Speaking of Literacy

Dr. Susan Loveall is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She arrived at Nebraska after spending four years as an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi. Prior to that, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Southwestern College and earned her master's and doctorate in psychology at the University of Alabama.

Loveall's interests involve research on learning, language, and literacy in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A majority of her research is with the Down syndrome community. Ultimately, the goal of her research is to better understand cognitive development and to design and implement interventions for those who struggle with learning, language, or reading.

Learn More

• Learning Lab for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Loveall’s lab website provides more information about her current research and publications, as well as SLP resources in Nebraska. 
• Dr. Susan Loveall’s research: To access more of Loveall’s research, visit her Google Scholar page. 
• Dr. Chris Lemon’s research: To read more about Lemon’s research on reading interventions for students with Down syndrome, visit his Google Scholar page. 
• Babble Boot Camp: To learn about the benefits of exposing infants and toddlers to a language-rich environment, visit the Babble Boot Camp lab website. 
• The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Practice Portal: This portal  provides vetted information and resources to SLPs on a variety of topics related to their scope of practice. 
• A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading: For more information about the science of reading and further listening, check out the IRRC’s podcast, A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading. 
• Science of Reading eLearning Module: For a visualization and explanation of the Simple View of Reading, check out the Science of Reading eLearning module on the IRRC’s Caregivers Resource Hub. 

Episode Transcript and Sources
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Speaking of Literacy Website
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This episode features Dr. Emily (Diehm) Gunaseelan. Emily is a speech-language pathologist teletherapist at Green Hills Area Education Agency providing virtual speech-language therapy services to PK-12 students in southwestern Iowa. Prior to her switch to full-time clinical work, Emily worked as faculty in speech-language pathology undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. She is a founding member of the Structured Word Inquiry Research Vanguard (SWIRV) and a board member of the Iowa branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Her clinical and research interests include the evaluation and intervention of oral and written language disorders in school-age children, with a particular interest in morphology.

Learn More

• Dr. Emily (Diehm) Gunaseelan’s research: Access Dr. Gunaseelan’s published works on her Google Scholar profile.
• Dr. Kenn Apel’s research: Access Dr. Apel’s published works on his Google Scholar profile.
• A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading: For more information about the science of reading and further listening, listen to the IRRC’s podcast, A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading. 
• Explicit Vocabulary Instruction Using the POSSUM Approach: For more information about explicit vocabulary instruction that encompasses phonology, morphology, and etymology, read this blog post from the IRRC. Also access the PDF POSSUM graphic organizer to use during instruction. 
• Structured Word Inquiry: For more information about the Structured Word Inquiry approach, including links to relevant research articles and examples, visit this website. 

Episode Transcript and Sources
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-speaking-literacy-episode-2 

Speaking of Literacy Website
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/speaking-literacy

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This episode features Dr. Kristi Hendrickson, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa and director of the UI Psycholinguistics Lab. Her research focuses on how listeners and readers recognize spoken and written words, how they connect words to meaning, and how they use words earlier in a sentence to predict upcoming words. She and her research staff examine this process in a range of populations (children and adults, individuals with hearing loss, and dual-language learners). Eye-tracking and EEG (electroencephalogram) are the tools of these investigations.

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• UI Psycholinguistics Lab: The primary area of research in Hendrickson’s lab is spoken and written language processing: how listeners and readers recognize the words they hear and read, how the meanings of words are accessed, and how individuals predict upcoming words during incremental sentence processing. Learn more about Hendrickson’s current projects and recent publications on the lab’s website.
• Dr. Henrickson’s research: Access Dr. Hendrickson’s published works on her Google Scholar profile. 
• Wendell Johnson Clinic: Learn more about the University of Iowa’s speech-language pathology resources and department at the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center.  
• Dr. McMurray’s research:  Access Dr. McMurray’s published works on his Google Scholar profile.
• Dr. Si On Yoon’s research: Access Dr. Yoon’s published works on her Google Scholar profile.
• A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading: For more information about the science of reading, listen to the IRRC’s podcast, A Novel Idea: The History of the Science of Reading. 

Episode Transcript and Sources
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/transcript-and-sources-speaking-literacy-episode-1   

Speaking of Literacy Website
https://irrc.education.uiowa.edu/speaking-literacy

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In this ongoing podcast series, hosts Grace Cacini and Natalie Schloss will interview professionals in the speech, language, and hearing science field to better understand how their work supports the teaching of reading and writing skills. These episodes are intended for educators, students, caregivers, and any individuals who work with children who struggle with reading and writing tasks.

Cacini and Schloss are students studying communication sciences and disorders at the University of Iowa. They lead assistive technology consultation appointments at the Iowa Reading Research Center, demonstrating how children can use technology to support their reading and writing. 

Listen to each episode to learn about the work of speech-language pathologists and how they impact the reading development of the individuals they work with.

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