Amanda Mahler, M.A. CCC-SLP
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Amanda Mahler, M.A. CCC-SLP
@detmahler.bsky.social
I am a Mid-Michigan Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Advocate working in special education. I also really enjoy sleeping sometimes, but I am a Doctoral student in Educational Technology at Central Michigan University #FireUpChips
Post 12 - Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2014)- #edu800fall25 #Knobel
“Understanding the ethos of a new literacy means teachers can more readily see how to adapt and take up its socially important dimensions within the class-room, and minimize overly technicist, individuated…
October 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Post 11 - Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2014)- #edu800fall25 #Knobel
This article is another vote for Universal Design for Learning - multiple means of representation!
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Post 10 - Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2014)- #edu800fall25 #Knobel
“Research findings are rarely final and conclusive. They are always provisional. We scrutinize them and ponder what their implications might be and how far we are prepared to use them as a…
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Post 9 Leu, D. J., & Forzani, E.- #edu800fall25 #Leu
aAppreciate this quote, hope that most researchers do research for this reason “We must begin to think in ways that do not simply privilege our own work but that embrace the many other perspectives that can enrich our own understanding.” P. 79 ->
October 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Post 8 - Leu, D. J., & Forzani, E. (2012) - #edu800fall25 #Leu
As a SLP, linguistics always interests me and I enjoyed learning about “Deixis.” The authors mention it’s new to the field of literacy/technology - but is this true?
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Post 7 - Leu, D. J., & Forzani, E. (2012) - #edu800fall25 #Leu
Curious what others think about “Serafini does not suggest that students no longer need to decode; rather, he believes decoding is part of navigation” p. 77. ??
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Post 6 - Mills, K. A. (2010) - #edu800fall25 #Mills
I appreciate the call-out that “literacy pedagogy needs to be more inclusive of cultural difference” - again, no different than comprehensive language teaching and learning.
October 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Post 5 - Mills, K. A. (2010) - #edu800fall25 #Mills
As a SLP, the definition of literacies as a “symbol system and a technology for producing and and disseminating it” doubles as the definition of an AAC system -
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
4 - Mills, K. A. (2010) - #edu800fall25 #Mills
I appreciate that the New Literacy Studies accepted “more fuzzy borders” when considering what constitutes as literacy. Literacy absolutely crosses modalities and serves different functions beyond the traditional definition.
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Post 3 - Leander, K. M., & Burriss, S. K. (2020) - #edu800fall25 #Leander
For those of us in 811 as well, how does Leanders perspective on how AI persuades and influences us connect with the ChatGPT article - in comment -
The Impact of Chat GPT on Education | Digital Learning Institute
Learn about the benefits of Chat GPT in educational settings
www.digitallearninginstitute.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Post 2 - Leander, K. M., & Burriss, S. K. (2020) - #edu800fall25 #Leander
Update -Leander has been quite busy, and I found the following so interesting -his input regarding a tool I use occasionally in sp. ed- Magic School AI - …
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Post 1 - Leander, K. M., & Burriss, S. K. (2020) - #edu800fall25 #Leander
I’m curious what the authors say about today’s use of AI being embedded into most word processing tools. It’s almost unavoidable, and I still believe very few people realize how this shapes…
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Really disappointed that I missed this!
Sign up for our 10/22 webinar with Dr. Rua Mae Williams, titled "AI 101 for AAC Users:" lnk.to/ai101. Rua will be joined by Board members Jordyn Zimmerman & Godfrey Nazareth to discuss potential impacts of #AI for people who need and use #AAC.

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October 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Reposted by Amanda Mahler, M.A. CCC-SLP
🆓🔓in @ashajournals.bsky.social Oetting J. B. (2025). Five Grammar Terms to Improve Practice and Preservice Pedagogy in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #devlangdis

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Five Grammar Terms to Improve Practice and Preservice Pedagogy in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to encourage the adoption of five grammar terms within the field of speech, language, and hearing science...
doi.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM