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FCRR researchers explore the pandemic’s short- and long-term impacts on children’s reading skills

Dr. Sara Hart and Dr. Callie Little have received a $2.9 million grant from NICHD to conduct a five-year study to uncover the mechanisms through which COVID-19 has and will continue to have impacts on children’s reading skills.

Boys Town North Florida, education and community partners come together to provide the gift of reading

Recently, with generous support from local education and community partners, Boys Town North Florida held their 3rd Annual Book Fair and Book-Nic for youth and families.

New Study Aims to Understand Skills Associated with Early Word Reading

It is estimated that approximately 3-10% of children experience significant and persistent word reading difficulties, depending on the individual characteristics of the students and the quality of instruction in each school.

Florida Center for Reading Research to Host Visiting Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Jennifer O’Sullivan has received a prestigious Fulbright Irish Scholar Award that has allowed her to travel to the United States to conduct professional research at FCRR.

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.

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.

Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast at Florida State University Announces 2022-2027 Governing Board

The Governing Board helps REL Southeast prioritize the education needs of the region, provides strategic guidance on REL work to maximize local effectiveness, and leverages members’ regional networks to amplify and disseminate REL products.

Meta-Analysis Aims to Shed Light on the Home Math Environment

Parents and families are constantly reminded about the importance of reading with their children, but what about math? Like reading difficulties, problems with math can delay children’s’ educational progress and jeopardize future outcomes.

FSU’s Center For Reading Research Provides Literacy Kiosks to Local Schools

Parents and students in Leon County will find new resources awaiting them in local schools when they return this fall, thanks to new literacy resource kiosks provided by the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR). The kiosks, stocked with grade-specific materials, were delivered in early August to 49 schools across the district.

The kiosks are an extension of READ UP, a research-to-practice partnership between FCRR and Leon County Schools.

SCSD Professor Acquires Grant to Develop Dyslexia Screening System

School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD) Professor Hugh Catts and College of Social Work Associate Professor Yaacov Petscher received a subcontract grant award from the University of California San Francisco to further develop and test a dyslexia screener.