Teaching Writing Through Oral Storytelling

Megan S. Kirby, PhD, BCBA (pronouns: she/her/hers) earned her doctorate in Behavioral & Community Sciences at the University of South Florida and master’s in special education from the University of Virginia. She is the Director of Dissemination and Implementation Programs for Language Dynamics Group, where she helps close the research-to-practice gap by supporting teachers, speech-language pathologists, and caregivers in their implementation of oral language interventions. Dr. Kirby’s research focuses on scaling effective oral language interventions using culturally responsive practices to reduce educational disparities among marginalized and under resourced communities (e.g., children displaced due to war, climate change, and/or experiencing poverty). To do this, she values multiple interdisciplinary research-practice partnerships and sustains meaningful relationships with researchers and professionals from other disciplines. She has authored multiple textbook chapters on single-case experimental designs and a variety of peer-reviewed articles in journals that include Behavior Analysis in Practice, Behavior and Social Issues, Early Childhood Education Journal, Reading & Writing Quarterly, and Perspectives on Behavior Science.