Louise Spear-Swerling
Dr. Louise Spear-Swerling shares her expertise on key issues in learning disabilities. She also provides authoritative resources for obtaining additional information on each topic.
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- The Use of Context Cues in Reading
- Assessment of Reading Comprehension
- The Importance of Teaching Handwriting
- Specific Language Impairment
- Developing Automatic Recall of Addition and Subtraction Facts
- Preventing and Remediating Difficulties with Reading Fluency
- Vocabulary Assessment and Instruction
- The Use of Manipulatives in Mathematics Instruction
- Learning Disabilities in English Language Learners
- Components of Effective Writing Instruction
- Spelling and Students with Learning Disabilities
- Achieving Good Outcomes in Students with Learning Disabilities
- Components of Effective Mathematics Instruction
- Components of Effective Reading Instruction
- Independent Reading
About Louise Spear-Swerling
Biography
Louise Spear-Swerling is Professor of Special Education and Reading and Area Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Learning Disabilities at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. Before joining the faculty at SCSU, she taught in public schools in Connecticut, in both special-education and general-education settings. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut in 1976 and her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Yale University in 1988.
Dr. Spear-Swerling was a member of the Connecticut Early Reading Success Panel and the primary writer of its report, Connecticut’s Blueprint for Reading Achievement (2000). Her research interests include reading acquisition, reading difficulties, and teacher education in reading, and she has published numerous articles and book chapters on these topics. Dr. Spear-Swerling has extensive experience in teacher education and professional development, including supervising a tutoring program that pairs preservice teachers with young at-risk readers in the New Haven Public Schools. She has served as a consultant for a variety of school districts and state education agencies.
Publications
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