MIGUEL GARCIA-SALAS

Doctoral Candidate, M.S., CF-SLP

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My name is Miguel, and I am a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Communication Science and Disorders, studying under Dr. Carla Wood. I am also a FIREFLIES fellow with the Florida Center for Reading Research. My work focuses on promoting language and literacy development in children from vulnerable and underrepresented communities. I am particularly passionate about developing and evaluating family-centered interventions that leverage the strengths and cultural contexts of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. My research includes collaborating with migratory families and families experiencing homelessness to create and implement strategies that support their children’s language and literacy development. In addition to my research, I am dedicated to teaching and mentoring students, with a commitment to fostering inclusive and culturally responsive practices within the field of communication science and disorders.

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SCHOLARLY WORK

Current Projects:

Read more about them on my research page

Examination of an Automated Procedure for Calculating Morphological Complexity

Published in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Second-Grade Teachers' Use of Praise during ELA Instruction: Frequency, Types, and Differences

Published in Education and Treatment of Children

Barriers to Graduate Applications: Perspectives of Undergraduate Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds in Communication Science and Disorders

Published in Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups

Team Science Training for Communication Science and Disorders Programs

Published in Teaching and Learning in Communication Science and Disorders

Morphological Complexity in Writing: Implications for Writing Quality and Patterns of Change.

Published in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Exploring Shared Book Reading Perspectives and Practices in Migrant and Homeless Families: A Strengths-Based Analysis

Under Review

Fostering Dialogic Reading Through Older Siblings in Immigrant Latino Families: A Pilot Study.

In Press at Topics in Early Childhood Special Education

Exploring the Effects of the Dialogic Reading Education Through Accessible Modules (DREAM) Program on Caregiver and Child Communication During Shared Book Reading

In Progress