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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