PEBT
Selected Publications
- Academic skills during the summer (school vacation)
- Reading fluency
- Reading abilities in Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia (PNH)
- Reading abilities following cerebral hemispherectomy
- Reading in children from diverse language backgrounds
- Education neuroscience
For a complete list of publications, please visit this link.
Academic Outcomes During School Vacation
Investigating the brain and behavior correlates associated with reading outcomes during school vacation (summer months in the US)
Christodoulou, J.A. & Hoeft, F. (2015): Summer Vacation: Important Insights for Reading Development. International Dyslexia Association
Shafer, Leah (2016, August): Summer Math Loss. Usable Knowledge, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Romeo, R., Christodoulou, J.A., Halverson, K.K., Murtagh, J., Cyr, A.B., Schimmel, C., Chang, P., Hook, P.E., & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (2017): Socioeconomic Status and Reading Disability: Neuroanatomy and Plasticity in Response to Intervention. Cerebral Cortex, 50(2), 115-127. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhx131 PMID: 28591795
Christodoulou, J.A., Cyr, A., Murtagh, J., Chang, P., Lin, J., Guarino, A.J., Hook, P., & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (2017). Impact of Intensive Summer Reading Intervention for Children with Reading Disabilities and Difficulties in Early Elementary School. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 50(2), 115-127.
Reading Fluency
Investigating the brain and behavior correlates associated with automatic, fluent, and efficient reading skills.
Christodoulou, J.A., Del Tufo, S.N., Lymberis, J., Saxler, P.K., Ghosh, S.S., Triantafyllou, C., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., & Gabrieli, J.D.E. (2014): Brain Bases of Reading Fluency in Typical Reading and Impaired Fluency in Dyslexia. PLoS ONE 9(7): e100552.
Katzir, T., Christodoulou, J.A., & Chang, B. (2017). The Neurobiological Basis of Fluency. In Z. Breznitz (Ed.), Brain, Mind and Fluency.
Reading Abilities in Periventricular Nodular Heterotopia (PNH)
Investigating the brain and behavior correlates associated with reading skills in individuals with a distinct brain structure associated with reading fluency difficulties.
Christodoulou J.A., Barnard, M.E., Del Tufo, S.N., Katzir, T., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Gabrieli, J.D.E., & Chang, B.S. (2013). Integration of Gray Matter Nodules Into Functional Cortical Circuits in Periventricular Heterotopia. Epilepsy & Behavior, 29(2), 400-406.
Christodoulou, J.A., Walker, L.M., Del Tufo, S.N., Katzir, T., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., & Chang, B.S. (2012). Abnormal Structural and Functional Connectivity in Gray Matter Heterotopia. Epilepsia, 53(6), 1024-32.
Reading Abilities Following Cerebral Hemispherectomy
Investigating the brain and behavior correlates associated with reading in individuals who have undergone cerebral hemispherectomy (removal of a brain hemisphere).
Katzir, T., Christodoulou, J.A., DeBode, S., (2017). When Left Hemisphere Reading is Compromised: Comparing Reading Ability in Children After Left Cerebral Hemispherectomy and Children with Developmental Dyslexia. Epilepsia, 57(10), 1602-1609.
Reading in Children from Diverse Language Backgrounds
Investigating the relative strengths and risks in English language/reading proficiency in children who have diverse language backgrounds and approaches to measuring them.
Luk, G. & Christodoulou, J.A. (2016). Assessing and Understanding the Needs of Dual-Language Learners. In S. Jones & N. Lesaux (Eds.), PreK Expansion and Improvement.
Mancilla-Martinez, J., Christodoulou, J.A., & Shabaker, M.M. (2014). Preschoolers’ English Vocabulary Development: The Influence of Language Proficiency and At-Risk Factors. Learning and Individual Differences, 35, 79-86.
Educational Neuroscience
PBS/NOVA. (2016, September). The Future of Education.
Sylvan, L. & Christodoulou, J.A. (2010). Understanding the Role of Neuroscience in Brain-Based Products: A Guide for Educators and Consumers. Mind, Brain, & Education, 4(1), 1-7.
Christodoulou, J.A. & Pierce, M. (2008). Cautions for Consumers of “Brain-Based” Reading Programs. ASCD Express, 4(4).
