Dr. Laura Steacy

FCRR Researcher Joins Cohort of Florida State University Early Career Scholars


FCRR researcher and Assistant Professor of Special Education Dr. Laura Steacy has been awarded a 2019 Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Early Career grant. Steacy will receive $500,000 over the next four years to conduct research on ways to support students with learning disabilities, including the development of instructional supports for students with dyslexia.

Student Employee of the Year Denis Aleman

FCRR Intern Denis Aleman Recognized as One Of FSU’s Student Employees of the Year


FCRR intern, Denis Aleman, has received the 2019 Florida State University Student Employee of the Year Vires Award. The award, given to the student employee who has gone above and beyond in taking initiative in their role, was presented at a special ceremony held on April 8, 2019, in the Oglesby Union Ballroom.

Sara Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology

FSU researchers receive $3M to create national repository for data on learning disabilities


The federal government will award nearly $3 million over five years to researchers at Florida State University, so they can build a first-of-its-kind national data repository that aims to inspire innovative research that helps children with learning disabilities.

Florida State Psychology Honors Students Find Research Inspiration Abroad

Florida State Psychology Honors Students Find Research Inspiration Abroad


Two Florida State University Honors Program undergraduates accompanied faculty to the Dyslexia Foundation Extraordinary Brain Symposium XVII, held this past July in Cathedral Peaks, South Africa. Alexandra Himelhoch and Hannah Cooperman, seniors in the Department of Psychology, attended the symposium to present research on vowel pronunciation under the guidance of Professor of Psychology and Florida Center for Reading Research Director, Dr. Donald Compton.

Nigerian Center for Reading Research

USAID and Florida State researchers partner to establish Nigerian Center for Reading Research


Acquiring reading skills can be difficult in an ideal setting, let alone an environment affected by crisis or conflict. That, however, is the harsh reality more than 2 million children living in northern Nigeria face each day.

Summer Arts Adventure

FCRR, Opening Nights promote summer reading with booklet


Highlighting five professions in the arts — author, director, actor, musician and dancer. Florida State University's Florida Center for Reading Research and Opening Nights Performing Arts have developed the "Summer Arts Adventure" activity booklet to encourage elementary school-age students to read and engage with the arts during the summer break.

2016–2017 Undergraduate Research Scholars

FCRR would like to thank our 2016–2017 Undergraduate Research Scholars


The FCRR scholars cohort is comprised of sophomore students participating in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (Joshua Etienne, Rachel Faircloth, & Rachel Odell) and the Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement (Chassidi Jenkins). Our scholars provided technical support for research activities and projects conducted by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast and the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities.

translate, centralize, localize

Florida State University, University of Oregon & RMC Research Corporation Partner to Improve Literacy for Students with Disabilities


Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research is partnering with the University of Oregon and RMC Research Corporation to launch the National Comprehensive Center to Improve Literacy for Students with Disabilities.

Christine Lopez

FCRR’s Christine Lopez Recognized as One of FSU's Student Employees of the Year


FCRR student Christine Lopez has received the 2020 FSU Student Employee of the Year Mores Award.

FCRR Director, Nicole Patton Terry

Florida State appoints new director for Florida Center for Reading Research


Florida State University has appointed FSU Professor of Education Nicole Patton Terry as director of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), a multidisciplinary research center that investigates all aspects of reading and reading-related skills across the lifespan.