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The Windward Institute. (2023, November 15). Unlocking Learning: How Psychology Can Transform Reading Disabilities with Dr. Amy Margolis [Video]. YouTube.
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Gomez, D. (2023). An Integrated Approach to Supporting All Readers with Lakeisha Johnson, PhD [Audio podcast episode]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute.
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The Windward Institute. (2023, November 15). Psychological Components of Reading Disabilities: Novel Interventions to Address Anxiety and Executive Functioning with Amy Margolis, PhD [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/3SoqZd8Co2c
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Scorrano, D. (Host). (2021). Decoding the Literacy Crisis with Ken Pugh, PhD. [Audio podcast episode]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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The Windward Institute. (2023, May 9). Exploring Whole Child Approaches to the Identification and Support of Children (with Dyslexia), Yaacov Petscher, PhD [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGsx-359vJE
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Scorrano (Host). (2021). The Beauty and Science of the Reading Brain with Maryanne Wolf, PhD (No. 21) [Audio podcast]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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Gomez, D. (Host). (2024). Structured, Integrated, Inclusive: Reading Instruction for English Learners with Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan, EdD [Audio podcast]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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Spear-Swerling, L. (2019). Here’s Why Schools Should Use Structured Literacy. Examiner, Vol. 8, Issue 2. International Dyslexia Association. https://dyslexiaida.org/heres-why-schools-should-use-structured-literacy/
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Spear-Swerling, L. (2022). Structured Literacy Interventions: Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties, Grades K-6. The Guilford Press.
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Solari, E. (2023). Translational Science in Reading: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Robert J. Schwartz Memorial Lecture. The Windward Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0QmI_9ffq4
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Scorrano, D. (2022). Coherence, Consistency, and Curriculum with Louise Spear-Swerling, PhD. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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Center for Dyslexia MTSU. (2019, June 6). An Overview of Dyslexia [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klG8vHRLtJU
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Gomez, D. (Host). (2022). Base Systems Needed for Change in Reading Education with Tim Odegard, PhD (No. 33) [Audio podcast]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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The Windward Institute. (2024). Research in the science of sound with Lori Holt, PhD [Video]. Vimeo https://vimeo.com/1038563927?share=copy#t=0
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Scorrano, D. (Host). (2020). In-School Neuro-Superheroes: The Promise of In-School Neuroscience (No. 3) [Audio podcast episode]. In READ Podcast. The Windward Institute. https://www.thewindwardschool.org/the-windward-institute/media/
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