ProfJimmyKim

Check out this terrific article by @LMiratrix and josh gilbert on using methods to test for transfer effects in vocabulary knowledge during a content literacy program: Leveraging Item Parameter Drift to Assess Transfer Effects in Vocabulary Learning tandfonline.com/eprint/Z8GYPVE…

check out this terrific set of articles, including one on integrating content and literacy! edutopia.org/article/10-stu…

See this new @SSSR paper with my colleague Doug Mosher @reachreaders on "Building a Science of Teaching Reading and Vocabulary: Experimental Effects of Structured Supplements for a Read Aloud Lesson on Third Graders' Domain Specific Reading Comprehension." tandfonline.com/eprint/PPVJEEZ…

Thanks to @NBCNews @ReachReaders for this wonderful NBC news story on how doing MORE (Model of Reading Engagement) can help us reach every reader. Best parts of the interviews with kids and teachers! nbcnews.com/now/video/new-…

Check out this excellent interview with Nonie Lesaux, incoming interim dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. thanks to @UKnowHGSE gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-k…

Check out this awesome new study by @jbgilbert1994 @bendomingue @LMiratrix Disentangling Person-Dependent and Item-Dependent Causal Effects: Applications of Item Response Theory to the Estimation of Treatment Effect Heterogeneity …sagepub-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.3102/10…

The READS Lab @hgse created the elementary science and social studies program MORE that leads to lasting academic achievement. Learn more about MORE through their new website! engagewithmore.org

Check out this article on hechingerreport.org/proof-points-l… thanks to @jillbarshay !

Sharing some good news about long-term effects of content literacy and thanks to my amazing colleagues @jrelyea @jbgilbert1994 and collaborators @cziscience @hgse @ReachReaders @mit_ili @TheFCRR. Paper is open access! psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-…

Check out this great news about reads lab @HarvardCEPR @HGSE @ReachReaders congratulations to a wonderful team!

Check out this new study on California's literacy reforms and the Early Literacy Support Block Grants, very important positive impacts on students' reading comprehension. thanks to @StanfordEd: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-887

Check out this promising evaluation of the Bookworms schoolwide literacy program @SSSReading and @UDCEHD Full article: The Effects of Bookworms Literacy Curriculum on Student Achievement in Grades 2-5 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check out the new EIR grantees for FY 23-congratulations to all! ed.gov/news/press-rel…

Looking forward to participating at #LatB66 The Science of Teaching and Learning and seeing @DTWillingham from my alma mater @UVA @UVAEdu on our science of reading panel this saturday!

New study with @jbgilbert1994 and @LMiratrix both @hgse using novel methods to look at growth in vocabulary items in a longitudinal study of MORE. Awesome work, cool findings, and novel application of statistical tools: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-868

Check out this terrific new study on using machine learning tools to score young children's writing by @reaganmozer @bentley @bentleyu and @LMiratrix @jbgilbert1994 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/10…

Yet another terrific study showing how debate and discussion can foster broader critical thinking and language skills!

Check out this excellent article on educational apps thanks to @rickhess99 @jbgilbert1994 of @hgse and also the good work by @childrenscreens on this topic edweek.org/technology/opi…

“With the abundance of educational apps available, parents and teachers are wondering whether they are truly effective in improving student learning outcomes such as math or reading test scores.” - @ProfJimmyKim & @jbgilbert1994 of @hgse At #RHSU. edweek.org/leadership/opi…

check out this excellent article on "why are kids are not good readers" by susan engel and catherine snow. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…