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ProfJimmyKim

@profjimmykim

I am a professor of education at Harvard University where I direct the READS Lab. I use social media to share good news and serve others.

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check out this excellent article on "why are kids are not good readers" by susan engel and catherine snow. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

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“With the abundance of educational apps available, parents and teachers are wondering whether they are truly effective in improving student learning outcomes such as math or reading test scores.” - ProfJimmyKim & Joshua Gilbert of Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) At #RHSU. edweek.org/leadership/opi…

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New study with Joshua Gilbert and Luke Miratrix both Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) using novel methods to look at growth in vocabulary items in a longitudinal study of MORE. Awesome work, cool findings, and novel application of statistical tools: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-868

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Check out this promising evaluation of the Bookworms schoolwide literacy program SSSR and UD College of Education & Human Development Full article: The Effects of Bookworms Literacy Curriculum on Student Achievement in Grades 2-5 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Check out this new study on California's literacy reforms and the Early Literacy Support Block Grants, very important positive impacts on students' reading comprehension. thanks to Stanford Graduate School of Education: edworkingpapers.com/ai23-887

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The READS Lab Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) created the elementary science and social studies program MORE that leads to lasting academic achievement. Learn more about MORE through their new website! engagewithmore.org

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Check out this awesome new study by Joshua Gilbert Ben Domingue Luke Miratrix Disentangling Person-Dependent and Item-Dependent Causal Effects: Applications of Item Response Theory to the Estimation of Treatment Effect Heterogeneity …sagepub-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/doi/10.3102/10…

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Check out this excellent interview with Nonie Lesaux, incoming interim dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. thanks to Usable Knowledge gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable-k…

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Thanks to NBC News Reach Every Reader for this wonderful NBC news story on how doing MORE (Model of Reading Engagement) can help us reach every reader. Best parts of the interviews with kids and teachers! nbcnews.com/now/video/new-…

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See this new Demchenko Marina paper with my colleague Doug Mosher Reach Every Reader on "Building a Science of Teaching Reading and Vocabulary: Experimental Effects of Structured Supplements for a Read Aloud Lesson on Third Graders' Domain Specific Reading Comprehension." tandfonline.com/eprint/PPVJEEZ…

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check out this terrific set of articles, including one on integrating content and literacy! edutopia.org/article/10-stu…

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Check out this terrific article by Luke Miratrix and josh gilbert on using methods to test for transfer effects in vocabulary knowledge during a content literacy program: Leveraging Item Parameter Drift to Assess Transfer Effects in Vocabulary Learning tandfonline.com/eprint/Z8GYPVE…