Reading and Writing Education Research
IES is currently accepting applications for this research program. For your convenience, you may download the full FY 2009 Education Research RFA below.
Download the full 84.305A Education Research RFA
Download, view, & print as a PDF (586 KB)
Note: FY 2009 applicants that include subawards for work conducted at collaborating institutions should use this template to provide subaward budget information.
Download, view & print the form as an Excel file (164 KB).
Description of Research Program
Through its Research on Reading and Writing (Read/Write) grants program, the Institute intends to contribute to improvement of reading and writing skills by (1) identifying curriculum and instructional practices that are associated with better reading or writing outcomes as well as mediators and moderators of the relations between these practices and student outcomes; (2) developing new curricula or instructional approaches for teaching individuals reading or writing skills or for addressing the underlying causes of reading or writing difficulties (e.g., poor oral language skills); (3) evaluating fully developed curricula or instructional approaches for teaching reading or writing skills, or for reducing/preventing reading or writing difficulties through efficacy or replication trials; (4) evaluating the impact of curricula or instructional approaches for teaching reading or writing skills that are implemented at scale; and (5) developing and/or validating assessments of reading or writing that can be used to support instruction.
The long-term outcome of this program will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., assessments, instructional approaches) that have been documented to be effective for improving reading and writing.
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