Educational Diagnosticians
Nazzie Pater-Rov
Great dialogue with researchers in the field.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 10, 2023 • 1h 5min
A Professor Goes to Washington, What Have We Learned? | Deborah Speece & Nathan Jones
In this episode we talk to Dr. Deborah Speece, a leading researcher in learning disabilities who later went on to be the commissioner of the National Center on Special Education Research under the Institute of Educational Sciences. She is introduced by Dr. Nathan Jones, the current commissioner.
Nov 3, 2023 • 1h 16min
Let's Play it Safe! The Reynolds Dyslexia Risk Assessment | Cecil Reynolds
Dr. Cecil Reynolds joins to tell us about how to prevent dyslexia through early and systematic screening and progress monitoring.
Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 12min
We are the CORE, C-Sep Updates | Ed Schultz
Dr. Ed Schultz tells us about the important features of C-SEP that we need to keep in mind to be sure that we are implementing C-SEP with fidelity.
Oct 20, 2023 • 46min
With a Little Help From our Friends: Related Services | David Bateman and Lisa Goran
In their book: Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team, Dr. Bateman and Goran give guidance on making sure that related services are provided with good justification. Dr. Hope McCarroll, OT, gives her reflections as well on how to use our related service specialists to help all students in the school.
Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 7min
Breaking Silence: Assessing the Nonverbal Child | Jyutika Mehta
Dr. Mehta from TWU tells us about a study she's conducting using imitation therapy to help nonverbal children learn to talk. She also discusses issues around assessing these students.
Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 5min
We Are Survivors: Impact of Trauma on Children | Wendi Johnson & Steven Feifer
Dr. Johnson and Dr. Feifer explain that trauma can impact brain neurology. Children who experience trauma over experience changes in their attention and emotional regulation. The slightest triggers can remind them of the trauma that they experienced.
Sep 29, 2023 • 59min
That's Just the Way it Is: Disproportionality in Special Education | Russell Skiba
Dr. Russell Skiba joins to talk with us about the way disproportionality is measured, what it says about our society, and how it can be improved.
Sep 22, 2023 • 35min
Misunderstood and Mistreated: Disproportionality P 2 | Hani Morgan
Some countries around the world have less resources but better outcomes than the US. Disproportionality resulting from inequitable funding in education is a big reason for this outcome.
Sep 15, 2023 • 1h 5min
For What It's Worth: Disproportionality in Special Education | Byron McClure
Dr. Byron McClure joins us to talk about the impacts of disproportionality in special education and how we can make a difference by focusing on what's strong, not what's wrong.
Sep 8, 2023 • 48min
Give It To Me Baby! Essential Parts of the Referral Packet | Sarah Holman
Sarah Holman is tells us how various questions from the referral can help to influence our hypothesis and choose the tests we want to use to verify that hypothesis. We talk about what resources to refer to for a standard referral, how prevalence of referrals and disability identification relate to the quality of systems of supports, and the barriers to receiving good information in our referral.
