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Tobias A. Kroll


Working SLPs, ASHA, and... Spiderman?
A tale of power, disconnect, and the duty to care A moment of great truth. (c) Sony, 2002 (via TopMovieClips ) Full disclosure: I am not...
Tobias Kroll
Oct 23, 202411 min read
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Evidence-based Bunk
The Science of Reading, used-car salesman version It’s been a long time coming, and now it’s on: the first casualty reports for the...
Tobias Kroll
Oct 2, 20247 min read
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Credit where credit is due
Turns out ASHA is working with unions You may remember that in my previous post, I lambasted ASHA somewhat for being unresponsive to...
Tobias Kroll
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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ASHA CEO Live Chat May 20 - my takeaways
(c) ASHA Many of you are probably following the ongoing shitstorm over ASHA's dues increase. In response to which ASHA has resorted to a...
Tobias Kroll
May 31, 20246 min read
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Self-advocacy and overwhelm in school SLPs
An exercise in listening Sometimes profound insights start out as a hunch. Phương Liên Palafox, speech-language advocate, has been close...
Tobias Kroll
May 3, 202412 min read
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Where Whole Language went wrong
A personal reckoning (Part II) Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash To start with a confession, the title is a bit misleading. Yes, today...
Tobias Kroll
May 3, 20245 min read
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Everything must burn! (Not.)
A disputation of critical theory based on Nair et al. (2023) Screenshot from Bad Religion: Los Angeles is burning (YouTube) Have you read...
Tobias Kroll
Sep 8, 202326 min read
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Saying Good-bye to Whole Language
A personal reckoning (Part 1) Photo by Mantas Hesthaven on Unsplash I received my doctoral education in a hotbed of Whole Language. I am...
Tobias Kroll
Aug 1, 20236 min read
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To be more effective, slow down
Insights from a new study on word learning Kapnoula, E. C., & Samuel, A. G. (2023) Wait long and prosper! Delaying production alleviates...
Tobias Kroll
Jul 13, 20235 min read
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Howdy, Guten Tag!
Welcome to my web presence. I am an Associate Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health...
Tobias Kroll
May 10, 20234 min read
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