Florida State University and Florida A&M University Researchers Partner with Leon County Schools and FAMU Developmental Research School to Address Educational Disparities
They've been awarded a 2022 Institutional Challenge Grant through the William T. Grant Foundation, Spencer Foundation, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Rising to the challenge: The Literacy Genome Project (LGP) takes shape at Florida State University
In 1986 an international group of researchers met to discuss and debate the audacious idea of decoding all human DNA into its fundamental units, over three billion pairs of protein chemicals. Biologists and other scientists recognized the potential power of being able to read these chemical strands as they searched for cures to human diseases. The researchers wrestled with the issues and barriers of undertaking this large-scale work.
FCRR researcher brings career full circle to help reduce violence in the community
Dr. Latara O. Lampkin, senior research associate at the Florida Center for Reading Research, has been appointed as an inaugural member of the Tallahassee-Leon County Council on the Status of Men and Boys.
New Faculty Award: Community Engaged Research Partnership Award
We are pleased to announce the Community Engaged Research Partnership Award! The award program is intended to both recognize and support mid-career and senior faculty at FSU who are committed to collaborating with community partners to produce research that is rigorous, relevant, and impactful. Applicants with a research focus and interest in creating and sustaining collaborative research-focused partnerships are strongly encouraged to apply.
FCRR director selected as Fellow of American Educational Research Association
Florida Center for Reading Research Director Nicole Patton Terry has been named a 2024 American Educational Research Association Fellow in recognition of her extraordinary research, innovation and engagement activities related to young learners.
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Cooper Borkenhagen Joins FCRR as Core Faculty Member
Dr. Matt Cooper Borkenhagen is an Assistant Professor in the School of Teacher Education in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and a core faculty member at the Florida Center for Reading Research.
FSU professor awarded nearly $2 million to develop shared reading intervention for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder
Florida State University Associate Professor of Special Education Veronica Fleury will help enhance early literacy for preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through support from the Institute of Education Sciences.
$3M Grant Awarded to Research Team to Advance Early Literacy Education
FSU and OSU researchers have received a $3.6 million NIH grant to help improve young children’s reading skills. The five-year study will focus on finding the best ways to teach early reading fundamentals.
Innovation in Action — Dr. Nicole Patton Terry
Through rigorous research, innovation and engagement, the FCRR advances the science of reading to improve learning and achievement from birth through adulthood.
Breaking Barriers in Early Literacy: Dr. Barton-Hulsey Presents ‘Play and Read with Me’ at DADD Conference
Dr. Andrea Barton-Hulsey, Assistant Professor at SCSD, recently presented a new early literacy approach at the Council for Exceptional Children - DADD Conference, sparking valuable discussions in the field.
