalyst.org has you covered: communitycatalyst.canto.com/v/MedicaidDe...
June 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Senate is rushing to vote on a bill that would deeply cut Medicaid — putting health care at risk for millions.
📞 Call your Senators NOW:
➡️ 866-426-2631
➡️ 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
Need a call script? @communitycatalyst.org has you covered: communitycatalyst.canto.com/v/MedicaidDe...
📞 Call your Senators NOW:
➡️ 866-426-2631
➡️ 202-224-3121 (Capitol switchboard)
Need a call script? @communitycatalyst.org has you covered: communitycatalyst.canto.com/v/MedicaidDe...
This work, led by Yatma Diop, shows the importance of face-to-face communication in supporting children's language development in Senegal.
Congrats Drs. Ryan Bowles, @loriskibbe.bsky.social & Yatma Diop (Ph.D. alumnus) on publishing “Within-group variability in communication style among caregivers & its relation to the language abilities of Wolof-learning toddlers in Senegal” in Developmental Psychology spr.ly/60174nazB
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This work, led by Yatma Diop, shows the importance of face-to-face communication in supporting children's language development in Senegal.
Job alert! Two assistant teachers are needed to work in our Child Development Laboratories - these university preschools serve over 200 children in the East Lansing area.
careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job...
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Professional Aide - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary(Basic Job Function)
This is a temporary or an on-call position. Provides professional support. Responsibilities may include general business, science, medical, agricultural or other p...
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June 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Job alert! Two assistant teachers are needed to work in our Child Development Laboratories - these university preschools serve over 200 children in the East Lansing area.
careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job...
@msuhdfs.bsky.social
careers.msu.edu/cw/en-us/job...
@msuhdfs.bsky.social
Beginning July 9, you will be able to watch the Camp ALEC documentary. This film features some thoughtful and funny AAC users, many of whom live right here in MI.
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Next on Disney+: July 2025
New movies and series available in July 2025, including the finale of Marvel Television's "Ironheart," the premiere of "ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires," "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+," Season 2 of "Kiff,"...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Beginning July 9, you will be able to watch the Camp ALEC documentary. This film features some thoughtful and funny AAC users, many of whom live right here in MI.
press.disneyplus.com/news/next-on...
press.disneyplus.com/news/next-on...
@msuhdfs.bsky.social is leading this important expansion to increase access to high-quality care in the Lansing area
MSU’s Child Development Lab is making an exciting expansion to Lansing’s Eastside, bringing its top-tier early childhood education programs to a new state-of-the-art facility on Michigan Avenue. To read more, click here: buff.ly/yqXOZOZ
#ChildDevelopmentLab #EarlyChildhoodEd #LansingEastside
#ChildDevelopmentLab #EarlyChildhoodEd #LansingEastside
June 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
@msuhdfs.bsky.social is leading this important expansion to increase access to high-quality care in the Lansing area
My department at MSU is hiring a new administrative business professional. Come work with us!
careers.msu.edu/jobs/adminis...
careers.msu.edu/jobs/adminis...
Administrative Business Prof/S - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) seeks an Administrative Business Professional to supervise support staff, manage the operations of a large complex unit, ...
careers.msu.edu
May 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My department at MSU is hiring a new administrative business professional. Come work with us!
careers.msu.edu/jobs/adminis...
careers.msu.edu/jobs/adminis...
I am the parent of an adult child with high care needs and can verify that Medicaid makes it easier for us to function as a family. No telling the sacrifices we'd have to make if it were gone.
Parents of children with disabilities say Medicaid cuts will put livelihoods, kids' health at risk
Families and disability advocates fear some children with complex medical needs will be forced into nursing homes and institutions if their Medicaid is cut
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...
Families and disability advocates fear some children with complex medical needs will be forced into nursing homes and institutions if their Medicaid is cut
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/p...
Parents of children with disabilities say Medicaid cuts will put livelihoods, kids' health at risk
As potential Medicaid cuts loom over millions of Americans, parents of children with severe disabilities are trying to grapple with what life might look like without the health care program. “If we lo...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I am the parent of an adult child with high care needs and can verify that Medicaid makes it easier for us to function as a family. No telling the sacrifices we'd have to make if it were gone.
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This is reality. And why we need the DOE.
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is reality. And why we need the DOE.
This order will hurt students with disabilities. See what you can do to help below.
🚨The White House just issued an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. Eliminating ED or moving IDEA to another agency will be a step backward in serving those with disabilities.
Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...
Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...
March 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This order will hurt students with disabilities. See what you can do to help below.
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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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@insidehighered.com is reporting that the Education department is laying off half of staff: "Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday." This will hurt communities, campuses, and children in red states and blue.
March 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@insidehighered.com is reporting that the Education department is laying off half of staff: "Ahead of the announcement, the department told staff that DC offices would be closed on Wednesday and reopen Thursday." This will hurt communities, campuses, and children in red states and blue.
Reposted by Lori Skibbe
The All For Literacy podcast interviewed me recently on how schools can implement science of reading practices. You can check it out here. literacy.lexialearning.com/all-for-lite...
All For Literacy Podcast | Dr. Adrea Truckenmiller - All for Literacy Podcast
The All for Literacy podcast series forges connections between literacy research, educators’ knowledge and skills, and what we can do now for literacy instruction.
literacy.lexialearning.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The All For Literacy podcast interviewed me recently on how schools can implement science of reading practices. You can check it out here. literacy.lexialearning.com/all-for-lite...
My department decided to admit fewer students for next year due to all of these uncertainties. The long-term viability of our graduate programming now seems unclear. Training the next generation of scholars is one of the best parts of my job and a core mission of R1 institutions. Dark times indeed.
This is going to go on at many universities - the uncertainty will lead to fewer graduate programs. It will hobble scientific research which appears to be the goal.
February 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My department decided to admit fewer students for next year due to all of these uncertainties. The long-term viability of our graduate programming now seems unclear. Training the next generation of scholars is one of the best parts of my job and a core mission of R1 institutions. Dark times indeed.
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Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
February 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...