Marcy has been with FCRR since it was established in 2002 managing several longitudinal studies. She currently oversees Dr. Sonia Cabell’s $3.3 million Institute of Education Sciences study looking at the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA): Knowledge Strand read aloud program. She believes the goals of reading research should be to make a difference in a child’s early years of learning to read, which will give them the tools to be successful in life.