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Research Faculty at FCRR have tenure-earning appointments in one of the Colleges at Florida State University. They conduct research that is supported by grants from various Federal agencies and private foundations. Current research grants at FCRR exceed $10 million a year. Projects include:

National Institute of Mental Health Multidisciplinary Learning Disabilities Research Center

“A Randomized Field Trial of Interventions for Struggling Readers in Grades 3 and 5”

“Child-Instruction Interactions in Early Reading: Examining Causal Effects of Individualized Instruction”

A Randomized Trial of Preschool Instructional Strategies to Improve School Performance and Reduce Use of Special Education

Enhancing Literacy Outcomes for Young Children

Origins of Individual and Developmental Differences in Reading Comprehension

“Wordwork to Optimize Reading Development: Decoding Instruction Designed to Increase Reading Fluency”

“Micro-analysis of Reading Fluency Using High Level Eye Movement Technology”

“Identifying the Conditions under which Large Scale Professional Development Policy Initiatives are Related to Teacher Knowledge, Instructional Practices, and Student Reading Outcomes.”

“Preschool Classification & Prevention of Reading Disabilities”

Preschool Curricula: Outcomes and Developmental Processes.”

Development & Early Identification of Reading Disability.”

“Improving Deaf Children’s Literacy”

“Project ILIAD: Independent Lexical Instruction and Development: Effects of Curriculum-Based Vocabulary Instruction for Children With and At-Risk for Language and Reading Disabilities.”

"Understanding Teacher Knowledge of Reading Fluency and its Relationship to Student Reading Achievement"

"Tutor Assisted Learning Strategies"

"Home Literacy Survey of Families of Young Children with Disabilities"

"Early Reading Intervention Study: Getting Ready for Scale-up"

"Influences on early reading: A twin study"

"Preventing Reading Difficulty in Young Children"

"Understanding/Preventing Math Problem-Solving Disability"