Educational Diagnosticians Podcast
1) Special Education: Have We Lost Our Vision or Lead the Way?
In this episode, diagnosticians discuss the vision of Special Education as seen through the perspective of Dr. Thomas Hehir, author of: New Directions in Special Education: Eliminating Ableism in Poli...Show More
2) In Memory of Lynn Fuchs | Nazzie Pater-Rov
Clubhouse members gather to discuss the contributions of Lynn Fuchs in memory of her at the time of her passing. She passed away on May 7, 2025. He leaves behind her husband, Doug, son, and grandson, ...Show More
3) Standing in the Hall of Fame of Literacy Leaders | Barbara Foorman
Dr. Barbara Foorman, professor emeritus from Florida State University served on the National Reading Panel and is one of the most recognized researchers of reading. She joins to tell us about her late...Show More
4) Every Little Step They Take: A Skills-Based Math Assessment | Kathleen Pfannenstiel
Amy Smith interviews Dr. Kathleen Pfannenstiel, from American Institutes of Research, about the evidence-based assessment of math. She talks the importance of independent research, the most common cha...Show More
5) High Hopes, Higher Standards in Special Ed. Endrew F. | Mitchell Yell
Dr. Yell helps us to define "progress" as it has been described after Endrew F. v. Douglas County Schools (2017). Here's an article he wrote: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fa_ZgzItiGYJ0AMqRSy-MGBE_...Show More
6) Give it to me Straight from the Heart: TX State Guidance for SLD Evaluations | Candace Vielma & Nazzie Pater-Rov
A new, revised version of the Guidance for the Comprehensive Evaluation of SLD in Texas is now available. We will get a training on this from TEA. In the mean time, Candace, Nazzie, and some others on...Show More
7) How Specific Are LDs? One Thing Leads to Another! | Robin Peterson
Dr. Robin Peterson is one of the authors of Diagnosing Learning Disorders: From Science to Practice. This group of researchers proposed a Multi-Deficit Model of learning disabilities, and their resear...Show More
8) CBM as Easy as ABC! | Michelle Hosp
Learning to use CBM has become a valuable skill. Michelle Hosp has made it easy by providing step by step guidance in her book: The ABC's of CBM. Here's a link to her book: https://www.guilford.com/bo...Show More
9) Reading's Gotta Be So...Smoooth! | Jan Hasbrouck & Gerry Tendal
The Hasbrouck & Tindal (1992, 2006, 2017) norms revolutionized American education. These norms have helped us to understand the importance of reading fluency. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED5949...Show More
10) Zombie IQ Discrepancies: What's In Your Head? | Linda Siegel
Dr. Linda Siegel produced important research which helped her to illustrate that cognitive testing was not relevant to the diagnosis of dyslexia. She led the way to revisiting this finding when she ed...Show More