2022 Robert M. Gagné Research Award

Florida Center for Reading Research Affiliate Faculty Receives 2022 Robert M. Gagné Research Award


The award was presented to Dr. Jenny Root for her research survey “Experiences of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Their Caregivers During Covid-19,” which surveyed caregivers of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Institutional Challenge Grant Leadership Team

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.

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Florida Center for Reading Research partners with Maya’s Book Nook to strengthen reading development in Leon County


FCRR and Maya’s Book Nook are working together to provide the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System and community partners with Book Nook Bundles that aim to promote literacy development across the Big Bend.

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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.

Community Engaged Research Partnership Award

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.

Nicole Patton Terry

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.

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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.

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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.

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$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.

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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.