Jeremy Miciak
Dr. Jeremy Miciak is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston, and affiliated faculty with the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics (TIMES). He conducts research around learning disabilities and learning risk, with a special emphasis on issues of identification and intervention, particularly in diverse cultural and linguistic settings. Dr. Miciak earned a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as Principal Investigator and/or Co-Investigator on multiple grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Institute of Education Sciences. He is co-investigator at two national research centers focused on improving outcomes for English learners and students at risk for learning difficulties: the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities and the Center for the Success of English Learners.
The Identification of Dyslexia: A Summary of Research on Best Practices
In this presentation, participants will review research on proposed methods for dyslexia identification, emphasizing the research on methods that incorporate instructional response and intraindividual patterns of cognitive processing strengths and weaknesses. This presentation details the necessary components of a comprehensive assessment, highlights inherent challenges to reliable dyslexia identification, and provides recommendations for improved identification processes.
The content builds on research related to dyslexia identification completed by the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities (TCLD), one of three interdisciplinary research centers focused on learning disabilities in the U.S. The presentation highlights research and recommendations featured in
a free, downloadable manual on learning disability identification by Fletcher & Miciak (2019).
Topics: Diagnosing of Dyslexia/Screening, Myths and Misconceptions of Dyslexia, Science of Reading and Dyslexia