New FCRR grant investigates how children internalize inconsistent letter-sound correspondences
Ask a child to spell the word "fish" and you probably wouldn't expect the response, "G-H-0-T-I." However, according to Dr. Don Compton, Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University, the spelling actually makes sense.
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Dr. La'Tara Osborne-Lampkin Appointed AERA Committee Chair
Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Associate in Research Dr. La’Tara Osborne-Lampkin has been appointed chair of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division L Educational Policy and Politics, Affirmative Action (Diversity, Inclusion & Equity) Committee.
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Imageability Matters, Says Award-Winning FCRR Researcher
Results from a recent study conducted by Dr. Laura Steacy suggest that early education students with low reading skills may benefit from imageability training. Her recent findings, soon to be published, have earned her The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Learning Disabilities (DLD) 2016 Outstanding Doctoral-Level Research Award. The award recognizes excellence in doctoral research that contributes to the field of learning disabilities.
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Groundbreaking FCRR-Developed Assessment Honored
A computer-adaptive assessment developed by researchers at Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) has received a 2016 Award of Excellence and Best of Show award from Tech & Learning magazine.
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Florida State University Researchers Receive $3.3 Million Federal Grant
FSU Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology Dr. Christopher Lonigan and Associate Professor of Education Dr. Beth Phillips recently received a $3.3 million research grant from the Institute of Education Sciences. The grant, titled “Generating Large and Sustained Impacts on Early Language Skills: Evaluation of Timing and Duration of Intervention,” will explore key components of language interventions for struggling preschool and kindergarten students.
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FSU wins $1 million award to improve preschool education
Two Florida State University researchers have received a $1 million Lyle Spencer Research Award to improve the quality of education in preschool classrooms.
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FCRR Associate Director Richard Wagner Selected as AERA Fellow
Dr. Richard K. Wagner, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University, has been selected as a 2015 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. Wagner is one of 23 honored scholars selected this year through peer nominations to the AERA Fellows Committee and approved by the AERA Council.
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FCRR Researcher Receives Developing Scholar Award
Dr. Jeanne Wanzek, a researcher at the Florida Center for Reading Research and Florida State University College of Education faculty member, will be honored on April 27, 2015 with a Developing Scholar Award. The award, whose recipients are nominated by peers and selected by the Council on Research and Creativity, are given to mid-career, associate professor level faculty to support their research programs.
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New FSU Study to Examine Preschool Education
Florida State Associate Professors Drs. Beth Phillips and Carla Wood will lead an interdisciplinary team to investigate key characteristics of children’s language development in preschool classrooms. The three-year study, funded by The Spencer Foundation, will identify the predictors, associations, and valid measurement of language environments in preschool classrooms serving children at high risk because of poverty and low parental education.
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Florida State University Researcher Selected for Presidential Award
President Barack Obama recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers to 102 of the nation’s top researchers including Florida State University researcher Dr. Young-Suk Kim. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers.
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