@spars00

Professor of literacy education at George Mason University

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Joined July 2009
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Explicit teaching of basic skills does not have to mean rote, boring whole-class instruction. Thoughtful teachers can use their knowledge of the science of reading to design motivating literacy instruction. kappanonline.org/motivation-…

Where is motivation in the science of reading? - Kappan Online

0 (0) A strong research base exists for the importance of motivation in learning, but that research is too often neglected in science of reading programs. Ms. Rodriguez gets her 1st graders’ attent...

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📢New episode of #teachlitpod w/ @AgenticStudents and @spars00 Great perspectives on supporting literacy learning using mtss, community partnerships, school action teams, and more! Wonderful scholars, I always learn so much from them youtu.be/Fr7RMG6wh3s
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Woohoo! I love working with great scholars and educators!
Chase Young@ChaseJYoung110 Jul 2023
Stoked to be here with Drs. Parsons and Parsons @spars00
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Our booth at #AERA23 has been positively star-studded! 🤩 It was a joy to see so many Guilford authors, such as Thalia M. Mulvihill, Raji Swaminathan, Seth Parsons, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman, and Michael J. Strambler. If you're at AERA, stop by booth 514 to join in on the fun! 📚
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Chase Young@ChaseJYoung15 Apr 2023
That's me! Imposter syndrome in full effect!
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ALERonline@ALERonline23 Mar 2023
ALER presents PRES, PROMISING RESEARCHERS AND EMERGING SCHOLARS. Our mentorship program provides supports to persons of color and/or other historically marginalized groups. To apply, please complete the Application Form:  forms.gle/Tp3aap9zNfVQsNb26. Deadline to apply May 12, 2023.
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Check out our recent article "Striving Adolescent Readers' Motivation": tandfonline.com/eprint/JXETT… #literacy #motivation #readingmotivation #reading

Striving Adolescent Readers’ Motivation

This review of research examines definitions of reading motivation, instruments for measuring reading motivation, reading motivation interventions and instructional designs, and student outcomes re...

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Excited to share the publication of my presidential address at the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers @ALERonline #literacy #reading #Researcher gmuedu-my.sharepoint.com/:b:…
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Check out my new article titled “Validity Evidence for a Formative Writing Engagement Assessment in Elementary Grades”! In it, we share the WES, the Writing Engagement Scale. tandfonline.com/eprint/2NGI4…

Validity evidence for a formative writing engagement assessment in elementary grades

This article reports on the implementation of a formative assessment tool (the Writing Engagement Scale, or WES) in grades 3–5 in schools in the United States. We used confirmatory factor analysis ...

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ALERonline@ALERonline20 Aug 2022
Listen up! Register at aleronline.org.
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ALERonline@ALERonline18 Aug 2022
Come be a part of Elevating the Role of Creativity, Identity, and Voice in Literacy! Lear. More about keynote speakers and registration at aleronline.org/page/Denver20…
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ALERonline@ALERonline9 Aug 2022
Register for ALER 2022 in Denver, CO November 3-6, 2022! See aleronline.org/page/Denver20… for registration details. Come Elevate the Role of Creativity, Identity, and Voice in Literacy!
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Onur Ergünay@oergunay28 Jun 2022
Can't wait to join this community...@spars00 @GeorgeMasonU @FulbrightPrgrm @FulbrightTurkey #postdoc #postdocposition linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

George Mason University | 50th Anniversary | Just Getting Started! | Onur Ergunay

Can't wait to join this community... #fulbright #fulbrightturkey #postdoctoral #postdoctoralfellowship #educationalsciences #teachereducation Seth Parsons George Mason University - College of...

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Featuring @EdBaines1 @HelenCMacIntyre @Aline_Muff @josepmsayeras @mwyness1 @BeeBeehughes8 @Dr_EVSlater @What_Katy_Said @sfeldman990 @DrRyanJWatson @melissag427 @spars00 @AgenticStudents @AdamPoo51515340 @wjmartino @julieharvie67 @TanWillDoIt @weiyan_xiong + more!
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ALERonline@ALERonline12 Apr 2022
ALER celebrated National Library Week April 3-9. Libraries are strong anchors for literacy development!
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Excited for our article, a review of #adaptiveteaching in math to be out in print! @spars00 @AgenticStudents @UHMathEd @UHCOE #teachertwitter #AcademicTwitter #mtbos #mathed
Educational Review@EdReview14 Mar 2022
Replying to @EdReview
Featuring @EdBaines1 @HelenCMacIntyre @Aline_Muff @josepmsayeras @mwyness1 @BeeBeehughes8 @Dr_EVSlater @What_Katy_Said @sfeldman990 @DrRyanJWatson @melissag427 @spars00 @AgenticStudents @AdamPoo51515340 @wjmartino @julieharvie67 @TanWillDoIt @weiyan_xiong + more!
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Wonderful to hear!! @AgenticStudents
🌻 Dee@DeniseToler15 Feb 2022
I had a great conversation about fluency with a few other SRLDs today, then found our conversation continued in chp 5. 📗 "We believe the primary principle of reading fluency, as in any task that requires automatic or near automatic performance, is authentic practice." @spars00
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ALERonline@ALERonline4 Feb 2022
Here is a short tutorial to navigate the ALER proposal portal. loom.com/share/35be6a17151d4…. Proposals are due Monday Feb 21st!

Home - ALER 2022 Conference Proposal Submissions - 18 January 2022

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