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Tobias A. Kroll

Tobias Kroll
Oct 23, 202411 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
Oct 2, 20247 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
Jun 14, 20243 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
May 31, 20246 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
May 3, 202412 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
May 3, 20245 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
Sep 8, 202326 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
Aug 1, 20236 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
Jul 13, 20235 min read
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...
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Tobias Kroll
May 10, 20234 min read
Howdy, Guten Tag!
Welcome to my web presence. I am an Associate Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Texas Tech University Health...
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