Miguel Garcia-Salas Data-verified
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Miguel Garcia-Salas's research investigates various aspects of language development and educational practices, with a particular focus on morphological complexity in writing and early childhood literacy. His work examines the frequency and types of praise used by second-grade teachers during English Language Arts instruction and explores methods for calculating morphological complexity in written work. Garcia-Salas also studies the implications of morphological complexity for writing quality and patterns of change over time, linking it to morphological knowledge, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. His research extends to fostering dialogic reading through older siblings in immigrant Latino families and exploring shared book reading practices in migratory and unhoused families, adopting a strengths-based approach. He has also contributed to research on enhancing cross-disciplinary collaboration through team science training and addressing barriers to graduate applications for underrepresented students in communication science and disorders programs.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 11
- Citations: 15
Selected Publications
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Exploring Shared Book Reading Perspectives and Practices in Migratory and Unhoused Families: A Strengths-Based Analysis (2025)
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- Second-Grade Teachers’ Use of Praise during ELA Instruction: Frequency, Types, and Differences
- Barriers to Graduate Applications: Perspectives of Undergraduate Students From Underrepresented Backgrounds in Communication Science and Disorders
- Examination of an Automated Procedure for Calculating Morphological Complexity
- A Team Science Training Approach to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Communication Science and Disorders Programs
- Morphological Complexity in Writing: Implications for Writing Quality and Patterns of Change
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- Second-Grade Teachers’ Use of Praise during ELA Instruction: Frequency, Types, and Differences
- Examination of an Automated Procedure for Calculating Morphological Complexity
- Morphological Complexity in Writing: Implications for Writing Quality and Patterns of Change
- Written Morphological Complexity: Examining Links to Morphological Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
- Barriers to Graduate Applications: Perspectives of Undergraduate Students From Underrepresented Backgrounds in Communication Science and Disorders
- Morphological Complexity in Writing: Implications for Writing Quality and Patterns of Change
- Exploring Shared Book Reading Perspectives and Practices in Migratory and Unhoused Families: A Strengths-Based Analysis
- Barriers to Graduate Applications: Perspectives of Undergraduate Students From Underrepresented Backgrounds in Communication Science and Disorders
- A Team Science Training Approach to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Communication Science and Disorders Programs
- Second-Grade Teachers’ Use of Praise during ELA Instruction: Frequency, Types, and Differences
- A Team Science Training Approach to Enhance Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration in Communication Science and Disorders Programs
- Written Morphological Complexity: Examining Links to Morphological Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension
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