About

FCRR

Florida Center for Reading Research

The Florida Center for Reading Research is a multidisciplinary research center at Florida State University that was established in 2002 by the Governor's office and Legislature. Currently, FCRR is home to ten tenured and tenure-track faculty members holding joint appointments with the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Education, and College of Social Work. In addition, FCRR has affiliate faculty in the College of Social Work, School of Teacher Education, and School of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Purpose

The Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) is an interdisciplinary research center at Florida State University. Drawing from multiple disciplines, FCRR investigates all aspects of reading and reading-related skills across the lifespan. Through rigorous and robust research, innovation, and engagement, FCRR advances the science of reading to improve learning and achievement from birth through adulthood.

Vision

Improving reading through science

Mission

FCRR contributes to the quality, accessibility, use and relevance of reading and reading-related research by leveraging our talent, resources, and partnerships to:

  • Conduct basic and applied interdisciplinary research on all aspects of reading and reading-related skills to benefit learners;
  • Apply rigorous and innovative approaches that are responsive to the pressing problems of practice, policy, and research;
  • Develop innovative multimedia resources to translate and disseminate results of high quality research relevant to a variety of stakeholders;
  • Create and sustain meaningful, mutually supportive, and lasting cross-sector partnerships with all organizations to solve high leverage problems locally, nationally, and internationally;
  • Engage in leadership and entrepreneurial activities to empower researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders to discover solutions, transform practices, and make improvements continuously; and
  • Foster a strong intellectual community of researchers and practitioners to advance the science of reading and develop the next generation of scholars and leaders.

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