Angela Ayre '07, MS, CCC-SLP, is an Instructor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She provides clinical education and supervision for first-year MS graduate students serving clients in the Julie Atwood Speech Language and Literacy Center (SLLC). She co-teaches in the clinical seminar courses and has served as a co-instructor for Teaching Language and Literacy to English Language Learners and teaching assistant for Teaching Narrative and Expository Literacy.
Current research interests include collaborating on TASSEL projects related to use of artificial intelligence in clinical and educational contexts, “feedback literacy” in clinical education contexts, and Developmental Language Disorder and Dyslexia through the lifespan.
Angela is a licensed speech-language pathologist and trained literacy specialist with over 20 years of experience in a variety of settings, including community-based adult literacy programs, outpatient hospital clinics, and private practices. She has expertise in connections between spoken and written language development, bilingualism/multilingualism, and the diagnosis and treatment of developmental language disorders, dyslexia, and disorders of written expression. She specializes in engaging school-age children, teens, and adults in building language, literacy, and executive function skills and strategies for increased success at school and work.
- BA, English and Psychology, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- MS, Speech Language Pathology, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
Angela has published several papers - some titles are highlighted below. You can view a complete listing of Angela's publications on Google Scholar or in her CV.
Predictors of English reading skills of Spanish-speaking English-language learners (SpELLs).
Reading and reading disabilities in Spanish and Spanish-English contexts.
In addition, Angela regularly presents at conferences and industry events. Please see her CV for a complete list of presentations.
Dyslexia and the Adult Learner, a professional development workshop presented at First Literacy, Inc.
Dyslexia 101 webinar on behalf of the International Dyslexia Association- Massachusetts Branch.
Predictors of English reading skills of Spanish-speaking English-language learners (SpELLs) at the 12th Hispanic Linguistics Symposium.
Predictors of English reading skills of Spanish-speaking English-language learners (SpELLs) at the American Speech Language and Hearing Association Annual Convention.
Literacy & Language
Connections between spoken and written language development, bilingualism/multilingualism, and the diagnosis and treatment of developmental language disorders, dyslexia, and disorders of written expression. She specializes in engaging school-age children, teens, and adults in building language, literacy, and executive function skills and strategies for increased success at school and work.