Maria Brea-Spahn, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
María R. Brea, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, research investigated interactions between Spanish-specific phonotactic patterns and nonword repetition performance in emerging bilingual children. More recent research collaborations have focused on discourse coherence and syntactic complexity in children with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and oral-written language learning disabilities. Additional areas of interest include the impact of strategic writing instructional approaches on children’s expository text composition and the influence of multicultural funds of knowledge on family literacy practices.