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Empowering Communities: FCRR Distributes Community Engagement Kits to Local Partners during 2024 Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida!

Families in our community can look forward to discovering valuable resources, courtesy of the Community Empowerment and Engagement Kit offered by The Village at Florida Center for Reading Research.

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United Way of the Big Bend Literacy Forum in Partnership Florida Center for Reading Research

Register for the Literacy Forum hosted at the Turnbull Center on January 23.

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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.

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Multi-Site Research Collaborative Launched to Convert Learning Disability Discoveries into Faster Solutions that Help Students, Teachers, Parents

A five-year grant is behind the Learning Disabilities Translational Science Collective, a multi-site research center that will utilize $8,911,922 to translate discoveries from research into practical solutions.

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Tools for Effective K-5 Literacy Instruction

Watch this webinar to learn more about free evidence-based resources developed by FCRR and others to support your instruction.

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FCRR student researchers help monitor students’ reading development in Jamaica

Denisha Campbell, Coretta Doss, and Monique Harris recently joined colleagues from Haskins Global Literacy Hub, and Higher Potential for Learning in Jamaica to evaluate and address the educational needs of the children on island.

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Early Literacy Book Nook Bundles Now Available Through LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System

Parents and children visiting the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library System will find new resources awaiting them thanks to Book Nook Bundles provided by the Florida Center for Reading Research.

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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.

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Florida Center for Reading Research Celebrates 20 Years of Connecting Through Reading

In 2001, professor Joseph Torgesen, then-President George W. Bush, and then-Governor Jeb Bush unveiled a national reading initiative. Now, 20 years later, FCRR has built a legacy of innovative scholarship, learning and engagement.

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The Literacy Genome Project (LGP) takes shape at Florida State University

The Literacy Genome Project, inspired by the Human Genome Project, aims to create a tool that empowers beginning and struggling readers by providing instant, teacher-like support to decode and understand words, transforming literacy education.

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