SpiralLiteracy 🇵🇷 🌈
@spiralliteracy.bsky.social
Independent Education Consultant, Transformational Leadership, Orton Gillingham: Sonday, Learning & Development, PhD Student UCA, Literacy Leadership
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Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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The misinformation situation is worse than you think
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Make your donation have the maximum impact: https://givewell.org (pick YOUTUBE and then Simon Clark at checkout)
The handbook: https://zenodo.org/records/15696097
Become a patron at http://www.patreon.com/simonoxfphys
REFERENCES
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20250
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Superb video by @simonoxfphys.com Simon Clark on how truth on climate change is twisted and dismantled by Trump administration: www.youtube.com/watc.... 1/2
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Who wants to meet up at RISOR, Rhode Island?!
📣📣📣Announcing the RISOR 2026 Breakout Sessions 📣📣📣
More breakout sessions will be posted soon! Learn more about the Rhode Island Science of Reading Conference and register today!
Please share and tag!!!!
Conference Information:
sites.google.com/view/rhodeis...
More breakout sessions will be posted soon! Learn more about the Rhode Island Science of Reading Conference and register today!
Please share and tag!!!!
Conference Information:
sites.google.com/view/rhodeis...
December 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Who wants to meet up at RISOR, Rhode Island?!
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NEW POST: How teachers are providing the missing evidence illustrating systemic SEND maladministration by councils. Accountability investigators, Measure What Matters, are urging schools and educators to share their experiences anonymously: www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NEW POST: How teachers are providing the missing evidence illustrating systemic SEND maladministration by councils. Accountability investigators, Measure What Matters, are urging schools and educators to share their experiences anonymously: www.specialneedsjungle.com/t...
Phenomenal opportunity to share and join an excellent study supporting adults with autism, dyslexia and language based learning disabilities, typically developing adults are welcome to join as well. Assessments often cost thousands of dollars. The study is a game changer for families.
So pleased to launch this project! Any adult with #DevLangDis, autism or dyslexia invited to participate! We are also looking for adults without neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Please RT! @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
We’re inviting adults to take part in a research study exploring language and communication.
✨ This study is not just for students — anyone over 18 who meets the criteria can take part!
SIgn up using this link: redcap.bath.ac.uk/surveys/?s=H...
✨ This study is not just for students — anyone over 18 who meets the criteria can take part!
SIgn up using this link: redcap.bath.ac.uk/surveys/?s=H...
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Phenomenal opportunity to share and join an excellent study supporting adults with autism, dyslexia and language based learning disabilities, typically developing adults are welcome to join as well. Assessments often cost thousands of dollars. The study is a game changer for families.
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🚨I am looking for a POSTDOC, LAB MANAGER/TECH and GRAD STUDENTS to join my new lab in beautiful Madison, WI.
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
🚨I am looking for a POSTDOC, LAB MANAGER/TECH and GRAD STUDENTS to join my new lab in beautiful Madison, WI.
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
We study how our brains perceive and represent the physical world around us using behavioral, computational, and neuroimaging methods.
paulunlab.psych.wisc.edu
#VisionScience #NeuroSkyence
@drhodges.bsky.social This intrinsic goals in psychology is what we are demonstrating! MIT is where it’s at, Prof! www.raisingmoxie.com/surfs-up-met...
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@drhodges.bsky.social This intrinsic goals in psychology is what we are demonstrating! MIT is where it’s at, Prof! www.raisingmoxie.com/surfs-up-met...
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Why the fek aren't we doing this?
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
Exploring the role of high-value crops to reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand - Regional Environmental Change
This study explores the potential benefits of transitioning from livestock farming to high-value alternative crops as a strategy for mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in New Zeala...
link.springer.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Why the fek aren't we doing this?
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
"Except for mānuka honey and peas, alternative crops were expected to be more profitable per ha than livestock."
"Profitability was predicted to increase by NZ$1.32 billion (Fig. 3), an increase of about NZ$6800/ha compared to average returns for livestock"
#nzpol
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The heartbeat evoked potential correlates with fluctuations in blood pressure: journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Changes in heartbeat-evoked potentials reflect changes in blood pressure | Journal of Neurophysiology | American Physiological Society
The heartbeat-evoked potential (HEP) is a growingly used electrophysiological method to study cardiac interoception; however, cardiovascular influences on these responses are not fully understood. In ...
journals.physiology.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The heartbeat evoked potential correlates with fluctuations in blood pressure: journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Back in 2021, we hypothesized brain-heart interactions could signal mental processing, potentially detecting consciousness in unresponsive patients. And we succeeded: www.jneurosci.org/content/41/2...
Then Science and SfN gave us a shout-out for it: tinyurl.com/ytr67c5a www.jneurosci.org/spotlight
Then Science and SfN gave us a shout-out for it: tinyurl.com/ytr67c5a www.jneurosci.org/spotlight
Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape thoughts, memories, and feelings
Studies of interoception challenge distinctions between disorders of the brain and body—and may hold clues to the basis of consciousness
tinyurl.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Back in 2021, we hypothesized brain-heart interactions could signal mental processing, potentially detecting consciousness in unresponsive patients. And we succeeded: www.jneurosci.org/content/41/2...
Then Science and SfN gave us a shout-out for it: tinyurl.com/ytr67c5a www.jneurosci.org/spotlight
Then Science and SfN gave us a shout-out for it: tinyurl.com/ytr67c5a www.jneurosci.org/spotlight
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Here's a look at the extent of the "warmth" across the #Arctic in October. This map uses my normal anomaly scaling for each month, but it clearly doesn't work for something this extreme.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Here's a look at the extent of the "warmth" across the #Arctic in October. This map uses my normal anomaly scaling for each month, but it clearly doesn't work for something this extreme.
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
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Now that #Melissa is behind us as a tropical system, we need to have an honest conversation about how the federal weather enterprise is still running because of volunteers & unpaid employees, and how this "shutdown" is not really a shutdown.
https://tinyurl.com/2wk36686
https://tinyurl.com/2wk36686
Federal weather enterprise rises to the occasion again with Melissa - thanks to volunteers and unpaid employees
When a federal government "shutdown" is not really a shutdown. And also looking at the continued longer term impacts of ongoing and threatened budget cuts.
tinyurl.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Now that #Melissa is behind us as a tropical system, we need to have an honest conversation about how the federal weather enterprise is still running because of volunteers & unpaid employees, and how this "shutdown" is not really a shutdown.
https://tinyurl.com/2wk36686
https://tinyurl.com/2wk36686
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🔐💰in @ashajournals.bsky.social Bhalloo, I., & Molnar, M. (2025). Prereading Assessment in Two Bilingual Contexts: Examining Predictive Validity of the #Urdu Phonological Tele-Assessment Tool in 🇵🇰Pakistan and 🇨🇦Canada. LSHSS. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
Prereading Assessment in Two Bilingual Contexts: Examining Predictive Validity of the Urdu Phonological Tele-Assessment Tool in Pakistan and Canada
Purpose: Early assessment of prereading abilities is important for ensuring long-term
reading, academic, and career-related success. Speech-langu...
doi.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔐💰in @ashajournals.bsky.social Bhalloo, I., & Molnar, M. (2025). Prereading Assessment in Two Bilingual Contexts: Examining Predictive Validity of the #Urdu Phonological Tele-Assessment Tool in 🇵🇰Pakistan and 🇨🇦Canada. LSHSS. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
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🆓🔓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
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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
🆓🔓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
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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🇳🇱Scheffer, A., Hakvoort, B., Keij, B., Ottow-Henning, E., van den Bergh, H., @logopedie.bsky.social, & Wijnen, F. (2025). Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with #devlangdis. doi.org/10.1080/0269...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis
🇳🇱Scheffer, A., Hakvoort, B., Keij, B., Ottow-Henning, E., van den Bergh, H., @logopedie.bsky.social, & Wijnen, F. (2025). Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with #devlangdis. doi.org/10.1080/0269...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis
Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with developmental language disorder
Most children with a developmental language disorder (DLD) have persistent grammatical difficulties, and a considerable subgroup of these children also experience difficulties in their speech produ...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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🇳🇱Scheffer, A., Hakvoort, B., Keij, B., Ottow-Henning, E., van den Bergh, H., @logopedie.bsky.social, & Wijnen, F. (2025). Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with #devlangdis. doi.org/10.1080/0269...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis
🇳🇱Scheffer, A., Hakvoort, B., Keij, B., Ottow-Henning, E., van den Bergh, H., @logopedie.bsky.social, & Wijnen, F. (2025). Longitudinal relations between phonological and grammatical development of young children with #devlangdis. doi.org/10.1080/0269...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis
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🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Lewis, B.A., Miller, G.J., Benchek, P., Stein, C., & Iyengar, S.K. (2025). The Cleveland Family Speech & Reading Study: A Review of Long-Term Outcomes Linking Phenotypes & Genotypes for Speech Sound Disorders. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childSPEECHdis
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
The Cleveland Family Speech and Reading Study: A Review of Long-Term Outcomes Linking Phenotypes and Genotypes for Speech Sound Disorders
Purpose: This article reviews findings from the Cleveland Family Speech and Reading
Study, a 25-year longitudinal study of speech sound disorders...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Lewis, B.A., Miller, G.J., Benchek, P., Stein, C., & Iyengar, S.K. (2025). The Cleveland Family Speech & Reading Study: A Review of Long-Term Outcomes Linking Phenotypes & Genotypes for Speech Sound Disorders. doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childSPEECHdis
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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It's out! 🥁
In this five-episode series, we dive deep into the mysteries of the human brain. 🧠
So how special is the human brain? How did it evolve? And can we ever really understand it?
Grateful to all the amazing guests, incl. @matthewcobb.bsky.social, for their ideas.
Enjoy! 👏
In this five-episode series, we dive deep into the mysteries of the human brain. 🧠
So how special is the human brain? How did it evolve? And can we ever really understand it?
Grateful to all the amazing guests, incl. @matthewcobb.bsky.social, for their ideas.
Enjoy! 👏
Mind Matter: A Podcast Series About the Human Brain
The most complex thing in the universe — so it has been called.
onhumans.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's out! 🥁
In this five-episode series, we dive deep into the mysteries of the human brain. 🧠
So how special is the human brain? How did it evolve? And can we ever really understand it?
Grateful to all the amazing guests, incl. @matthewcobb.bsky.social, for their ideas.
Enjoy! 👏
In this five-episode series, we dive deep into the mysteries of the human brain. 🧠
So how special is the human brain? How did it evolve? And can we ever really understand it?
Grateful to all the amazing guests, incl. @matthewcobb.bsky.social, for their ideas.
Enjoy! 👏
October 15th marks Dyslexia Awareness Day, Wear Red! Here is a short video from the great Dr. Martin Bloomfield of Dyslexia Bytes on The History of Dyslexia, feel free to share with your friends, families, colleagues and students:
youtu.be/4FrTCR5gN4E?...
youtu.be/4FrTCR5gN4E?...
The History of Dyslexia
YouTube video by Dyslexia Bytes
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
October 15th marks Dyslexia Awareness Day, Wear Red! Here is a short video from the great Dr. Martin Bloomfield of Dyslexia Bytes on The History of Dyslexia, feel free to share with your friends, families, colleagues and students:
youtu.be/4FrTCR5gN4E?...
youtu.be/4FrTCR5gN4E?...
www.leftbehindthefilm.com
The Reading League, WA is hosting a dinner & a movie with this transformational film. Check it out in Vancouver, WA:
October 15
4:30pm – 6:30pm
In person
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
Virtual:
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
The Reading League, WA is hosting a dinner & a movie with this transformational film. Check it out in Vancouver, WA:
October 15
4:30pm – 6:30pm
In person
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
Virtual:
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
LEFT BEHIND
www.leftbehindthefilm.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
www.leftbehindthefilm.com
The Reading League, WA is hosting a dinner & a movie with this transformational film. Check it out in Vancouver, WA:
October 15
4:30pm – 6:30pm
In person
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
Virtual:
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
The Reading League, WA is hosting a dinner & a movie with this transformational film. Check it out in Vancouver, WA:
October 15
4:30pm – 6:30pm
In person
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
Virtual:
www.pdenroller.org/esd112/catal...
Concerns Arise Over Washington's Missing Student Test Data.
By The Center Square,
(The Center Square) – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has explained why student test score data suddenly vanished from its website.
By The Center Square,
(The Center Square) – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has explained why student test score data suddenly vanished from its website.
Concerns Arise Over Washington's Missing Student Test Data - NewsBreak
With the latest student performance data wiped off the map, some are raising eyebrows about transparency in our education system.
www.newsbreak.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Concerns Arise Over Washington's Missing Student Test Data.
By The Center Square,
(The Center Square) – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has explained why student test score data suddenly vanished from its website.
By The Center Square,
(The Center Square) – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has explained why student test score data suddenly vanished from its website.
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PhD student Nina Curko and I wrote a short article about the superpowers of memory! Now published in Frontiers for Young Minds: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Traveling Through Space and Time With our Memories
A person wearing headphones and a red hoodie walks through an airport with a suitcase, gazing at a boarding gate sign marked C7 with a French flag. Thought bubbles depict the Eiffel Tower and a map of...
kids.frontiersin.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
PhD student Nina Curko and I wrote a short article about the superpowers of memory! Now published in Frontiers for Young Minds: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Figuring out how the brain uses information from visual neurons may require new tools, writes @neurograce.bsky.social. Hear from 10 experts in the field.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
Connecting neural activity, perception in the visual system
Figuring out how the brain uses information from visual neurons may require new tools. I asked nine experts to weigh in.
www.thetransmitter.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Figuring out how the brain uses information from visual neurons may require new tools, writes @neurograce.bsky.social. Hear from 10 experts in the field.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/the-big-pict...
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While doing research on ancient languages for a novel I'm working on I discovered Dr. Martin Worthington at Cambridge University. After years of study, he's come up with an approximation of Akkadian. You can listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh here:
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...
Hear The Epic of Gilgamesh Read in the Original Akkadian and Enjoy the Sounds of Mesopotamia
This clip gives you a taste of what Gilgamesh, one of the earliest known works of literature, sounds like in its mother tongue, Akkadian.
www.openculture.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
While doing research on ancient languages for a novel I'm working on I discovered Dr. Martin Worthington at Cambridge University. After years of study, he's come up with an approximation of Akkadian. You can listen to The Epic of Gilgamesh here:
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...
www.openculture.com/2010/10/the_...