Striving to Increase Access to Learning Britta Cook Bresina, Ph.D.

Britta Cook Bresina Presenting

Teaching Presentations

Guest Lecture, Panelist, & Invited Teaching Presentations

December 14, 2023
Supporting Early Readers Through Shared Book Reading. Invited workshop for the Foster Grandparents Program at CESA 10, Chippewa Falls, WI.
October 24, 2023
Early Career Panel. Guest panelist for SPED 930: Praxis of Scholarship and Writing, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
October 16, 2023
Metacognition and Reading. Collaborative workshop on Instagram Live with Dr. Patricia Britto, Educational Psychologist in London, UK.
April 1, 2023
Strategies for Reading Remediation. Invited keynote speaker for I.M for Education 5.0: Strategies for Reading Remediation virtual webinar, La Consolacion University Philippines, Philippines. Broadcast to educators across The Philippines.
February 21, 2018
Collaboration Panel. Guest panelist for EPSY 5613: Foundations of Special Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
November 2, 2017
Curriculum Based Measurement-Writing. Guest lecture for EPSY 5613: Foundations of Special Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
April 6, 2017
Writing Instruction. Guest lecture for EPSY 5613: Foundations of Special Education, University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
February 8, 2017
Collaboration panel. Guest panelist for EPSY 5613: Foundations of Special Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
September 27, 2016
Collaboration panel. Guest panelist for EPSY 5613: Foundations of Special Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Research Presentations

Invited

  1. Brasiel, S., Bresina, B. C., & Taylor, K.. (2023, November) Innovations in understanding learning and designing mathematics classrooms for inclusion. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. IES Evidence Summit; Washington, D.C., United States.
  2. Bresina, B. C. (2023, July) Single-case intervention research opportunities at IES. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. Institute of Education Sciences Summer Research Training Institute; University of Wisconsin – Madison, United States.
  3. Kratochwill, T. & Bresina, B. C. (2023, July) Grant writing: Incorporation of single-case desings. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. Institute of Education Sciences Summer Research Training Institute; University of Wisconsin – Madison, United States.
  4. Taylor, K., Weaver, E., & Bresina, B. C. (2023, June) The National Center for Special Education Research at The Institute of Education Sciences. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. Presentation to Interns at the Office of Special Education Programs; Washington, D.C., United States.
  5. Nelson, A. S. & Bresina, B. C. (2023, May) Getting to know IES and its grant-making process. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. Presentation to faculty at Howard University; Washington, D.C., United States.
  6. Bresina, B. C. (2023, May) Research to accelerate pandemic recovery in special education PI network meeting. [Workshop]. IES Annual Principle Investigators Meeting; Washington, D.C., United States.
  7. Brasiel, S., Weaver, E., & Bresina, B. C. (2022, May) Evidence about improving literacy from the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. IES Evidence Summit; Washington, D.C., United States.

