Amanda Nickerson, Ed.D.

I LOVE this! It is such a powerful way to demonstrate the power of syntax—how sentence variety adds a musical quality to our written discourse. ❤️

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Early warning indicators are often associated with 6-12 screening, but non-academic data are also important in K-5. Attendance, behavior, and wellness data should be reviewed alongside intervention and fidelity data to accurately interpret students' ROI and drive decision making.

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📖We’re proud of the work happening throughout the state to advance literacy instruction. Claymont Primary School in Tuscarawas County was highlighted as a Science of Reading success story during @GovMikeDeWine’s State of the State Address.

When students can’t find the "main idea", the problem is almost never a missing strategy.

Share your input! 💭💡 We're seeking public comment on the proposed draft standards for kindergarten through second grade English language arts. Provide feedback here: education.ohio.gov/Media/Ed-Conne…

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“Gifted” doesn’t mean “perfect.” It often means learning differently—faster in some ways, deeper in others, and sometimes unevenly. What’s one thing you wish you’d known at the start of your gifted journey? #GiftedEd #GiftedOnboarding

What explicit instruction practices should you look for when observing for fidelity of implementation? Our new eLearning module supports instructional coaches and admins observing explicit instruction, with classroom demonstration videos and an observation rubric. irrc.education.uiowa.edu/measure-first

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@thismomloves Thanks, Kate! It was such a pleasure discussing my study on your fabulous podcast. Thanks again for the opportunity!

@ANLiteracy Congratulations, Amanda!

Just published in Gifted Child Quarterly: Advanced first-grade readers still benefit from (and enjoy) explicit, advanced decoding and spelling instruction—with measurable gains in fluency. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

@RplusDyslexia @sstollar6 In a research context, an intervention is a deliberate, systematically planned action or set of actions implemented by the researcher to influence an outcome and evaluate its effects. That is how we used the term in this study.

@sstollar6 Isn’t it confusing if they call it intervention? Obviously I was!

New publication illustrates one way advanced readers can be served by using UFLI as intervention in MTSS.

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@ANLiteracy Email me at: lutfi201190@gmail.com

@liv2learn Thanks for your support throughout the process! ❤️

Congratulations, Dr. Nickerson! Your research is a significant contribution to our field!

@tutorselect Thank you!

@ANLiteracy Congratulations on the publication! Always great to see research that reinforces the value of explicit decoding and spelling instruction, even for advanced early readers.

@HollyLanePhD Thank you!

@ANLiteracy Congrats!!

@sstollar6 @ksirach Thanks, Stephanie! I am so grateful for your support! ❤️

@ANLiteracy @ksirach Congratulations Amanda!

New research from SRI Education highlights a gap between the adoption of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and the depth of reading comprehension instruction in elementary classrooms. Although teachers widely use comprehension-focused curricula and students are actively engaged with texts, most classroom lessons still result in surface-level understanding rather than deep, robust comprehension. This brief explains why this distinction matters, identifies instructional practices linked to deeper learning, and offers actionable steps that school and district leaders can take to ensure students develop meaningful understanding from complex texts. Read the brief here: sri.com/wp-content/upl…