Educational Diagnosticians

He coauthored a 2024 Annals of Dyslexia article examining the strengths and limitations of the International Dyslexia Association’s definition of dyslexia and the challenges that can arise when scientific definitions are translated into educational policy and practice.Here are links to some of his articles:https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0731948721991549https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11881-024-00310-1

Dr. Albro is currently the Commissioner of the Institute of Educational Sciences National Center for Special Education Research. Her work has centered around securing funding for research in the field of reading comprehension. Dr. Albro is the third commissioner to have been a guest on this platform. We've also had Dr. Speece (2011-2013) and Dr. Jones (2023-2026). The IES is a source of independent funding for research that helps establish evidence for What Works (www.ies.ed.gov)Learn more about the Reading for Understanding Research Initiative: https://ies.ed.gov/funding/research/programs/reading-for-understanding-research-initiativeHere are some books written by Dr. Albro:https://naeducation.org/reaping-the-rewards-of-reading-for-understanding-initiative/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/160709486X/ref=sw_img_1?smid=&psc=1

The Clubhouse Diag crew tackle trying to understand new policies or possible new legislation for this fall. Article: Civic Responsibility: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236745403_Democratic_Professionalism_Sharing_Authority_in_Civic_LifeTiering system: https://tea.texas.gov/taa-letters/special-education-funding-updatesNew Attendance accountability guidance (April 2026) https://spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/guidance-for-the-saah-ecse-and-pre-k-program-coding-chart.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Lawyer, Torin Togut, explains the difference between RTI and the need to refer to special education, as he described in his article linked below. This paper aligns with the guidance given when Texas was under corrective action for Childfind. These two services are not exclusive. He also describes the basic elements of any RTI program. Here's a link to his article.

What do you do when you know the instructional experiences and the interventions for a child you are testing are not ideal? We explore the RIOT and ICEL matrix for creating the right blurbs for talking about this in your FIE. See this link for some examples. Here's a link for the AIR resource. Here's one from Intervention Central's website.Minnesota resource link.Related Books: Untangling Data-Based Decision Making(See next episode for Perry Zirkel article).