Peer Reviewed

  1. McMaster, K. L, Bresina, B. C., & Casey Wilke, B., Reno, E. (2022, February) The Inference Galaxy: Using technology to support young children’s inference-making. [Spoken presentation with Q & A]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference; Orlando, FL, United States.
  2. Bresina, B. C., & McMaster, K. L. (2021, March). Characteristics of students who insufficiently benefit from intensive reading comprehension intervention: A literature review. [Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Division for Learning Disabilities Student Poster Session; virtual conference, United States.
  3. Bresina, B. C., & McMaster, K. L. (2021, February). Which students are not benefitting from intensive comprehension intervention: A literature review. [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference; virtual conference, United States.
  4. Bresina, B. C., Kim, J., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2020, February). Learning from informational videos: The relation between text cohesion and comprehension skill. [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference; San Diego, CA, United States.
  5. McMaster, K. L. & Bresina, B. C. (2020, February). How to support inference making in young children using technology and read-alouds. [Spoken presentation with Q&A]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference; Portland, OR, United States
  6. McKevett, N., Bresina, B., Brandjorn, S., Birinci, S., & Tipton, L. (2020, February). Coaching teachers: A model for training and implementing coaching with fidelity. [Spoken presentation with Q&A]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference; Portland, OR, United States.
  7. Bresina, B. C., Kendeou, P., & McMaster, K. L. (2020, February). Learning from informational videos: The relation between text cohesion and comprehension skill. [Poster presentation]. University of Minnesota Department of Educational Psychology Graduate Student Research Day, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  8. Connor, C., Kearns, D. M., Whaley, V. M., Stewart, J., & Bresina, B. C. (2019, July). Morphological Instruction in Programs Used in Schools: A (Mostly) Comprehensive Survey. [Paper presentation]. Society for Text & Discourse Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
  9. Bresina, B. C., Kim, J., McMaster, K. L. & Kendeou, P. (2019, July). Learning from Video Texts: The Relation Between Text Cohesion and Reader Comprehension Skill. [Poster presentation]. Society for Text & Discourse Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
  10. Butterfuss, R., Im, S-H., Aubele, J., Bresina, B., Harsch, R., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2019, July). The Promise of a Technology-Based Early Language Comprehension Intervention (TELCI) for Students with Comprehension Difficulties. [Poster presentation]. Society for Text & Discourse Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
  11. Stewart, J., Whaley, V. M., Connor, C., Bresina, B. C., & Kearns, D. M. (2019, April). Morphological Instruction in Programs Used in Schools: A (Mostly) Comprehensive Survey. [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  12. Bresina, B. C., Kendeou, P., & McMaster, K. L. (2019, March). Student response to an inferencing intervention to improve comprehension: An exploratory analysis. [Poster presentation]. University of Minnesota Department of Educational Psychology Graduate Student Research Day, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  13. Bresina, B. C., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2019, February) The Relation Between Duration and Effectiveness: Tier 2 Language Comprehension Intervention. [Poster presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference; San Diego, CA, United States.
  14. Bresina, B. C., Baker, K., Donegan, R., & Whaley, V. M. (2019, January) Does RTI Effectively Support Adolescent Reading Comprehension Difficulties? [Spoken presentation with Q&A]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference; Indianapolis, IN, United States.
  15. Bresina, B. C., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2019, January) Student Response to an Inferencing Intervention to Improve Comprehension: An Exploratory Analysis. [Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference; Indianapolis, IN, United States.
  16. Smith, R.A., Wagner, K., Simpson, J., Bresina, B., Weber, N., & Lembke, E. (2018, October) Promoting Effective Decision-Making within Data-Based Instruction. [Panel presentation]. Council for Learning Disabilities Annual Conference; Portland, OR, United States.
  17. Bresina, B. C., Whaley, V. M., Conner, C., Stewart, J., & Kearns, D. (2018, July). What forms morphology instruction? A review of reading programs. [Poster presentation]. Office of Special Education Programs Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., United States.
  18. Bresina, B. C., Butterfuss, R., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2018, July). An exploratory look at the relation between duration and effectiveness of an early reading intervention. [Poster presentation]. Society for Text & Discourse Annual Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  19. Butterfuss, R., Bresina, B. C., McMaster, K. L., & Kendeou, P. (2018, July). Cognitive and linguistic demands on inference making. [Poster presentation]. Society for Text & Discourse Annual Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  20. Bresina, B., Butterfuss, R., McMaster, K. L., Kendeou, P., & The TeLCI Team (2018, July). The contribution of executive function to inference making for struggling comprehenders. [Poster presentation]. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Annual Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  21. Bresina, B. C., Lembke, E., & McMaster, K. L. (2018, July). Exploring teachers’ fidelity of implementation of Data-Based Instruction in early writing. [Poster presentation]. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Annual Meeting, Brighton, United Kingdom.
  22. Butterfuss, R., Bresina, B., Wagner, K., Kendeou, P., & McMaster, K. (2018, April). The relation between executive function and inference making. [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association's Annual Meeting, New York, NY, United States.
  23. Bresina, B., Butterfuss, R., Wagner, K., Kendeou, P., & McMaster, K. (2018, March). The relation between executive function and inference making. [Poster presentation]. University of Minnesota Department of Educational Psychology Graduate Student Research Day, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  24. Bresina, B., McMaster, K. L., & Lembke, E. (2018, February). Measuring treatment fidelity to intensify writing interventions: The impact of teacher components on student growth. [Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, United States.
  25. McMaster, K. L., Wagner, K., & Bresina, B. (2018, February). Developing a technology-based early language comprehension intervention (TeLCI). [Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, United States.
  26. Bresina, B. & McMaster, K. L. (2018, February). Working memory and comprehension of individuals with reading disabilities: A literature review. [Poster presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children Annual Conference, Division of Learning Disabilities, Tampa, FL, United States.
  27. McMaster, K. L., Kendeou, P., Bresina, B., & Wagner, K. (2017, November). TeLCI: Adaptive training on inference making for struggling comprehenders. [Spoken presentation with Q&A]. 2017 Nonpublic Conference: Transforming Theory into Practice, Chicago, IL, United States.
  28. McMaster, K. L., Lembke, E., Wagner, K., & Bresina, B. (2017, November). Assessment and intervention to improve writing outcomes for children with intensive needs. [Conference session]. 2017 Nonpublic Conference: Transforming Theory into Practice, Chicago, IL, United States.
  29. McMaster, K. L., Shin, J., Wagner, K., & Bresina, B. (2017, March). Supporting teachers’ use of data-based instruction to improve students’ early writing outcomes. [Poster presentation]. College of Education and Human Development Research Day, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  30. Bresina, B. C. & McMaster, K. L. (2017, May). Teachers’ use of data to intensify early writing instruction: Teacher knowledge, skills, and student growth. [Poster presentation]. Stanley L. Deno Memorial Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  31. Cook, B. & Morin, J. (2010, May). Building foundations of critical numeracy: Assessment and interventions PK – 2. [Workshop]. Wisconsin Mathematics Council 42nd Annual Conference, Green Lake, WI, United States.