Nancy J. Nelson Fien

Assistant Professor of Special Education at BU. Former teacher and school psych studying systems implementation, literacy and math intervention, DBDM, and LD.

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@NCILiteracy @ehanford Loved discussing the SOR for students with disabilities, supported by @NCILiteracy with @ehanford, @DrElsa_CHagan, and @nicolelandi!

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Did you miss the Reading the Room Discussion: The State of the Science of Reading for Supporting Students with Reading Disabilities moderated by @ehanford? You can watch the recording here! #ScienceOfReading #BUWheelockForum https://t.co/AX5x8J7Nfi

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#BUWheelockForum Learn more by registering and attending!

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@TruckTrucks None. Dyslexia is a word-level reading disability, which is a learning disability subtype (Fletcher, Lyon, Fuchs, & Barnes, 2019; Miciak & Fletcher, 2020).

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@TruckTrucks @michiganreading @313Reads It was great to join you for this @TruckTrucks and @313Reads!

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Great to see ECRI and evidence-based MTSS in reading highlighted by IES! https://t.co/Dkw0lAO3hX

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@BiancarosaGina @LMercadoLopez @Tina_Cheuk At a glance, pictures have the potential to convey quite a bit of meaning and add richness to the text. Although insufficient for conveying all the meaning an author intends through their words, pictures can add depth.

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@delta_dc @lynnforliteracy @ehanford @C_E_Winter If you’re asking whether DIBELS has been validated to measure whether a student can decode, and whether decoding is related to broad reading proficiency, the answer is yes. DIBELS is one, good, validated measure of whether students are on track to become good readers.

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@delta_dc @lynnforliteracy @ehanford @C_E_Winter Decide=decode. Further support for why “guessing” (aka my smart phone correcting what I mean) isn’t the best “tool,” lol!

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@delta_dc @lynnforliteracy @ehanford @C_E_Winter You’re confusing matters. Explicit phonics instruction works to teach students to decide—not 3-cueing or BL. There’s no way around that fact. There may be things that can be gleaned from BL for development of other skills. No one is denying that.

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@delta_dc @RdgDrStephanie @lynnforliteracy @ehanford @C_E_Winter In Sold a Story, Reid Lyon say that 60% of students will not learn to read without being explicitly taught. Do you think doctors are encouraged to use any tool they choose during life-saving surgery? Or are they bound to use evidence to inform practice?

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Shout out to @NCILiteracy for its work to release actionable dyslexia resources for educators! https://t.co/JIhM65yn3r

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@EvidentlyR, I loved hearing how you came to believe many students need explicit reading instruction to thrive! That’s a part of the #scienceofreading

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@lizbeth_bettini That’s always when the important life questions are asked at our house!

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Yes, and... Getting excited to build on each other’s creative thinking for the future of BU Wheelock! #WeAreWheelock

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@kajohnson5280 @mollydollywolly @ehanford So important to involve school leaders in these trainings! I appreciate your work on this, Karin!

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@JoAnneGross1 @JoAnneGross1 I'm not sure I understand what you mean. What won't work?

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Fun to see this announced! @NCILiteracy @BUWheelock https://t.co/3zg92q17NY